Grant Ellis is sharing what fans can expect from his upcoming season of " The Bachelor ," which premieres Monday night. The new bachelor, who is a day trader and former pro basketball player from New Jersey, sat down with "Good Morning America" to give a small preview of his season.

Day trader Grant Ellis gave pediatric speech therapist Alexe his first impression rose during the Jan. 27 premiere of his 'Bachelor' season after she arrived with a llama named Linda

"People are going to see my character onscreen and how I handle situations, and hopefully that’s what makes them proud regardless of what color I am," says the star of season 29, which premiered Monday.

It’s typical to see about a third of the contestants sent home on Night 1. Joey Graziadei eliminated 10 of his starting 32 in Season 28, and before him, Zach Shallcross sent 10 of 30 home. Grant Ellis started with fewer women and therefore didn’t have quite as many Night 1 goodbyes.

New "Bachelor" star Grant Ellis teased what fans can expect from his season in an interview with "Good Morning America."

Grant Ellis makes his debut as the second Black “Bachelor” on season 29 of the long-running reality TV series. Grant

The Bachelor season 29 star Grant Ellis gave his first impression rose to Alexe Godin, and he now reveals if the twist, which, for the first time ever, automatically gave the rose's recipient the first one-on-one date of the season,