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Clare Crawley in March 2020.

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It’s official – the 16th star of “The Bachelorette” will be 38-year-old Clare Crawley.

It’s been a few years since Crawley made her debut on Juan Pablo’s season of “The Bachelor” in 2014, so here’s a quick refresher on what you need to know about her.

Crawley’s the oldest Bachelorette yet, and she has appeared on four seasons of “Bachelor” shows before. This will be her fifth outing.

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Think back to 2014 – Obama was president, “12 Years a Slave” won Best Picture, Taylor Swift released “1989,” and the extremely despised “Bachelor” lead Juan Pablo Galavis was told off by runner-up Clare Crawley, who said she’d never want her kids to have a father like him.

Cut to six years later: Our newest “Bachelorette” star is none other than Miss Crawley, who, at 38, is the oldest and perhaps most mature Bachelorette ever. This is much-needed coming off a season in which the three front-runners range from 23 to 26 years old, vying to marry a 28-year-old man-child (sorry, Pilot Pete).