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The Bachelor’s Grant Ellis ended his week in Edinburgh on a high note after he “tied the knot” with Litia in a traditional Celtic ceremony.
In the fifth episode of the long-running ABC dating series, Ellis, 31, and the remaining contestants jetted off to Scotland.
There, he first took Juliana on a one-on-one date to a castle for a “regal experience,” and later he went on a group date with Alexe, Carolina, Dina, Sarafiena, and Zoe, where they played a series of Scottish games.
To conclude the trip, Ellis enjoyed his second one-on-one date with 31-year-old Litia exploring the city.
“I’m loving being with Litia,” Ellis told the cameras. “If it’s meant to be, it’s going to be natural, and I think that’s something that Litia and I have — a natural connection.”
Continuing through the city, they stopped to chat with two older women knitting. When asked how long they’d been together, they looked at each other before Litia said: “A couple weeks give or take.”
“But it feels like we’ve been together a lot longer than that,” Ellis added.
Asked by one of the women if he saw “wedding bells in the future,” Ellis replied: “Yeah, I definitely think that she’s somebody who I could see as my wife and, you know, spending every day with and being happy.”
The woman then proceeded to show them the Celtic tradition of tying the knot, which saw Ellis and Litia wrap a scarf around their hands tying it into an “infinity knot.”
“We tied the knot!” Ellis exclaimed.
“Me and Grant tied the knot today,” Litia said in a piece to camera. “So everyone can pack it up. Thanks for playing.”
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At the rose ceremony that evening, Ellis sent home Alexe, Carolina and Sarafiena, leaving Litia, Dina, Juliana and Zoe as his final four women.
Next week, Ellis will travel to the homes of his final four to meet their families before choosing the two women he wants to bring home to meet his family.
Season 29 of The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.