June 18, 2025 bachelor insider
Watch the UNSEEN Tape that Got Zach Shallcross Cast on 'The Bachelorette'
From ordinary guy to Bachelor hunk!
Bachelor Nation fans got to know and love Zach Shallcross on Season 19 of “The Bachelorette” and as the Season 27 Bachelor.
On his season of “The Bachelor,” Zach found love with his wife Kaity Biggar, who he married just last month.
The two shared their wedding video exclusively with Bachelor Nation, and now we’re looking back at how it all began for Zach.
Before his time on-screen, Zach was a tech salesman living in Austin, Texas, looking for love and struggling to find the one.
Then, his friend Daniel Tully, from Season 18 of “The Bachelorette,” nominated him for the show and Zach decided to audition!
Now, in our Bachelor Nation series “Bachelor Audition Tapes,” we’re giving you an exclusive first look at the casting tape Zach submitted to be on “The Bachelorette.”

In this never-before-seen footage, Zach welcomes Bachelor Nation into her home and talks about everything from family to work to past relationships and everything in between.
Zach also reveals that he is over dating just to “fool around,” and is serious about dating for marriage.
And we love that he eventually found exactly that on-screen!
So, whether you’ve been a fan of Zach since the first time she stepped out of the limo or have followed he and Kaity’s love story over the years, you will definitely enjoy this walk down memory lane to see how it all started for our guy.
Check out Zach’s full Bachelor Audition Tape above!
Tune in Wednesdays to Bachelor Nation’s YouTube channel to see more cast members’ never-before-seen audition tapes.