Ivan Hall is no longer in the shadows on The Bachelorette's sixteenth season now that Tayshia Adams has received the opportunity to get to know him.
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Ivan was beyond pleased when he saw that Tayshia was going to replace Clare Crawley as the new The Bachelorette star.
Ivan immediately picked up on Tayshia's positive energy and confidence, and he told Tayshia that she's "more [his] speed."
Tayshia told Ivan that she wants to build "an empire" with her life partner, and Ivan said he was exactly on the same page. Ivan is younger than a lot of the guys in the cast, but Tayshia complimented his "depth."
"Ivan is kind of like a dark horse. He is there and really subtle, but he also has a lot of power," Tayshia told the cameras, before Ivan fed Tayshia strawberries and kissed her while she was blindfolded.
Tayshia decided to give a group-date rose to Ivan, and it doesn't seem like he'll be going anywhere for awhile.
Until viewers can watch more of Tayshia and Ivan's love story unfold on The Bachelorette, let's learn a little bit more about this bachelor right now.
Below is a list of six facts Reality TV World has compiled about Ivan Hall.
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Ivan boasts brains and brawn
Ivan, who is interested in physical fitness and likes to stay in shape, studied Industrial Engineering and received his Bachelor of Science degree in 2015 from Texas Tech University.Ivan also received his Six Sigma Greenbelt certification in 2015.
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ABC says Ivan builds jets for the U.S. military, and it turns out Ivan is the senior software quality engineer at Lockheed Martin.Ivan has held down this position in Dallas, TX, for a year-and-a-half, since April 2019. Prior to his current role, Ivan was a systems engineer at Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin.
Ivan reveals his hobbies and interests
Ivan says he's "a white wine kind of guy" and seems to embrace his "Nice Guy" persona.He is a recovered Croc enthusiast, loves high-end cars, and wants to run his own exotic car rental company one day.
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The Bachelorette bachelor has moved around a bit
Ivan was born in Chicago, IL, but grew up in Plano, TX, with his younger brother. He tried to have fun and enjoy the single life in his mid-twenties and briefly lived in Florida.But now that Ivan wants to settle down, he moved to Dallas, where he currently lives and works.
Chris Harrison has nothing but nice things to say about Ivan
The Bachelorette host Chris Harrison gushed about Ivan as a person when announcing The Bachelorette's sixteenth-season cast on Facebook this past summer.ADVERTISEMENT
"His nickname is 'Sweet Ivan,' come on! But do the nice guys ever finish first? Sometimes. Sometimes they do!"
What is Ivan looking for in his ideal woman?
Ivan is hoping to find a partner who is beautiful, nurturing, smart and ambitious.He says intelligence is a huge aphrodisiac to him and nothing turns him on more than getting into a spirited debate with a woman he cares about.
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