Following her successful dinner date with bachelor Grant Ellis, Bachelor Nation is falling in love with Litia Garr, the Utah woman competing on Season 29 of “The Bachelor.”
During Monday’s episode, Garr and Ellis were shown connecting during their meal at Los Angeles City Hall. She opened up about her family and losing her father at a young age.
“My mom and dad met in college in Hawaii. My mom is from Idaho. She’s white and my dad is from Fiji. They fell in love and they got married and they had me,” Garr told Ellis during their date.
She explained that her dad died in a car accident when she was 3 months old.
“My mom is my greatest example of strength and resilience,” Garr said. “I can’t imagine losing my husband and having a little baby at that time. She was like 23.″
Garr added that her extended family is her “support system” and has always made her “feel so loved and special.”
“I’m so reliant on them and it’s tough for me to be away from them,” she said.
Near the end of their dinner date, Ellis suggested he and Garr call her mom on FaceTime and have a brief chat.
“After tonight, Litia could be my wife,” Grant told the cameras at the at the end of the date.
Bachelor Nation is falling for Litia Garr
Three episodes into Season 29 of “The Bachelor,” Garr has become a fan favorite.
“It’s Litia, we can end the show now, Grant can propose!” one fan wrote on X after Monday night’s episode.
Here is how fans of “The Bachelor” reacted to Garr’s first one-on-one date with Ellis.
Who is the Utah woman competing on ‘The Bachelor’?
Garr is a venture capitalist from Salt Lake City, Utah.
The 31-year-old Utah local is described as a “vibrant, empathetic and confident woman with a lot of love to give,” per ABC. “She is ready for a man to put her first and is looking for someone who is honest, vulnerable and family oriented.”
She earned her degree from from Brigham Young University-Hawaii, according to Yahoo News.
Outside of work, Garr is “an incredibly fast swimmer” who “loves a good personality test,” ABC wrote in her bio.
During an intro package shown in the first episode, Garr spoke about being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“Religion is a guiding light in my life,” she said, as the Deseret News previously reported.
Where to watch the new season of ‘The Bachelor’?
Season 29 of “The Bachelor” premiered on ABC on Monday, Jan. 27. It will continue airing into March.
New episodes are available the day after they premiere on ABC on Hulu. All previous episodes are available to stream on Hulu.