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Warning: The Bachelorette Season 21 spoilers ahead: He was a dark horse throughout Jenn’s season, but does Marcus win The Bachelorette Season 21? His reluctance to an engagement could’ve cost him the love of his life.
Marcus Shoberg, a 31-year-old Army Ranger Veteran from Cloquet, Minnesota, is one of 25 contestants on The Bachelorette Season 21 led by Jenn Tran. Marcus was the first contestant shown leaving his limo on night one and also received the first one-on-one date with Jenn on The Bachelorette Season 21. “I wanted to tell you about my three big dreams. Growing up, I wanted to serve my country and go to outer space and to find my person,” Marcus told Jenn during his limo entrance. “I’ve been lucky enough that some of those dreams have already become true.” He continued, “I’m super excited to be here and to be a part of your journey.”
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Marcus was also the only contestant on The Bachelorette Season 21 to have two one-on-one dates with Jenn, once at the start of the season and the second at the end. And while he didn’t get as much screen time as, say, Jenn’s other frontrunners, Devin Strader and Sam McKinney, Marcus was always at the front of viewers’ minds as the first contestant to make a serious impression on Jenn during their first one-on-one date and his limo entrance.
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So while it wasn’t surprising that Marcus made it as far as he did on The Bachelorette Season 21, what happened next may be a different story.
Does Marcus win The Bachelorette Season 21?
If you were rooting for him and Jenn, we have bad news that Marcus was not the winner of The Bachelorette Season 21 and did not get engaged to Jenn at the Final Rose Ceremony, according to Reality Steve. Her winner, instead, was Devin Strader, a 28-year-old Freight Company Owner from Rosenberg, Texas.
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Marcus was Jenn’s runner-up. Her third-place finalist was Jonathon Johnson, a 27-year-old Creative Director from Kansas City, Missouri. According to Reality Steve, Jenn and Devin got engaged in The Bachelorette Season 21 finale and are still together.
If you’ve been watching The Bachelorette Season 21, it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise Jenn didn’t pick Marcus as her winner. Though Marcus was the only Bachelorette Season 21 contestant to have two one-on-one dates—once skydiving in Melbourne, Australia, in Week 2 and another Wicked-themed date in Seattle, Washington in Week 6—Marcus revealed during Hometown Dates that he was concerned about his connection because their relationship had not progressed as much as her other three finalists: Devin. Jonathan, and Jeremy Simon, a 29-year-old Real Estate Investor from Fairfield, Connecticut.
Though Jenn gave Marcus a rose at the rose ceremony after Hometown Dates, the seed was planted that Marcus wasn’t as ready for an engagement at the end of the journey as, say, Devin, who told his family during his Hometown Date that he was already in love with Jenn and not just falling for her. That seed only grew for viewers when the preview of The Bachelorette Season 21 finale showed Jenn telling Marcus that she was in love with Marcus and his response was “you make me feel amazing,” as he seemed to hold back tears.
Though Marcus’ response could be because he was so overwhelmed with emotion that he didn’t know what else to say, other fans have noted that the fact that Marcus doesn’t tell Jenn he loves her back could be a clue to how their relationship ends.
Marcus also isn’t the Season 29 Bachelor. That role went to Grant Ellis, a 30-year-old Day Trader from Newark, New Jersey, who was announced as the next Bachelor after his elimination in Week 6 on The Bachelorette Season 21.
“So thankful for this opportunity, and this shot at love… Let’s make it count,” Grant captioned his first Instagram Story after Good Morning America announced him as the Season 29 Bachelor.
Who is Marcus from The Bachelorette Season 21?
Marcus Shoberg is a 31-year-old Army Ranger Veteran from the Cloquet, Minnesota, area, who now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. His Instagram handle is @marcus__edward. “Its cool to be kind,” his Instagram biography read at the time of The Bachelorette Season 21 premierre.
According to his Linkedin, Marcus is the founder of Falkor Technologies, an IT services company, which launched in September 2023. In addition to his current job, Marcus works as a Data Engineer for Amentum,a government and commercial services contractor, and its United States Army Special Operations Command Special Access Program. Marcus was in the United States Army for eight years. He started as a Rifleman from 2011 to 2014. He was a Rifle Team Leader from 2014 to 2018 followed by a Rifle Squad Leader from 2016 to 2017. He was a Headquarters Platoon Sergeant from 2017 to 2018 followed by his final role as a Battalion Civilian Affairs Operations Sergeant from 2018 to 2019.
After retiring from the army, Marcus worked at Harvard University’s Undergraduate Veterans Organization as the Director of Membership Engagement from 2022 to 2023. He started as a member of the organization in 2021. Marcus graduated from the University of Washington in 2020 with a degree in International Studies (with specializations in Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, and Peace and Security). He’s also expected to graduate from Harvard University with a degree in Computer Science in 2025.
Read Marcus’ official Bachelorette Season 21 biography and fun facts below:
“Marcus is a real-life superhero. The military veteran and Harvard alum is so excited to meet Jenn and hopes she’s the kind, honest, humble woman for whom he’s been searching. Marcus is a man of humility and wants to start a life with someone who shares his core values. When he isn’t working hard toward his career and his future, Marcus loves going rock climbing with friends and grilling on a Saturday night. Marcus has been in love before and is ready to settle down and start a family with his perfect match. He is looking forward to meeting Jenn and is hoping to find a relationship that will stand the test of time.
Fun Facts:
● Marcus loves binge watching “New Girl.”
● Marcus hopes to be an astronaut one day.
● Marcus’ favorite flower is the edelweiss because it’s a symbol of dedication.”
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