Raise your hand if you can’t wait to finally watch Charity Lawson glow all over your screens for a full season at the star of The Bachelorette.
(*BOTH HANDS UP*) Same.
The countdown to Charity’s Bachelorette season is on (the premiere is set for June 26—so set cal reminders and plan your Monday nights accordingly), but to hold Bachelor Nation/Charity Nation over in the meantime, the Powers That Be at ABC have released a first look from her reign. The official Bachelorette IG shared this picture of Charity looking ready to be a one-woman Bachelor in Paradise while filming her season on her journey to find love in Fiji:
As the giant stamp in the upper right corner of the pic makes abundantly clear, People had the honor of debuting the first look at Charity’s season (and they have more exclusive shots of Charity setting metaphorical fire to the beach in Fiji that are definitely worth checking out).
Charity was officially asked to be the next Bachelorette during the most recent Women Tell All special, meaning her emotional reaction to the news was captured on camera and broadcast out to Bachelor Nation live.
“I’ve waited forever to find the love of my life,” she said at the time. “It blows my mind that I could meet my person and be engaged and literally have my happily ever after.”
The news was met with pretty much universal support and excitement from fans, which Charity acknowledged when she posted on Instagram for the first time after being anointed as the next Bachelorette.
“WOW. I am overwhelmed by all the love and support you all have shown me in the past few hours!!” she wrote. “I’m still processing that I’m your newest BACHELORETTE!!! To have this opportunity to find love again is something I am so grateful for, and don’t take lightly. As much as this is my journey, I am acknowledging that this is far bigger than myself. I cannot wait to continue to share my story with you all! ❤️🌹 #thebachelorette #bachelornation.”