The Bachelor: 8 Signs Grant Ellis Will Be An Unsuccessful Lead (He’s Going Into The Experience With Fear)

While some Bachelor leads are quick to identify issues they may be facing as the lead or problems with themselves they feel strongly about rectifying before getting into a relationship, others are merely looking for someone on the show that they can grow with. Typically coming from the previous season of The Bachelorette, Bachelor usually have an idea of what they’re looking for as the leading man. Though they often find themselves moving through the season with a degree of difficulty, the Bachelor leads come into the process knowing more about their desires, but less about their own shortcomings.

With Grant becoming the new lead of The Bachelor, viewers have been excited to see what he’ll bring to the table, but are already concerned about his season’s end result. While Grant follows the formula of Bachelor leads who don’t want to be alone by the end of the season, he appears to be coming into The Bachelor season 29 with a lot of fear in the way he’s approaching being the lead. Making it clear that he’s not confident in the process or in his ability to maintain relationships as The Bachelor, Grant’s attitude could make his season unsuccessful.

8 Bachelor Leads Struggle With Vulnerability

Grant May Be Another In A Long Line

As The Bachelor season 29 begins, Grant will have to be able to balance sharing his own stories while taking in the troubles and issues his contestants have faced in the past. Though he will likely be able to do it well, Bachelor leads sometimes find themselves focusing on their contestants more heavily than opening up about their own selves. Grant may struggle in finding the balance of listening and sharing, which is normal for Bachelor leads at this point in the franchise.

7 Grant Is Carrying Baggage From The Bachelorette

He Was There For Genuine Reasons

While Grant and Jenn had some good moments throughout the season, when he expressed his feelings were growing stronger, she wasn't on the same page. Though Grant was one of the few men on The Bachelorette season 21 who was genuinely falling for Jenn, she didn't find herself having the same feelings. He was eliminated prior to the hometown dates and, though he's since gone on his own journey, doesn't appear to have fully healed from his heartbreak.

6 Grant Has A Fear Of Being Alone

He’s Desperate To Find Love

Going into The Bachelor with a major fear of being on his own, Grant has made it clear that he's looking for someone to share his life with on the show, and not finding someone would be devastating. Grant's time as The Bachelor will have a serious sense of added pressure as he moves through the season because of his insecurities. With Grant terrified of ending the season alone, his time as The Bachelor could prove more difficult than most.

5 Grant Is Overly Kind And Diplomatic

He May Not Be Able To Confidently Eliminate People

Throughout Bachelor history, the leads who have a hard time making decisions tend to be the ones who are more kind and diplomatic. While they're able to make choices and move through their time as the lead easily enough, the Bachelor leads who find themselves struggling the most with figuring out who their partner will be at the end tend to be kind, easy-going, and open. Grant's more positive personality traits will make him a good Bachelor, but may ensure he has a tough time as the lead.

4 Grant Has An Indecisive Attitude

He’s Not Certain In His Decisions

Grant's time as The Bachelor could prove difficult for him as he doesn't seem to be as decisive in nature. With his decisions from rose ceremony to rose ceremony likely being more difficult, Grant could prove to have a tough time as the lead. Grant's kindness could make things tougher, and his indecisive streak could push the season toward difficulty.

3 Grant Doesn’t Have Support Behind Him

He’s Going At It Alone

Although he has a better relationship with his family now, Grant shared throughout The Bachelorette that his relationship with his family, particularly his father, wasn't as strong as it could be. Grant's difficulties with his father were heartbreaking to hear about, and though it appears they've been able to mend parts of their relationship, he likely won't have the sense of support he needs to take on the leading role. Grant may struggle in his time as The Bachelor without a support system behind him.

As Grant moves through the struggles of the leading role, having support from his family and friends is a major part of what tends to get the leads through the series. While Grant may have a different support system, he doesn't have one that's been made public to the franchise. Grant's lack of support may make being The Bachelor much harder and lead to a tough time.

2 Grant’s Season Has The Pressure To Be Perfect

He Has The Pressure From Bachelor Nation

After years of difficulty in The Bachelor franchise, Grant's season has a renewed sense of pressure that may make his time as the lead even more difficult. As the second lead of color for the series, Grant has the pressure to be perfect in a way most other leads don't. After years of The Bachelor franchise making it clear that they don't know how to treat leads of color, it may be a lost cause to expect Grant to be treated well by the Bachelor producers.

Even with his own issues coming into play, Grant may have a tough time as The Bachelor as he moves through the season because of the pressure he's feeling from the franchise and production. Grant may be struggling more than Bachelor Nation even notices because of the fact that he's being pushed from behind the scenes. While he'll likely face issues because of standard Bachelor Nation problems, he's also going to face a different sort of pressure that cast members of color deal with regularly.

Bachelor Producers Haven’t Historically Been Helpful

The Bachelor producers have had a difficult year, and Grant's season may seem like the perfect way to redeem themselves, but it's unlikely they'll be able to do so. With the production of The Bachelor season 29 moving quickly after other failed Bachelor and Bachelorette seasons, Grant's season likely came too quickly after others for producers to be able to make substantial changes. Without much changing, Bachelor producers likely weren't able to make a major difference.