‘Bachelor’ Grant Ellis dishes on upcoming season, reveals what he misses most about NJ hometown

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contestant on “The Bachelorette,” after his mom Renee secretly submitted his application.A post shared by Iona Men's Basketball (@ionagaelsmbb)The self-proclaimed mama’s boy did watch some episodes from that season with his mother and grandmother, making sure to excuse himself when it was time for his on-screen make out sessions with leading lady Jenn Tran.“That was definitely weird.

I would just get up and act like I had to use the bathroom,” said Ellis, who made it all the way to Week 6.When explaining to “Bachelor” producers the qualities he’s looking for in a wife, he said “somebody who was caring … with a good heart … who is outgoing.”“I knew that the ladies that came on the season were going to be stunning.

But for me, it was about what’s on the inside and how I could really relate to them and how our connection was.”He also said it wasn’t a deal breaker if his partner isn’t a sports fan. “I’m into sports enough for the both of us,” he joked.

Ellis’ season has a higher number of local contestants than usual — one from Queens, another from Brooklyn, four from Manhattan and one from New Jersey.Although he didn’t request a city girl, he said producers may have been working behind the scenes to set him up for success.“No, I didn’t.