Twenty-nine-year-old Jillian Harris has been named the latest “Bachelorette” when it kicks off its 5th season this upcoming summer.

The Canadian interior designer finished in third place in the latest season of “The Bachelor,” with Jason Mesnick.

“I’ve been a huge fan of the show since day one and I’ve always looked at The Bachelorette as, ‘Oh my god, they’re so lucky, how did they get there?’ And now I’m sitting here—it’s very surreal,” said Harris on “After the Final Rose: Part 2.”

“The Bachelor” reached new heights this season when bachelor Jason Mesnick broke off his relationship with Melissa Rycroft on “The Bachelor: After the Final Rose” to start a new relationship with Molly Malaney, who had originally finished in second place on the series.

“Although I know there are no guarantees, it is a great, great opportunity to me to meet 25 guys that are a good match for me and I fell in love once before and know that this is a great venue for me to fall in love again,” Harris continued.






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