“Bachelor” Grant Ellis has whittled down the 25 women selected for Season 29 down to four final contestants, and he seems to be falling hard for Litia Garr.
Litia, 31, is originally from Salt Lake City, Utah. According to her ABC bio, Litia is looking for a partner that will โput her firstโ and who is โhonest, vulnerable and family oriented.” She works at a venture capitalist firm based out of Utah, per ABC and her LinkedIn bio.
During their one-on-one date in the Feb. 24 episode of “The Bachelor,” Litia and Grant spoke about her family and upbringing. Come the March 3 episode, Grant will meet her family for himself.
Here’s what to know.
What has Litia shared about her parents?
Litia’s parents met while they were both in college at Hawaii, she said.
“My mom is from Idaho. Sheโs white and my dad is from Fiji. They fell in love and they got married and they had me,” Litia explained to Grant in Episode 3.
Tragically, Litia’s father died in a car accident three months after she was born. Later on, her mom remarried.
“Even though he’s gone, I still feel his love,” Litia said in the introduction video that aired in the premiere.
Also in the introduction video, Litia said she loves having a big family and wants to have one of her own.
What has Litia said about her Mormon religion?
During their one-on-one in the Feb. 24 episode, Litia prepared Grant for what to expect if she makes it to hometowns.
โIโm nervous what you will think of it. Itโs very, very conservative,โ she said. โMy family is very religious.โ
Litia then revealed she was raised Mormon in Salt Lake City, Utah and that religion is a major part of her life.
In the past, she typically only dated people who were also members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints โ “but it didn’t work out,” she said.
Grant called the revelation a “surprise” to him.
In a teaser trailer for the Hometowns episode, Litia re-emphasizes that he is the “first person” she’s bringing home who is not also Mormon.
“I’m not Mormon. I have tattoos. I have earrings. I do drink sometimes. Will they accept me?” he said.
