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'Bachelor' star Zach Shallcross says he looks for 'kindness and compassion' in partner

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Zach Shallcross talks new season of 'The Bachelor'
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ByCarson Blackwelder
January 23, 2023, 4:19 PM

Zach Shallcross is ready to step into the spotlight as he looks for love on "The Bachelor" season 27, premiering Monday night on ABC.

Shallcross, a 26-year-old tech executive from Anaheim Hills, California, told "Good Morning America" that going from a contestant on "The Bachelorette" last year to now being the Bachelor is like "night and day."

"Being the Bachelor, it's always going, nonstop. You're awake close to 24 hours a day and you're just going on all these incredible dates with all these awesome women," he said Monday on "GMA."

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"And you're just like, 'I don't think I sleep -- ever.' And that's fine, because the adrenaline is just going," he continued.

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THE BACHELOR - ABC'sœ"The Bachelor" stars Zach Shallcross.
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Shallcross said he came into this season knowing exactly what he wanted in a potential partner among the 30 women vying for his heart.

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"First and foremost," he said, was "kindness and compassion for everyone that they encounter."

"I see that with my own family and I just know I want that," he said.

Lucky for him, Shallcross said that attribute was "very easy" to weed out, explaining, "It's really hard to hide that if you aren't like that."

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Shallcross admitted he was "incredibly happy" with the cast of ladies on the whole but this didn't mean "there's not some drama and all that."

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While he may have been in charge of handing out the roses, Shallcross said it was the women who bestowed a nickname upon him: "Zach the Snack."

He joked he was "at first flattered, then a little annoyed" by the nickname, adding, "There's way worse nicknames out there. I'll take it."

"The Bachelor" season 27 premieres tonight, Jan. 23, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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