Former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay Shares Advice for Upcoming Bachelor Grant Ellis: 'Trust Your Gut' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Rachel Lindsay; Grant Ellis.Photo:Craig Sjodin/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Disney/Ricky Middlesworth

Craig Sjodin/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Disney/Ricky Middlesworth

Rachel Lindsayknows a thing or two about looking for love on television.In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE while attending the premiere forTerry McMillan Presents: Foreverin Los Angeles on Aug. 20, the former Bachelorette, 39, shared some advice forGrant Ellis, who is set toleadThe Bachelorwhen season 29 premieres in 2025.“I would say trust your gut,” Lindsay — wholed the thirteenth season ofThe Bachelorettein 2017— detailed of what she would tell Ellis, 30, of starring on the ABC reality dating show.“You have no outside influence, so you really have to trust yourself,” she continued. “Listen to that inner voice, and follow that. Don’t let other people do it for you.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Grant Ellis.Disney/Ricky MiddlesworthABC announced on Aug. 12 that Ellis would step in as the lead ofThe Bachelorfor season 29.The news came on the same day that Ellis, Spencer Conley and Sam McKinney were eliminated fromJenn Tran’s season ofThe Bachelorette.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Ellis will appear as the next Bachelor following the season centered aroundJoey Graziadei, whoended his time on the series engagedtoKelsey Anderson.The day trader marks the franchise’s second Black Bachelor, withMatt Jamesbeing the first.Rachel Lindsay.Michael Tullberg/GettyLindsay also told PEOPLE what advice she would give to other women during this stage of her life.“Often we compare ourselves to other people, and we think, ‘Oh, I’m not enough, or I need to be doing what that person’s doing.’ But the reality is you’re unique. You bring something different to the table every single time,” she said.Added Lindsay: “So continue to know what it is that you want for yourself, stay in that lane and be yourself.“Terry McMillan Presents: Foreverpremieres on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 8 p.m. EST on Lifetime.

Rachel Lindsayknows a thing or two about looking for love on television.

In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE while attending the premiere forTerry McMillan Presents: Foreverin Los Angeles on Aug. 20, the former Bachelorette, 39, shared some advice forGrant Ellis, who is set toleadThe Bachelorwhen season 29 premieres in 2025.

“I would say trust your gut,” Lindsay — wholed the thirteenth season ofThe Bachelorettein 2017— detailed of what she would tell Ellis, 30, of starring on the ABC reality dating show.

“You have no outside influence, so you really have to trust yourself,” she continued. “Listen to that inner voice, and follow that. Don’t let other people do it for you.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Grant Ellis.Disney/Ricky Middlesworth

Disney/Ricky Middlesworth

ABC announced on Aug. 12 that Ellis would step in as the lead ofThe Bachelorfor season 29.

The news came on the same day that Ellis, Spencer Conley and Sam McKinney were eliminated fromJenn Tran’s season ofThe Bachelorette.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Ellis will appear as the next Bachelor following the season centered aroundJoey Graziadei, whoended his time on the series engagedtoKelsey Anderson.

The day trader marks the franchise’s second Black Bachelor, withMatt Jamesbeing the first.

Rachel Lindsay.Michael Tullberg/Getty

Michael Tullberg/Getty

Lindsay also told PEOPLE what advice she would give to other women during this stage of her life.

“Often we compare ourselves to other people, and we think, ‘Oh, I’m not enough, or I need to be doing what that person’s doing.’ But the reality is you’re unique. You bring something different to the table every single time,” she said.

Added Lindsay: “So continue to know what it is that you want for yourself, stay in that lane and be yourself.”

Terry McMillan Presents: Foreverpremieres on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 8 p.m. EST on Lifetime.

source: people.com