Look out, Bachelor Nation! There’s anew Bachelorette in town.

Clare Crawleywasnamed the next BacheloretteonGood Morning Americaon Monday in a move that shocked many. Often, the next Bachelorette is chosen from the women who competed on the previous season ofThe Bachelor. Rather than choosing a woman fromPeter Weber’s current seasonofThe Bachelor, ABC went with franchise alumna Crawley. This is the first time inBachelorettehistory that the show’s lead didn’t come from the previous season ofThe Bachelor.

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“People always talk about, ‘Why would you go on the show again?'” she toldPEOPLE. “But it’s common for people, especially my age, to go through relationships. And whether they are good or bad, you take something from them. [Each experience] has propelled me into a different level with myself.”

So what do we know about our newest Bachelorette? Let’s find out.

She’s a California Girl

The California native lives in Sacramento and is a hairstylist atDe Facto Salon.

Crawley loves nature and her Instagram is full of photos of her doing outdoorsy activities like hikingwith her two dogsand kayaking. No doubt that some of her group dates will involve the men hiking for her heart and taking inamazing views.

She’s the Oldest Bachelorette in the Show’s History

Crawley’s casting comes after fans started getting frustrated with the age of the franchise’s contestants. The hairdresser is 38 years old, which is the oldest a Bachelorette has ever been in the franchise’s history. She’ll turn 39 while filming the show.

Crawley said of her age onGood Morning America, “I feel like a lot of people put it out there as this negative thing. For me, it’s just more years under my belt. More years learning and knowing what I want and what I won’t settle for.”

She echoed those sentiments when she chatted with PEOPLE. “I feel like my age is really an asset,” said Crawley. “I’ve gone through twists and turns and I know what I will and won’t put up with. Twenty-three-year-old Clare had no clue what I wanted. And I’m glad that wasn’t the end of my love story because I’m such a different woman now.”

She’s No Stranger to the Franchise

Crawley started her Bachelor Nation journey in 2014 when she competed on Juan Pablo Galavis’s season ofThe Bachelorand finished in second place. Her relationship with Juan Pablo was, to say the least, problematic and tumultuous, and when she was dumped, she told him off in an epic moment that made us founding members of the Clare Crawley Deserves Better Club.

“I thought I knew what kind of man you were,” Crawley said before leaving. “What you just made me go through, I’d never want my children having a father like you.”

After missing out on love (and, TBH, dodging a bullet with Juan Pablo), Clare went onBachelor in Paradise, where she made friends with a raccoon, but did not leave with a fiancé.

The next year, Clare returned, hopeful that she’d find her match, but her search was not fruitful. In fact, after leaving Paradise early, she announced her “retirement” from the franchise.

… and we have never been able to look at a jacuzzi the same.

After her jacuzzi incident with former German Bachelor, Christian Rauch, Clare actually went on to find love with fellow contestant Benoit Beauséjour-Savard after the show, and the pair got engaged on theAfter the Final Roseepisode. They split in April 2018.

You know what they say, fifth time’s a charm! Crawley’s season ofThe Bachelorettepremieres May 18 on ABC.

source: people.com