Kaitlyn Bristowe is a Canadian television personality, social media influencer and podcast host who has a large social media following after being cast in season 19 of The Bachelor (2015). She was later voted on for The Bachelorette Season 11. All applicants on the show were asked to vote for the woman they wanted to see next on The Bachelorette , and Kaitlyn won the approval of the majority of men by receiving more votes. She has a huge social media following with more than 2 million followers on Instagram and more than 500,000 followers on Twitter.

Born name

Kaitlyn Dawn Bristowe

nickname

KD

Sun sign

Twins

Place of birth

Leduc, Alberta, Canada

Residence

• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (hometown)
• Nashville, Tennessee, USA

nationality

training

Kaitlyn graduated from Leduc Composite High School in 2003. She received a 100% scholarship to study and work with a dance company that helped her move from her small town of Leduc to the larger city of Vancouver, where she became a hip hop dance teacher . After that, Kaitlyn attended cosmetology school for 3 years.

occupation

Reality TV Personality, Host, Podcast Host, Entrepreneur, Social Media Influencer

family

• Father – Mike Bristowe (He was a sales and marketing professional for 40 years.)
• Mother – Leslie Hipkin (Former Ballerina)
• Siblings – Haley Jane Bristowe (Older Sister) (Hairdresser)
• Others – Rob Hipkin (stepfather) (manager at Allied Fitting Corp.), Kathy Bristowe (stepmother)

Manager

She is represented by Clio de la Llave from Booje Media.

Build

Slim

Height

5 feet 4 inches or 162.5 cm

weight

55 kg or 121 lbs

friend/spouse

Kaitlyn dated –

1. Before messing with The Bachelor (2015), Kaitlyn dated a number of professional ice hockey players in Canada, namely Brett Festerling , Alexandre Bolduc , and Boyd Gordon .
2. Trevor Partlo (2014–2015) – Kaitlyn has been dating firefighter Trevor Partlo since 2014. She was reportedly still in a serious relationship with him when she was called to attend The Bachelor Season 19 and then The Bachelorette Season 11.
3. Zack Kalter (2015) – 3 weeks before filming The Bachelorette Kaitlyn was spotted making out The Bachelorette Season 9 contestant Zack Kalter, web developer and children’s book author.
4. Shawn Booth (2015–2018) – Kaitlyn was engaged to personal trainer Shawn Booth in season 11 of The Bachelorette after Nick Viall sent the actor and entrepreneur home. The couple moved in together and settled in Nashville, Tennessee and engaged in various professional commitments. While Shawn was committed to setting up his gym, Standcampand fitness application, Kaitlyn turned podcast host, launched her line of hair ties, and began traveling frequently to honor her brand partnerships. The couple continued to postpone their wedding date and denied breakup rumors. In 2018, close friends revealed that the two barely had time to see each other despite living in the same house. Kaitlyn and Shawn officially announced their split online on November 2, 2018. A month after the split, Shawn was spotted on a date with personal trainer and WWE host Charly Arnolt.
5. Jason Tartick (2019-Present) – Kaitlyn has connected with banker Jason Tartick after inviting him to guest on her Out of the Vine podcast, in which he shared his disappointment at losing to Colton Underwood to become the next bachelor in Season 23 of the ABC Network reality show to be cast. Shortly after the podcast, Seattle-based Jason and Nashville-based Kaitlyn were scheduled to visit Denver, Colorado at the same time and began dating. The couple hit it off and confirmed their relationship in January 2019.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

dark brown

She often tends to dye her hair blonde.

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Petite figure
• Prefers heavy mascara and eyeliner on the upper eyelids
• Loud laughing
• A raunchy sense of humor

brand promotion

• She launched her line of hair ties called Tau in June 2018.
• She has also used her social media presence to endorse brands such as Colgate , Tresemme , Smart Food , Palm Bay Cocktails, West Coast Fishing Club , Vancouver Candle Co. , Movement108 , MVMT , Pandora Jewelry, Lulus , Callaway Golf Company , Voss , Beach Babe Swimwear , Coors Light , and many more.
• In July 2018, she became a brand ambassador for Reebok .

Known for

Dress Up The Bachelorette Season 19 and The Bachelorette Season 11 in 2015

First TV show

She made her TV show debut as a contestant on The Bachelor season 19 for Chris Soules in 2015.

