April 20, 2024

Brompton Gets Big Date on ‘The Bachelor’

The Bachelor filmed its 23rd season in exotic locales like Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam. But directors of the hit ABC reality series deemed UMW’s Brompton, where part of next week’s show was shot, one of the season’s most beautiful sites.

UMW’s historic Brompton, home to President Paino and wife Kelly, was among Fredericksburg sites filmed for the Feb. 25 episode of ABC’s “The Bachelor.”

Brompton, home to President Paino and wife Kelly, was among Fredericksburg sites filmed for the Feb. 25 episode of ABC’s “The Bachelor.”

Captured last October in a cloud of secrecy, the annual “hometowns” episode brought Fredericksburg native Caelynn Miller-Keyes, one of four finalists chosen by this year’s bachelor, Colton Underwood, back to her old stomping grounds. The visit included downtown shopping, ice cream at Carl’s and a stop at UMW’s historic Brompton, home to President Troy Paino and wife Kelly. The two-hour episode airs Monday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m. Read more.

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