This Season’s ‘Bachelorette’ Winner Was Already Revealed

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Tonight is the night. Charity has tough choice to make!

Well... she technically made her big decision about 90 days ago, according to Reality Steve. This season of The Bachelorette has been an unusually short one, but somehow the finale spoilers have remained relatively under wraps—until now.

Yup, Reality Steve dropped some major scoops—including who pops the big question to Charity. And with only the The Bachelorette finale premiering tonight, Charity is *very* close to making a final decision.

Right now, the final contestants are Dotun Olubeko, and Joey Graziadei...and Aaron Bryant? Yup. Charity's fourth runner up made an appearance toward the end of last week's episode, and his fate is still up in the air. Sadly, she officially sent Xavier Bonner home.

Still, if you haven't been getting alerts for Charity's latest spoilers, there are still a lot of unknowns for Charity's season.

Luckily, Women's Health has plenty of inside scoops to tide you over until tonight. But first, a tantalizing sneak peak of tonight's three-hour live finale, straight from ABC's official IG:

What are The Bachelorette 2023 spoilers for Charity's season?

So, who does Charity Lawson ultimately pick? And are they still together? Who will be the next Bachelor? All very worth questions.

Reality Steve has given his two cents, and read on for everything to know about the end to Charity's season.

Warning: Spoilers ahead! Stop reading here if you don't want to know what happens during season 20 of The Bachelorette!

When does the Bachelorette finale air?

Tonight. Yup. The final episode of The Bachelorette will air this evening, August 21, 2023, on ABC. I don't know what I'll do with myself afterward (thank goodness for Golden Bachelor Gerry).

What happened during the "Men Tell All" episode?

Drama, drama, and more drama. Sean and Brayden reunited to beef one more time, and TBH, if you didn't catch it—you didn't miss much.

Xavier came back to tell Charity that he still loves her, to which Charity succinctly responds, "Please let me know how the hell I’m supposed to take that moving forward." This prompts Xavier to storm off the stage, and honestly I don't blame him!

There was also some closure on a contestant named Peter, who apparently was around night one. Some of the Bachelorette contestants (including Xavier) added "FP" to the bottom of their participant announcements on Instagram just as the season was beginning...which I'll let you take a guess at what that means. Why did this middle school ruse begin? The world may never know. Xavier does get some points for apologizing to Peter on air, I suppose.

One final bit of exciting news from the Tell All: The Golden Bachelor made an appearance! Yup. Jesse Palmer brought out sweet golden Gerry at the end of the episode, which was probably the highlight of the week in Bachelor Nation.

Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Charity has been engaged for months.

The season wrapped pretty much forever ago. "Charity’s season has been done filming for almost 90 days now," Reality Steve wrote in his latest blog post.

It's pretty impressive that Charity and her contestants have kept the major spoilers under wraps until the last few weeks, but Reality Steve always manages to have his sources...

There's another hint at Charity and Dotun's engagement.

As you are aware, the Bachelorette finale was filmed in Fiji—specifically at one resort called The Pearl Resort (among others), per Bustle. This week, the Pearl Resort was posting some...interesting photos on its Instagram—both of which included Charity and Dotun.

"Be swept away just like the Bachelorette at The Pearl Resort & Spa, where happiness truly does find you!" One post's caption reads.

This is obviously pure speculation, but it is interesting that none of the resort's recent photos include Joey and Charity. Perhaps the social media manager knows something Bachelor Nation does not?

Xavier was eliminated.

ICYMI, Xavier totally ruined his chances last week. Unfortunately, the sad moment in the midseason trailer where Charity says, "We are a week away from you being on one knee and you don't even know what you want?" is directed at Xavier.

Basically, Xavier spilled that he'd cheated in a last relationship. While this is already a huge red flag, it particularly triggered Charity—as she's been cheated on before.

Plus, Charity had been suspicious the whole season that Xavier reminded her of an ex, so I'm sure that didn't help the matter. Xavier did not get a Fantasy Suite moment, and went home in a rejection van instead.

Joey and Dotun are the final two.

With Xavier and Aaron B. eliminated, that leaves Joey and Dotun as the final two for this season.

Sadly, Steve has very few details on what goes down—but Joey will be eliminated during the final rose ceremony. Since Joey is such a season favorite, it seems he'd make a great Bachelor for the next season, but there's no word on that casting quite yet. Stay tuned, folks!

Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Aaron B. doesn't win Charity back.

The software salesman from San Diego was sent packing during the hometown dates. However, Aaron still shows up in Fiji—sans invitation.

The episode ended with a cliffhanger instead: will Charity take Aaron B. back?

Short answer? Nope.

Steve says that Charity gives Aaron a chance, and goes on a date with him in Fiji, but it doesn't progress into an overnight. Still, Charity was touched by Aaron's willingness to come all the way to Fiji to win her back.

"I think it said a lot, obviously, that he was willing to [fight for me]," Charity recently told Entertainment Tonight. "Hearing his heart and why he decided to come back really stood out to me. He's a fighter and he really cared a lot about me and wanting this. It's a lot with Aaron."

Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Charity and Dotun are engaged.

There you have it. Steve says that Dotun proposes to Charity, and the couple is still engaged. Steve is very confident about this pick—and says it took him weeks to confirm and finalize that Dotun was the winner.

"Any social media activity that people who want Joey to win want to conjure up in their head is just guessing and speculation," Steve wrote in a recent blog post. "She got engaged to Dotun in Fiji and they’ve been together ever since."

Charity and Dotun have maintained a fairly low profile since The Bachelorette wrapped filming, but Steve has noted a few social media slip ups (including a soft launch on Instagram).

Plus, last week, there was a major development in the 'Are Charity and Dotun engaged?' saga. People magazine announced that Jesse Palmer and his wife, Emely Fardo, are expecting a child together, but accidentally included the wrong photo into their post.

Thanks to Steve, this news isn't exactly new, but it is pretty solid evidence ahead of tonight's finale.

What does Dotun do for a living?

After tonight, the only thing to wonder is what happily ever after will look like for Charity. Dotun currently works as an integrative medicine specialist in Brooklyn, New York, according to his ABC biography. However, as everyone saw in hometowns, most of his family ties are in California.

It'll be interesting to see where Charity and he end up after the finale. Will The Bachelorette take on the bicoastal lifestyle?

Several men from Charity's season will be on Bachelor in Paradise.

Steve has reported a few men from Charity's season who will be on the next season of Bachelor in Paradise. The list includes: Aaron B., Brayden Bowers, Tanner Courtad, Sean McLaughlin, and John Henry Spurlock. There's a happy ending for everyone!


Joey is very likely the next Bachelor.

The next Bachelor—unless you count lovable Golden Bachelor Gerry—has yet to be announced, as ABC historically doesn't announce the next Bachelor/ette until the finale of the current season.

That said, Joey might be the number-one pick right now, since he's the runner-up. Plus, according to Steve, Joey is the only contender in the final four to be the Bachelor.

"I haven’t heard anything but yes, being the final two guy, and none of the others in the final four are really options, it certainly looks like he’s the front runner," Steve wrote in a recent blog post.

Still, ya never know...producers could also pick a random contestant from the season or someone from a previous season, so make sure you're paying attention this evening.

In the meantime, you can catch up on all The Bachelorette episodes you may have missed on Hulu.

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