After ending her relationship with Juan Pablo Galavis on the Season 18 finale of “The Bachelor,” and enduring a failed engagement to Benoit Beauséjour-Savard following 2018’s “The Bachelor Winter Games,” Clare Crawley is serious about finding love.

Season 16 of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” will feature the 39-year-old hairstylist as she once again looks to reality TV for her happy ending. But, as reports suggest, she may find it sooner than expected.

Tuesday’s premiere will see Clare meet 31 contestants at a new location, the La Quinta Resort & Spa in La Quinta, California. (The cast filmed in a bubble due to the pandemic so viewers shouldn’t expect any overseas dates or hometown visits.) Ultimately, contestant Dale Moss will end the night with the coveted first impression rose, and maybe more.

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Dale Moss and Clare Crawley in Season 16, episode 1 of "The Bachelorette." ABC

In late July, two weeks after production commenced, reports surfaced that Clare was refusing to film due to having strong feelings for one particular contestant. Reality Steve, a longtime spoiler blogger for the show, later confirmed that Clare decided to prematurely leave the series in order to be with one contestant, Dale.

While Clare only participated in a few rose ceremonies during her tenure as “The Bachelorette,” and is expected to only be apart of several episodes this season, she is said to have found what she came for — love.

In a Sept. 30 update, Reality Steve reported that Clare and her winner Dale, a 32-year-old former professional football player from South Dakota, are still together. He even hinted that another Bachelor Nation engagement may have occurred.

Follow Clare’s short-lived journey on “The Bachelorette” starting Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.

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