He’s nonetheless capturing his shot.
“Bachelor” Grant Ellis sees his hoops profession and discovering love on a actuality courting present equally.
The Newark, NJ, native stated watching himself date on TV reminds him of viewing videotapes of his basketball video games.
“I look at it like I’m watching game tape of myself. And it’s really interesting to see what the connections look like on screen,” stated Ellis, who performed for Hudson Catholic Excessive Faculty, Iona College and professionally abroad.
However the 6-foot-4 guard, who suffered an harm that derailed his taking part in profession, can’t right the strikes he makes on the long-running ABC sequence as simply as he may on the court docket.
“I mean, by the time I’m seeing it, it’s too late. … It’s out there,” he stated about his season of “The Bachelor,” which premieres on Jan. 27.
Ellis, 31, a day dealer who now lives in Houston, misses some elements of his Jersey hometown.
“My friends and the atmosphere. … It’s a big basketball state, so that’s what I miss,” he stated. “But I don’t miss the cold weather and I don’t miss the taxes.”
He made his debut on the ABC franchise final yr — as a contestant on “The Bachelorette,” after his mother Renee secretly submitted his software.
The self-proclaimed mama’s boy did watch some episodes from that season together with his mom and grandmother, ensuring to excuse himself when it was time for his on-screen make out periods with main woman Jenn Tran.
“That was definitely weird. I would just get up and act like I had to use the bathroom,” stated Ellis, who made all of it the way in which to Week 6.
When explaining to “Bachelor” producers the qualities he’s on the lookout for in a spouse, he stated “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 additionally stated it wasn’t a deal breaker if his associate isn’t a sports activities fan. “I’m into sports enough for the both of us,” he joked.
Ellis’ season has the next variety of native contestants than typical — one from Queens, one other from Brooklyn, 4 from Manhattan and one from New Jersey.
Though he didn’t request a metropolis woman, he stated producers might have been working behind the scenes to set him up for achievement.
“No, I didn’t. But New York is the finance capital of the world, so I think that maybe just in relation to my career, they tried to find a common ground,” he stated.
After his season involves an finish, the fact star stated he wouldn’t be against competing on “Dancing with the Stars” — like a few of his fellow “Bachelor” alums.
“I do love to dance. So, yeah, I would do ‘Dancing with the Stars,’” he stated.
“I’ve got some pretty good hip movement, you know?”
