Who Is The Winner Of The Bachelorette Season 17? Did Katie Thurston Got Engage On The Show?

Popular American dating reality show, The Bachelorette completed its 17th season on August 9, 2021. The Bachelorette of the show, Katie Thurston, an American bank marketing manager-turned-TV personality chooses Blake Moynes in the finale.

With the ending of the show, a whole new adventure of love awaits for Thruston and Moynes. No doubt, fans are already excited to know if the duo's relationship would be till eternity. Moreover, there are curiosity and queries among people about the dating journey of the couple. Here we are with details.  

Winner Of The Bachelorette Season 17-Did Katie And Blake Got Engage On The Show?

After 63 days of dating fixtures to win over the heart of Katie Thurston, a bachelorette, the Ontario, Canada native Blake Moynes left behind 29 hunks and stamped himself as the winner of Season 17 of The Bachelorette.

Even though his start with Thurston was cold, Blake didn't fluctuate his adoration for Katie. And finally, got a romantic connection, that not only saw him in The Bachelorette title but also the sharer of his love too. The bank marketing manager chose Blake, over Justin Glaze, sending the latter home during the finale of The Bachelorette (Season 17), which aired on August 9, 2021.

And for queries about Katie's engagement; well yes, she got engaged with Moynes in the finale. Reportedly, before the taping of The Bachelorette Final Rose Ceremony was released, Reality Steve confirmed in late July 2021 that she accepted the proposal of the 30-year old wildlife manager.

As for a fact, Blake, a competitor in The Bachelorette Season 16, is the ex-boyfriend of Tayshia Adams, who paired up with Zac Clark in the finale of the previous season.

Journey Of The Couple: Final Date And Proposal Day

Reportedly, before The Bachelorette Season 17 premiered, the Canadian native approached Thruston on Instagram DM, but it had barely any connection of emotion then; let's say casually. But after Moynes joined the reality show in episode four, she felt strong energy from him, while it was not less than love at first sight for The Bachelorette winner himself.

However, they both were yet to engage emotionally then, as The Bachelorette star was dating her contestant Greg Grippo.

But in Week 7 (in August), two of her finalists (Michael Allio and Greg Grippo) quit the show, leaving her in doubt. So, it put quite a challenge for the wildlife manager Moynes to pursue her during the Fantasy Suite date, but in the end, everything went alright.

Then, the to-be-winner met her family, which came with mixed reviews, with Katie's aunt being a 'tought cookie' while mother came with the idea of support.

It followed the final date where the duo would meet with energy healer Felicia, coming up with their fear and insecurities. As Blake stated his past failures held him back with fear of commitments, the Bachelorette stated she 'was at a point, where she couldn't picture life without him'.

Now, it was a moment of decision, as the Proposal Day was on the door. The dilemma hit hard Moynes but finally, he came up with a decision. On the contrary to the tradition of boys expressing their feelings first, Katie poured down her feelings for him, and a sentimental yet a commitment statement came in return from the Canadian personality.

After a sweet exchange of kisses, Moynes proposed to the bachelorette and the answer was a 'yes' along with a final rose, thus ending the Season 17 of the reality show.

Did you know? On March 15, 2021, Thurston and Michelle Young were announced as the star of The Bachelorette Season 17 and 18 respectively. Season 18 premiers on October 19, 2021.

Are They Still Together?

Yes, Thurston and Moynes are still together and engaged. Even more, since their engagement taping during The Bachelorette finale, they reportedly have known each other off-camera way better. 

Moreover, on an Instagram post of August 9, 2021, as they celebrated the 31st birthday of Blake, she captioned: "I’m so lucky to call you my fiancé. My best friend. My confidant. We are just two weirdos laughing our way through life together. Cheers to the upcoming adventures!"

Her Instagram @thekatiethurston has more than 894K followers, while her fiance's IG account @blakemoynes has a fan-following of 313K.

Moreover, she wrote 'Next stop....Canada', with an indication as to if she is moving to Canada, the birthplace of her fiance. But, as reported, Katie, who is from Washington wanted to move to San Deigo, so it is also likely if Blake would settle with her there.

Best wishes to the couple!!

Past Relationship Of The Bachelorette Star Katie Thurston

Born Katie Lane Thurston (on January 3, 1991), the brown-eyed brunette made her TV debut through Season 25 of The Bachelor starring Matt James in early 2021. However, she was eliminated in week 11, finished 11th without the love interest. Before being a TV personality, no boyfriend or past relationship of hers ever came up.

Later in mid-2021, the bank marketing manager became the star of The Bachelorette Season 17, where she had some serious connections with Greg Grippo. However, on the August 2 episode, Greg quit the show and accused that the former banker showed no respect to his feelings.

Moreover, the 28-year-old elaborated that he 'felt that he was expressing his emotions to a stranger, but had considered her his future wife.' On the counter, Thurston believed that Grippo had no intention of proposing to her. Reportedly, they had not talked since their split.

Roundabouts of the show, they met on the finale of The Bachelorette, but the Bachelorette seemingly didn't welcome him; neither hugged nor embraced him. Rather, in the conclusion, she found her love with Blake and later stated that 'dramatic season proved that everything happened for a reason.'