One of the most dramatic and devastating moments in Season 23 of The Bachelor was when Cassie
Randolph left bachelor Colton Underwood heartbroken.
Luckily, the two somehow made their romance work against all odds, but we still don’t
know a lot about the woman who had all of America on the edge of the seats.
Here’s everything you need to know about Cassie Randolph.
If you had to guess where Cassie Randolph was from based on first impression alone,
you'd probably say she's a California girl and you'd be right!
Randolph grew up in Walnut Creek, CA, in the East Bay region of Northern California.
And as fans of The Bachelor saw during her hometown date with Colton Underwood, Randolph
now resides in Huntington Beach, a true beach city southeast of Los Angeles.
Obviously, this girl loves the sun!
“We’re in Huntington Beach!
I’m home!”
While she’s a bit indecisive in other areas of her life, Randolph has no doubt in her
mind about her love for Huntington Beach.
She’s mused about her SoCal home on more than one occasion.
Randolph captured a picture from New Year’s Eve 2018:
Clearly you can take the girl out of Cali, but you can't take the Cali out of the girl.
Given that Randolph is 100 percent a California girl, it's not surprising at all that she
loves to surf.
Bachelor fans got to witness her impressive surfing skills during her Huntington Beach
date with Underwood, though the former NFL player was obviously inexperienced.
While she may make surfing seem easy, it's actually quite the strenuous sport and can
really wear a person out even an experienced surfer like Randolph.
The Bachelor star took to her Instagram to express her exhaustion after a few days riding
the waves, captioning a photo,
That’s one way to beat the heat.
Surf’s up, Cassie!
Given her proclivity for surfing and beach volleyball, it's only natural that Randolph
is a lifelong, confirmed beach bum.
Just about every other post on her Instagram page is of her on the beach, either sunning,
swimming, surfing, or just striking a pose for the camera.
Who wouldn't want to move to Cali after seeing all of those gorgeous shots of sun, sand,
and the sea?
No matter the weather or the time of year this girl can be found by the water even during
the off-season.
Along with a picture posted to her Instagram page in November 2017, Randolph mused:
She must have a serious stash of sunblock to keep her skin looking so fresh!
According to Randolph’s ABC profile, she’s definitely a cat person.
The California native has two furry buddies named Maverick and Goose.
Given that Underwood is a confirmed dog person, we have to wonder if these two will be able
to reconcile their differences in the name of true love!
In an October 2015 Instagram post, the former Bachelor contestant even wished a certain
orange Tabby cat a Happy National Cat Day, writing:
More quality cat content, please!
Before Cassie Randolph stole both America and Colton Underwood's heart on The Bachelor,
she had a few other projects in the hopper.
Namely, she and her sister Michelle had a vlog series on YouTube by the name of Double
Mumble.
And while you can't access it anymore, Randolph has left some fun preview clips up on her
social media for your viewing pleasure.
The pair apparently decided to start the vlog back in 2017, with Cassie writing on Instagram:
The teaser clips for the vlog show just how much fun the two sisters have together, and
how incredibly silly they can be.
Here’s hoping these two will resurrect the web series sooner rather than later!
Now that Cassie Randolph’s time on The Bachelor has officially come to an end, she can get
back to focusing on her education and career endeavors.
According to her LinkedIn page, Randolph enrolled in graduate school at The University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire in 2018, where she's pursuing a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
Randolph did have to take a leave of absence from school to be on the show, but she returned
in January 2019, just as Colton Underwood’s Bachelor season was beginning to air.
Randolph wrote on Instagram:
We foresee a lot of late nights in this grad student’s future!
Cassie Randolph's whirlwind romance with Colton Underwood wasn't her first romantic encounter
filmed for reality television.
The woman who stole the bachelor’s heart dated Caelan Tiongson while attending Biola
University, showcasing her on and off again relationship with him while playing a central
role in the docuseries Young Once.
“There was a time I admit where I didn’t think we were gonna get back together.”
“...when?”
“When you insisted on not being together.”
