Meet Thomas Nguyen, The Bachelorette’s first Asian-American contestant: The former Olympic swimming hopeful is making a splash on the ABC show, vying for female lead Jenn Tran’s attention
- ABC’s The Bachelorette is back with its latest season and Jenn Tran, the first Asian-American woman to front the show, seems interested in retirement specialist Thomas Nguyen
- The attractive pair shared a conversation about their Vietnamese immigrant parents during their first meeting, and Nguyen revealed he almost took part in the 2016 Olympics
Retirement adviser and former swimmer Thomas Nguyen is the first and only Asian-American contestant on ABC’s popular dating show The Bachelorette.
The show opened to Tran, 26, being introduced to 25 men, all vying for her attention. After two episodes, 10 have already been eliminated. Among the 15 remaining contestants, fellow Vietnamese American Thomas Nguyen is proving himself to be a strong contender.
Here’s what we know about Nguyen.
His parents immigrated from Vietnam
During their initial conversations, Nguyen and Tran bonded over their shared experiences as the children of immigrant parents. “My mum dropped out of pharmaceutical school to take on another job to sponsor her whole family over from Vietnam,” Nguyen said.
“I’ve watched my parents fight for each other and I want a marriage like that,” he later told the cameras.
He was once an Olympic hopeful
