Warning: The Golden Bachelorette Season 1 spoilers ahead: He swept Joan off her feet, while rubbing viewers the wrong way. As Bachelor Nation’s latest villain, at least according to some fans, it makes sense why fans want to know what happens to Pascal on The Golden Bachelorette and whether he ends up with Joan or gets his heart broken in the end. (Or vice versa.)
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Pascal Ibgui, a 69-year-old Salon Owner from Glencoe, Illinois, was one of 24 contestants on The Golden Bachelorette Season 1 led by Joan Vassos. Joan, a 61-year-old Private School Administrator from Rockville, Maryland, was a contestant The Golden Bachelor Season 1 with Gerry Turner, where she self-eliminated in 12th place in Week 3 to care for her daughter, who had a medical emergency.
Pascal emerged as Joan’s first villain on The Golden Bachelorette after Episode 2 saw another contestant, Gregg Lassen, doing Pascal’s laundry as an apology for snoring so much. “The level of his snoring I’ve never experienced that before,” Pascal said in a confessional interview. “Great guy – I love him. And I don’t want him to leave because he does my laundry. But I need complete silence to be able to go to sleep.”
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Gregg added in his own interview, “Apparently I’m a snorer but how would I know? I’m asleep when it happens! But it was very startling to wake up to a naked Frenchmen punching me – on the other hand, I can’t say it’s the first time it’s ever happened.”
Gregg also commented on how much Pascal’s clothes cost while doing his laundry, which led many fans to label Pascal as “high maintenance.” “Hell these shorts cost more than my suit…He has workout clothes that are better than my regular clothes,” Gregg said.
SPOILER: What happens to Pascal on The Golden Bachelorette?
Pascal self-eliminated in the finale of The Golden Bachelorette Season 1 because he wasn’t in love with Joan, according to Reality Steve. Though Reality Steve couldn’t confirm when Pascal sent himself home, he reported that it was either in the final two or final three.
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Joan’s other finalists were Guy Gansert, a 66-year-old ER Doctor from Reno, Nevada, who came in either second or third place, and Chock Chapple, a 60-year-old Insurance Executive from Wichita, Kansas, who was the winner of Joan’s Golden Bachelorette season and received her final rose. (Reality Steve couldn’t confirm if Joan and Chock got engaged.)
Fans will likely be happy to learn that Pascal didn’t win The Golden Bachelorette. In an Instagram video of Pascal’s first one-on-one date with Joan, fans commented on how he wasn’t The One for her and gave them bad vibes. “Pascal has got to go. Definitely too into himself for Joan,” a user wrote. Another commented, “I’m not a fan of Pascal.”
Who is Pascal from The Golden Bachelorette?
Pascal Ibgui, is a 69-year-old Salon Owner from Glencoe, Illinois, who now lives in Chicago, Illinois. His Instagram handle is @pascalibgui.
Pascal is the owner and president of Pascal pour Elle, a full-service luxury beauty salon with locations in Chicago and Glencoe. The salon, which has been open for more than three decades, offers hairstyling, hair coloring, hair extension, skin care, and smoothing treatments. According to Pascal pour Elle’s website, Pascal was raised in Paris, France, where he became interested in beauty at a young age. “Pascal has established himself as a leader and innovator of style and fashion,” his biography on the website reads. “Raised in Paris, the fashion Mecca of the world. Pascal learned at an early age that one can gain insight about beauty through cultural differences. Immersing himself in the life-long study of defining the continuous evolution of international fashion and style is what allows him to serve as an industry trendsetter.”
Read Pascal’s official Golden Bachelorette Season 1 biography and fun facts below:
“Pascal is ready to say, “Eiffel in love!” This French business owner is looking for his soulmate and cannot wait to meet our Golden Bachelorette. Pascal is a very proud father and grandfather whose family is his pride and joy. When he’s not working, Pascal loves going to the theater, trying new restaurants and going to concerts. He loves the finer things in life and says while he isn’t a great cook, he “makes great reservations!” Pascal is French, so being romantic is in his blood, and he’s hoping to meet a woman who is passionate, full of life and intelligent. Pascal is ready to start the next chapter, and now, he just needs to find the right woman to stand by his side. Oui are rooting for you, Pascal!
Fun Facts:
• Pascal loves taking his grandson to the aquarium.
• Pascal played a lot of tennis back in the day.
• In another life, Pascal would have loved to be a fashion designer.”
The Golden Bachelorette is available to stream on Hulu.