Demi Burnett

{{short description|American television personality (born 1995)}}

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| name = Demi Burnett

| image = Demi Burnett on yacht.jpg

| caption = Burnett on a yacht in 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1995|2|21}}

| birth_place = Red Oak, Texas

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| alma_mater = Texas State University

| occupation = Television personality

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Demi Gabrielle Elizabeth Burnett (born February 21, 1995){{cite web|url=https://theblast.com/453521/demi-burnett-looks-like-a-real-life-barbie-doll-for-28th-birthday/|title=Demi Burnett Looks Like A Real-Life Barbie Doll For 28th Birthday|website=The Blast|date=February 24, 2023 |access-date=May 8, 2023}} is an American television personality. She received national recognition after appearing as a contestant on season 23 of The Bachelor,{{Cite web|url=https://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelor/news/updates/the-bachelor-2019-season-23-women-announced|title=The Bachelor 2019 Cast: Meet Colton's Bachelorettes {{!}} The Bachelor|website=ABC|language=en|access-date=January 20, 2020}} but she was eliminated by Colton Underwood during week 6 of the show. After being eliminated from the show, she appeared on season six of Bachelor in Paradise in August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://abc.go.com/shows/bachelor-in-paradise/cast/demi-burnett|title=Demi Burnett {{!}} Bachelor in Paradise|website=ABC|language=en|access-date=January 20, 2020}} She was also a guest star on season 15 of The Bachelorette. In 2021, Burnett returned to reality television for season seven of Bachelor in Paradise.

Personal life

While Burnett was filming The Bachelor, her mother Tina was serving a prison sentence for conspiracy to commit bank fraud.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelors-demi-burnett-haters-say-ill-go-to-prison-like-my-mom/|title=Bachelor's Demi Burnett: Haters Tell Me I'll 'End Up in Prison Like My Mom'|date=February 28, 2019|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=January 20, 2020}} During the first episode of Bachelor in Paradise, she revealed that she had been "casually dating a woman". The woman, Kristian Haggerty, made a surprise appearance and ended up joining the show to continue her relationship on screen with Burnett in Paradise. This would make the couple the franchise's first same-sex on air relationship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/21/entertainment/bachelor-in-paradise-same-sex-demi-burnett/index.html|title='Bachelor In Paradise' contestant first to explore same-sex relationship on franchise|first=Marianne |last=Garvey|website=CNN|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=January 20, 2020}} During the season finale, Burnett and Haggerty got engaged.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/bachelor-in-paradise-demi-burnett-opens-up-engagement-kristian-haggerty/|title=Bachelor in Paradise's Demi Burnett Opens Up About Her Engagement to Kristian Haggerty|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=January 20, 2020}} In September 2019, she appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she stated "she was afraid to come out not only on national television, but to people she knew in real life, too".{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauradorwart/2019/09/23/what-demi-burnett-told-ellen-degeneres-about-coming-out-on-bachelor-in-paradise/|title=What Demi Burnett Told Ellen Degeneres About Coming Out On 'Bachelor In Paradise'|last=Dorwart|first=Laura|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=January 20, 2020}} In October 2019, Burnett and Kristian Haggerty ended their relationship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bachelor-demi-kristian-split|title='Bachelor in Paradise' couple Demi Burnett and Kristian Haggerty split|last=Napoli|first=Jessica|date=November 1, 2019|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=January 20, 2020}} In January 2020, she appeared on episode three of season 24 of The Bachelor to host a group date for the contestants fighting to win over bachelor Peter Weber.{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/01/9189475/where-is-demi-burnett-now-after-bachelor-in-paradise|title=What BIP Star Demi Burnett Is Up To Now, In 2020|last=Sorren|first=Martha|website=www.refinery29.com|date=October 20, 2019 |language=en|access-date=January 20, 2020}}

In February 2022, Burnett revealed she was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and prefers being referred to as "autistic".{{Cite web|url= https://www.instagram.com/p/CaK0cXAvg3O/ |title=Instagram|last=Sorren|first=Martha|website=www.instagram.com|language=en|access-date=February 20, 2022}}