Who Is Bachelorette Tayshia Adams’ Ex-Husband Josh Bourelle? 5 Things to Know

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Who Is Bachelorette Tayshia Adams’ Ex-Husband Josh Bourelle? 5 Things to Know

First comes love, then comes marriage! Before Tayshia Adams’ foray into Bachelor Nation, she was married to longtime beau Josh Bourelle. The former Bachelor contestant wed Bourelle in February 2016. After more than a year of marriage, Bourelle filed for divorce from the reality star in October 2017, and the case was finalized the following month. She later had her maiden name restored after taking Bourelle’s surname. The phlebotomist then moved on with model Chase Olswang, whom she dated up until she went to compete on Colton Underwood’s Bachelor season in late 2018. When Underwood’s season aired the following year, she opened up to the retired NFL player about getting divorced. “There’s a lot to me that makes me me,” she said at the time. “This past year and a half has been kind of hard for me, and it’s actually because I was married and I got divorced. I actually married my first boyfriend, and I was with him for about six years or so. I guess I could, kind of, sense we weren’t doing very well. And I think that’s why I fought so hard just to try to do as much as I possibly could [to save the marriage].” [jwplayer 7znwaWf9-l3ahXupL] The California native continued, “Being a Christian woman, you get married once and that’s gonna be it. You know, you expect that from your partner as well. But you can’t make someone want to be married, you know? It’s the toughest thing I’ve gone through, and I think that’s what’s made me so strong and fearless.” Adams later spoke to fellow Bachelor Nation star Dean Unglert about being nervous to tell her parents about her divorce. “I can tell you that my parents are happily married and I’m divorced,” she said on Unglert’s “Help! I Suck at Dating” podcast in 2019. “I felt a lot of pressure to make sure that my marriage worked, so at the same time, I made sure to do everything I needed to do in order to know that I did everything I could at the end of the day. It definitely was scary to tell my parents it’s just not working out.” Hear the Us Weekly editors break down the most surprising celebrity births during the pandemic in under 2 minutes! Adams ended Underwood’s Bachelor season as the second runner-up before she found love on Bachelor in Paradise’s 6th season with John Paul Jones. Though the pair split midway through filming the summer spinoff, they reconciled by the finale. The exes broke up for good in October 2019. Us Weekly confirmed in July 2020 that Adams would step in as Clare Crawley’s replacement to lead The Bachelorette’s 16th season. Crawley was initially tapped to be the Bachelorette in March 2020 but had to delay her journey due to the coronavirus pandemic. When filming began at the La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, California, the hairdresser quickly fell in love with a contender and chose to leave the show, paving the way for Adams. Scroll down to learn more about Adams’ ex-husband.

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He Was Her First Boyfriend

The former pair were together for six years, during which they dated for four years and were married for nearly two years. They began dating throughout her time in college and got engaged after graduation. However, they briefly split for three weeks before their yearlong engagement commenced.

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He’s a Roofing Contractor

According to Bourelle’s LinkedIn profile, he is a licensed roofing contractor through the Contractors State License Board.

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He’s a Business Owner

In Bourelle’s Instagram bio, he listed himself as the co-owner of D&J Roofing Inc. — a residential and commercial roofing company based in Southern California.

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They Had a Long-Distance Relationship

The former couple carried on a long-distance relationship before getting married. While Adams was attending college in Orange County, Bourelle lived in Mammoth Lakes, California. “That commute is just kind of … long-distance relationships are hard,” she said on Nick Viall’s “Viall Files” podcast in April 2019.

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She Didn’t Want to Get Divorced

Adams once said that getting divorced from Bourelle was never a part of her plan. “Just to get the record straight, I didn’t want to get divorced,” she shared on the “Viall Files” podcast in April 2019. “I was in it for the long haul. I mean, I’m well aware that relationships have their hardships and you’re not always gonna love that person or like that person every single day. It’s a thing you need to continuously work on. I know you gotta try as hard as you can, and that’s what I did.”