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'{{short description|American television personality}} {{Infobox person | name = Katie Thurston | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|3}}<ref name= "birth">{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJkLgspMT-H/|author=Katie Thurston|date=January 2, 2021|title= Today marks the last day of my twenties…|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> | birth_name = | birth_place = [[Lynnwood, Washington]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Television personality <br /> Bank marketing manager <br /> | alma_mater = | television = ''[[The Bachelor (season 25)|The Bachelor]]'' <br /> ''[[The Bachelorette (season 17)|The Bachelorette]]'' | partner = | children = | parents = | siblings = }} '''Katie Lane Thurston''' (born January 3, 1991)<ref name= "birth"/> is an American television personality and bank marketing manager. She received national recognition as a contestant on [[The Bachelor (season 25)|season 25]] of ''[[The Bachelor (U.S. TV series)|The Bachelor]]'', and as the star of [[The Bachelorette (season 17)|season 17]] of ''[[The Bachelorette]]''. ==Early life and education== Thurston was raised in [[Lynnwood, Washington]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/the-bachelor/katie-thurston/|title=Katie Thurston on The Bachelor: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|work=[[Heavy (website)|Heavy]]|first=Adam|last=Stites|date=February 8, 2021|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> She played the position of [[libero (volleyball)|libero]] on the volleyball team at [[Lynnwood High School]].<ref name= "bio"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/royals-look-for-seniors-to-lead/|title=Royals look for seniors to lead|work=[[The Everett Herald]]|first=David|last=Pan|date=March 3, 2008|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> ==Television career== ===''The Bachelor''=== {{Main|The Bachelor (season 25)}} Thurston first appeared as a contestant on [[Matt James (television personality)|Matt James]]' season of ''[[The Bachelor (season 25)|The Bachelor]]'', where she finished in 11th place after being eliminated in week 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/rentons-katie-thurston-eliminated-from-the-bachelor-amid-rumors-she-may-be-next-bachelorette/|title=Renton’s Katie Thurston eliminated from ‘The Bachelor’ amid rumors she may be next ‘Bachelorette’|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|last=Owen|first=Rob|date=February 9, 2021|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> During her time on ''The Bachelor'', Thurston became a fan favorite after standing up to the [[bullying]] in the house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bachelor-contestant-praised-for-standing-up-to-bullying-from-other-women-060506813.html|title='Bachelor' contestant praised for standing up to bullying from other women|work=[[Yahoo!]]|first=Kylie|last=Mar|date=January 26, 2021|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> ===''The Bachelorette''=== {{Main|The Bachelorette (season 17)}} Thurston and [[Michelle Young (television personality)|Michelle Young]] were announced as the leads of consecutive [[The Bachelorette|Bachelorette]] seasons on March 15, 2021, during the [[The Bachelor (season 25)|Bachelor season 25]] ''After the Final Rose'' special.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/the-bachelorette-renewed-season-17-18-2021-katie-thurston-michelle-young-1234715310/|title=‘The Bachelorette’ To Air 2 Seasons In 2021 Starring Katie Thurston & Michelle Young |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=March 15, 2021|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> ==Personal life== Thurston's father passed away in 2012.<ref>https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/katie-greg-bachelorette-first-date-twitter-reactions</ref><ref>https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2296367/the-bachelorette-katie-thurston-parents/</ref> Prior to appearing on ''The Bachelor'', Thurston worked as a bank marketing manager in [[Renton, Washington]], and had also gained a large following on social media platform [[TikTok]] for her adult humor and [[sex positive]] videos.<ref name= "bio"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/meet-the-two-seattle-area-women-competing-on-the-next-season-of-the-bachelor/|title=Meet the two Seattle-area women competing on the next season of 'The Bachelor'|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|last=Owen|first=Rob|date=December 31, 2020|access-date=December 31, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105200529/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/meet-the-two-seattle-area-women-competing-on-the-next-season-of-the-bachelor/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Instagram|ventwithkatiee}} {{s-start}} {{succession box |before=[[Tayshia Adams]] |title=''[[The Bachelorette]]'' |after=[[Michelle Young (television personality)|Michelle Young]] |years=[[The Bachelorette (season 17)|Season 17]]}} {{s-end}} {{The Bachelor}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thurston, Katie}} [[Category:1991 births]] [[Category:Bachelor Nation contestants]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Lynnwood, Washington]] [[Category:Sex-positive feminists]]'