Rachel Lindsay (television personality)

Rachel Lindsay
Lindsay interviewed by WBLS in 2017
Born
Rachel Lynn Lindsay

(1985-04-21) April 21, 1985 (age 39)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Marquette University (JD)
Occupation(s)Attorney, TV Host, Sports Team Owner, Podcaster
Spouse
Bryan Abasolo
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(m. 2019; div. 2023)​
FatherSam A. Lindsay

Rachel Lynn Lindsay[1] (born April 21, 1985)[2][3] is an American media personality, attorney and podcaster. She is best known for her role as a contestant on the twenty-first season of ABC's The Bachelor and as the lead of its spinoff, The Bachelorette, in its thirteenth season. She was the first African-American lead in the Bachelor franchise.[4] She was a correspondent for Extra from 2020 to 2023, and is a co-host of the Higher Learning podcast alongside Van Lathan on The Ringer platform. Lindsay was also a partial owner of the FCF Shoulda Been Stars Indoor Football Team.[5]

  1. ^ "Rachel Lynn Lindsay". State Bar of Texas. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Vadala, Nick (April 23, 2018). "'Bachelorette' Rachel Lindsay celebrates birthday at SugarHouse Casino". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 30, 2019. ...Rachel Lindsay rang in her 33rd birthday in Philadelphia over the weekend.
  3. ^ @TheRachLindsay (April 22, 2018). "THANKS FOR ALL THE BDAY WISHES!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "ABC Casts First Black 'Bachelorette,' Rachel Lindsay, a Texas Lawyer". The New York Times. February 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Fan Controlled Football is where FANS call the shots". FCF. Retrieved December 27, 2021.