'The Bachelorette' Announces Its Season 19 Leads -- Both of Them!

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Bachelorette... and Rachel Recchia is too! During Tuesday's live finale of Clayton Echard's season of , the nurse and the flight instructor were announced as the duel leading ladies for the show's upcoming 19th season.The pair will co-star on the upcoming season, which will premiere Monday, July 11 with host Jesse Palmer.«For the first time ever, we will have two Bachelorettes for the entire season,» Jesse told the women, prompting Gabby to ask, «Do we date the same guys?»The host didn't have an answer for her just yet as to how the season would be run, but both Gabby and Rachel seemed overwhelmed with happiness, both for themselves and each other.«I am so happy for her.

I truly am,» Rachel gushed. «This is insane and I’m excited to do this journey with you. We did it once together.»«Having a friend by my side is the best thing I could ask for,» Gabby agreed.On part one of the show's season finale, Clayton confessed that he had expressed feelings of love to each of his final three women, and said that he had been intimate with both Gabby and Rachel.Both women decided to stay and meet Clayton's family, despite feeling some lingering uncertainty.