BACHELORETTE fans said they’re “furious” and “devastated” after Katie Thurston sent home “sweet” Connor Brennan.
The shock elimination took place during Monday’s episode.
The 30-year-old made the decision to send home Connor after she admitted to feeling like they were stuck in the “friend zone.”
Following their one on one date, Katie went to break up with the contestant.
After she broke the news to Connor, an emotional Katie said in a confessional: “He knew walking in there that I was probably about to break his heart.”
She continued to cry as she said Connor is “a man you’d be lucky to be with,” adding: “I just hope that when he leaves here tonight that he knows just how worthy he is of finding love.”
In his own confessional, a tearful Connor called the breakup “heartbreaking.”
He said: “The most heartbreaking part of this is starting off that strong.”
The emotions continued to flow as he returned to the contestants’ house to say goodbye to the other men.
Most of Connor’s fellow competitors openly cried as they said goodbye, while some admitted that he and Katie would have made a great match.
Shortly after Katie said goodbye to Connor, contestant Blake Moynes stopped by to make sure the leading lady was okay.
FANS REACT
The cast of The Bachelorette weren’t the only people heartbroken over the elimination, as fans rushed to Twitter to slam Katie from sending Connor home.
Alongside a photo of The Office’s Michael Scott calling a situation “terrible,” one person wrote: “She dumped Connor to hang out….with BLAKE?!?!”
Another added: “Yes I’m watching the bachelorette and yes I’m FURIOUS Connor went home.”
A third chimed in: “We live in a world where Connor goes and Hunter stays. 2021 is so messed up.”
Despite the fan’s tweet, contestant Hunter Montgomery was also eliminated by the end of the episode.
While reacting to the men saying goodbye to Connor, one fan tweeted: “The MEN in the housing saying goodbye to Connor I’m crying yall.”
A following fan agreed with the sentiment, writing:” “THE GUYS CRYING AT CONNOR LEAVING IS SO FREAKING EMOTIONAL. I’ve watched so many seasons of the bachelorette and that has literally never happened.”
Another viewer wrote: “connor is so precious i am so upset.”
Others begged producers to make Connor the next star of the franchise, as one person commented: “CONNOR FOR BACHELOR.”