Personal trainer

• At 26, she moved to Germany to live with her then-boyfriend, who was an ice hockey player. Having given up dancing and being too intimidated by the gym environment to train, Kaitlyn became a certified spin instructor upon her return to Vancouver. In an interview, she confessed that she was blessed with a fast metabolism and is therefore mainly trained for endurance and has never had to exercise to lose weight.
• She radically improved her fitness while Shawn Booth has lived with his ex-fiancé for 3 years and benefits from his fitness and nutrition expertise. Since 2015, Kaitlyn started weightlifting and later took up boxing. From 2016 to 2018, Shawn led her to an hour-long full-body boot camp, four times a week, which strengthened all major muscle groups such as the legs, core, arms and back.
• Aside from bodyweight movements, her workouts included the use of power sleds, battle ropes, medicine balls, and resistance bands. As much as Kaitlyn hated working her core, she was excited to build her glutes. Shawn taught her the basic moves to breed her prey, which she could do at home whenever she had the time.
• For active recreation, the reality star likes to go hiking. In Essen, Kaitlyn likes to eat pizza and McDonalds from time to time and eats dark chocolate every day. She’s also very vocal about her love of wine. However, all her indulgences are flexibly planned as part of a healthy diet. Kaitlyn uses Mrs. Dash spices because they have no sodium.
• She then avoids starches and carbohydrate lunches at least 4 times a week. Salmon sashimi and sushi are among the healthier foods she eats frequently. When traveling, Kaitlyn carries almonds as a snack and drinks plenty of water. At the airport she seeks out a Subway salad with no bread or fried vegetables with a hop on Starbucks .
• She does not take the tram to the airport and walks to every gate. Kaitlyn also keeps herself full by drinking healthy shakes.
• The following meals represent your sample meal plan –
  • Breakfast – Egg whites, almond butter toast and a cup of fruit or toast with turkey bacon and coffee or protein pancakes
  • Lunch – salad and grilled chicken
  • Dinner – Healthy tacos with ground turkey and spaghetti squash or veggies

Kaitlyn Bristowe Favorite things

• Tier – Quokka
• Board game – monopoly
• Movies – Across the Universe (2007), Happy Gilmore (1996)
• Essen – Sushi
• Guilty Pleasure – Watch out for Extreme Couponing or anything on Netflix while drinking wine
• Housework – laundry
• Dessert – Chocolate Toffee Pudding
• Rock artist and band – Kurt Cobain, Nirvana
• Color – black
• Animated series – family man
• Vacation spot – Canary Islands, Spain
• Music Genre – Country
• Country Music Singer – Luke Bryan
• Outdoor activity – camping
• Childhood memory – family summer vacation in their cabin
• The Bachelorette Memoir – Golfing with Shawn Booth
• Song – Just Like Fire by P! nk
• Healthy everyday meal – salmon with vegetables
• Relaxing activity at the end of the day – Watching The Ellen Degeneres Show with a glass of wine
• Quote – “I’d rather be hated for who I am than for someone I’m not.”
• Fictional Character – April O’Neil from The Ninja Turtles
• Casual attire – Converse shoes and a Vans t-shirt
• Make -Up Basics – MAC Face and Body Foundation, Eyelash Curler, and Kat Von D Contour Kit
• Social media platform – Snapchat
• Starbucks Order – A Grande Americano with an inch of steamed milk and a pump of cinnamon dolce OR a fat-free chai latte with a shot of espresso
• Past Bachelorette – Trista Sutter née Rehn

Kaitlyn Bristowe Facts

1. Of all the people she knows, she is closest to her mother.
2. Kaitlyn hates ice cream.
3. Kaitlyn lived in Canada and was a figure skater for 10 years.
4. The Bachelorette season 11 revealed that Kaitlyn has an extreme and irrational fear of birds. She particularly panics when nearby birds flap their wings in an attempt to flee.
5. She has 5 tattoos on her body. 2 of them are pigeons on both triceps above their elbows. She has other small tattoos on her inner forearm, right wrist and left side of her torso.
6. In April 2018, an Instagram post revealed that then-fiancé Shawn Booth also got matching dove tattoos. In The Bachelorette , Kaitlyn shared that she had these doves on her arms because they’re the only birds thinking about flying home and symbolizing her love for her own family.
7. Before you mess up The Bachelor Kaitlyn took part in a choir for a year without telling her friends. After moving to Nashville, the reality star began taking singing lessons and made her Broadway debut in November 2017.
8. She bites her nails in her sleep.
9. To start her day on a positive note, Kaitlyn gives herself a high five while looking in the mirror.
10. Her first crush was a skateboarder named Nathan, who wore baggy pants, dyed his hair, and always wore his hat backwards.
11. Fertility nurse Whitney Bischoff is Kaitlyn’s closest friend among Bachelor alumni.
12. At the age of 31, Kaitlyn froze her eggs because doctors told her in her 20s that hormonal issues might make it difficult to have children.
13. She is also a certified spin instructor.
14. From the ages of 3 to 19, she took dance lessons six times a week. She then moved to Vancouver, Canada and became a dancer and cheerleader.
15. When she was one of the contestants of The Bachelor season 19, aside from spin classes, she ran Cactus Club Café in Canada.
16. She was featured in a music video of a song called Fantasy – It’s a Love Song by The Buried Life .
17. Kaitlyn stated in an interview that her best friend sent her audition tape to The Bachelor in 2014 immediately after she went through a bad breakup, with casting for season 18 already wrapped.
18. When Kaitlyn left Chris Soules in The Bachelor (2015), actress Anna Kendrick tweeted in her support, declaring that she could do better.
19. She likes to describe herself as vivacious, confident and quirky.
20. Visit her official website @ kaitlynbristowe.com.
21. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.