Who is Hunter Montgomery from Katies season of The Bachelorette?
THE BACHELORETTE is getting ready for its 17th season. This season, men will be competing for Katie Thurston's heart. Hunter Montgomery is a TikTok star who will be competing for Katie Thurston's heart on the 17th season of The Bachelorette. A native of San Angelo, TX, Montgomery now lives in Houston. He is the father of two children, and works as a software strategist. Natalie Montgomery, Hunter's sister, says that their parents are dentists who have been part of the town's social scene for more than 40 years. 4 Father of two Credit: Instagram  But Montgomery is also a recovering addict. Though he's been clean for 14 years, Montgomery always gives back to his community and raised $6million to start a recovery center called The Journey Recovery Center. According to Natalie Montgomery, that's evidence of how great her brother has always been. "A lot of families in San Angelo rely on Hunter for hope and placing their family in rehab for addiction," she said. 4 Hunter Montgomery supports the Black Lives Matter movement Credit: ABC  "He's also an interventionist and big advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement." "He's just a wonderful human, loving man and father." Natalie Montgomery says that she initially nominated her brother for The Bachelorette, but she got no response. But the producers came calling when they saw how popular his TikTok was. BACHELOR CONTROVERSY Revisit Chris Harrison's controversial convo with Rachael Lindsay  "I'm not sure if they ever saw my recommendation for him, but they found his TikTok, where he talks about addiction," she said. "He has a large social media following and keeps it light-hearted, but supports people with addiction on TikTok." "He is so captivating and animated, so they were drawn to him. It's hard not to be."