Joey Graziadei singled out Daisy Kent for the first one-on-one date on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor on ABC.
The 28-year-old tennis coach from Royersford, Pennsylvania, also went on a wedding-themed group date and watched the women literally battle it out for his affection during the season 28 episode.
Daisy, 25, an account executive from Becker, Minnesota, did not go on the first wedding-themed group date and waited at night with the other women for the next date card.
‘There’s a one-on-one and a group date. We don’t know what order they’re coming in. But I hope that it’s a one-on-one with my name,’ Daisy admitted in a confessional.
The women shrieked when the date card was delivered and only Daisy’s name was read aloud.
Joey Graziadei singled out Daisy Kent for the first one-on-one date on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor on ABC
‘I want a love that hits all the right notes. Heart, Joey,’ the card read.
‘I’m the first one-on-one. She read ”Daisy”, I was like, wait. Is it just my name? And it was. So I’m really excited. I’m a little nervous, too,’ Daisy told the camera.
Daisy then revealed to the women that she started losing her hearing eight years ago and that Joey doesn’t know about it yet.
‘It’s been, like, one of the hardest things that I’ve gone through, but it’s also been one of the most beautiful things,’ Daisy said.
Daisy revealed that she’s only been on one date since getting a cochlear implant and that she planned on telling Joey about it during their date.
The women thanked her for sharing and Daisy wondered if she was going to be able to sleep before her one-on-one date.
Joey later met up with Daisy for a helicopter ride to the Beach Life Ranch music festival in Redondo Beach and they kissed on the chopper.
Daisy at the festival told Joey how she was transitioning out of software sales to running her non-profit full time, but waited until later to tell him about losing her hearing.
Daisy and Joey kissed during their dinner date in Los Angeles
Daisy at the music festival told Joey how she was transitioning out of software sales to running her non-profit full time, but waited until later to tell him about losing her hearing
The festival wasn’t the right time for Daisy to tell Joey, so she waited until dinner
‘I’m the first one-on-one. She read ‘Daisy’, I was like, wait. Is it just my name? And it was. So I’m really excited. I’m a little nervous, too,’ Daisy told the camera
They watched the Bahamas perform and were introduced to by the band who serenaded them as they danced on a side stage.
Daisy later during dinner in Los Angeles told Joey about having stroke-like seizures when she was 11 and how she noticed hearing loss at age 17.
She revealed being diagnosed with Lyme disease and going to Germany for treatment in a hospital for 30 days.
Daisy said she lost ‘a ton of my hair’ and 15 pounds in five days, but felt better after the treatment.
She told Joey that her hearing kept getting worse though, but she can communicate with her cochlear implant.
Daisy showed him the implant and explained how it works.
‘That’s what’s most impressive about it, though, is you’re wearing it with pride, you have this confidence about it, and you want to make a job out of it and help other people. I don’t know, it’s extremely inspiring to me, and this has only made you seem more interesting, more impressive, more wanting for me to just, yeah, see where all of this goes,’ Joey said.
Daisy in a confessional said Joey’s response made him 10 times more attractive to her.
They kissed and Joey offered her a date rose that Daisy accepted with a smile and a hug.
‘I’m so excited. Today was a really great start to what could be something special. I haven’t felt this way about somebody in a long time. I can definitely see myself falling in love with him. Like, I can see it, and I’m really excited about that,’ Daisy told the camera.
Daisy later during dinner in Los Angeles told Joey about having stroke-like seizures when she was 11 and how she noticed hearing loss at age 17
She told Joey that her hearing kept getting worse though, but she can communicate with her cochlear implant
Joey during the wedding-themed group date was pressed by host Jesse Palmer, 45, to pick one woman for his first dance.
Rachel Nance, 28, an ICU nurse from Honolulu, Hawaii, delivered a hilarious toast to their future and Joey picked her for the first dance.
Michael Bolton performed and sang When A Man Loves A Woman as Joey and Rachel danced with obvious chemistry between them.
Maria Georgas, 29, of Canada, changed into something more comfortable for the after-party and Joey approved of her sheer black outfit.
Jessica “Jess” Edwards, 24, opened up to Joey about building herself up for the past two years after a rough relationship and she later got the group date rose.
The first group date of the season featured a wedding theme and lots of white dresses
Rachel Nance, 28, an ICU nurse from Honolulu, Hawaii, delivered a hilarious toast to their future and Joey picked her for the first dance
Joey and Rachel showed obvious chemistry as they danced together
Michael Bolton performed and sang When A Man Loves A Woman as Joey and Rachel danced
Rachel and Joey beamed while looking at each other on the dance floor
Jessica “Jess” Edwards, 24, opened up to Joey about building herself up for the past two years after a rough relationship and she later got the group date rose
The second group date featured past contestants Jubilee Sharpe and Demi Burnett who put the women through a boot camp.
They later were divided into blue and red teams for games of capture the flag with one member of the winning team getting extra time with Joey.
Joey gave Edwina Dorbor, 25, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, a rose for standing out during the group date.
Lauren Hollinger, 28, quit the competition before the rose ceremony, but her sister Allison Hollinger, 26, was offered a rose during the ceremony and accepted it.
The wedding date was too much for Lauren who was grieving the loss of her father and she shut down before deciding to leave.
The Bachelor will return next week on ABC.