While not quite as popular as The Bachelor, Young Once describes itself as:
Randolph found herself fielding a lot of questions about her previous relationship once the second
season of Young Once started airing in the middle of Underwood’s season of The Bachelor.
She addressed concerned fans on her Instagram page, writing:
However, many viewers still wondered why the ex-couple continued to appear in Young Once
even after they broke up, which Randolph also addressed in a post.
Hey, if they've moved on, then everyone else can too.
The Bachelor is a competition show at its core, with 30 women competing for Colton Underwood’s
heart on his season.
However, while the show definitely has its share of drama, Randolph insists that there
was serious solidarity between herself and the other contestants.
The surfer girl took to her Instagram page in January 2019 to gush about the women she
met in the famous Bachelor mansion, writing:
While Underwood’s season of The Bachelor certainly showcased plenty of drama within
the group of women, it seems these gals have each other’s backs more than the show would
have you believe.
So even though it may be fun to speculate on who secretly hates who, or she said/she
said of it all -- we’re totally here for this tight-knit sisterhood!
Of all the friendships that developed throughout The Bachelor’s 23rd season, one in particular
stood out: the friendship between BFFs Cassie Randolph and Caelynn Miller-Keyes.
“Cassie and I, the way we managed our best friendship so well is because we separated
our friendship and our relationship”
Miller-Keyes dished about their bond in an interview with Access, revealing that she
flies from her hometown in North Carolina once a week to visit Randolph in California.
The beauty queen explained that even though they were technically each other’s competition,
she and Cassie bonded on the first night of filming when the California-native put her
nose on Miller-Keyes' shoulder in a gesture of affection.
From that point on, the two formed a serious bond.
Miller-Keyes told Access;
One downside to putting yourself out there on reality TV for everyone to see is the backlash
from people on social media.
Fortunately, the folks from Randolph's hometown have her back, and have nothing but nice things
to say about her.
A former classmate defended Randolph's reputation to The Mercury News, revealing:
“You’re special.”
Take that, haters!
After all of the smooching and heart-to-hearts between Cassie Randolph and bachelor Colton
Underwood, fans were absolutely shocked when Randolph decided to depart the show after
Underwood professed his love to her.
“I love you so much.
Like, so much.”
“Like, I’m not … I’m, like, not in love.”
And fans weren’t the only ones who couldn’t believe what they were seeing.
Underwood revealed to People magazine:
Of course, all the drama surrounding his surprise break-up with Randolph gave Underwood flashbacks
of his previous televised heartbreak when Becca Kufrin sent him home on The Bachelorette.
Underwood told People magazine:
Honestly, after witnessing the break-up, it’s easy to see why Underwood scaled that fence.
“He just jumped the f------ fence.”
But Randolph can’t be faulted for following her heart and doing what she felt was best
for both herself and Underwood.
She wasn’t 100 percent certain about their relationship and didn’t want to lead the
poor guy on, especially when he had two other incredible women falling in love with him
Tayshia Adams and Hannah Godwin.
However, Underwood proved to Randolph and the rest of America that he's anything but
a quitter when it comes to something or someone he loves.
“I’m gonna fight for somebody that I love.
And that’s what I’m gonna do.”
Cassie and Colton fans were delighted when it was revealed on the second night of The
Bachelor’s two-part season finale that the two lovebirds ended up together after all.
After the infamous fence jump, fans saw Underwood show up at Randolph’s hotel room as she
was packing to return from Portugal to Huntington Beach.
The two had a heart-to-heart, and Randolph agreed to accompany Underwood to Spain to
meet his family.
Still, the California girl wasn’t so sure of her feelings.
After spending more time with the bachelor and finally going through with the ever-anticipated
Fantasy Suite date, Randolph seemed ready to take the next step with Underwood, and
the two appeared as a couple in love on the After the Final Rose special.
There hasn’t been an engagement yet, but the happy couple has this to say to their
haters:
“I mean, we’re still gonna be together every single day, so…”
“The smiles on your faces are fantastic.”
“We are so excited right now.”
‘We are so excited!”
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