Who are Marcus Shoberg's parents? 'The Bachelorette' star sheds light on his foster care struggles
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: Marcus Shoberg was eager to talk to Jenn Tran on their one-on-one date about his parents and the challenges he had growing up in the foster system. In 'The Bachelorette' episode that aired on August 12, he told her that he had a difficult upbringing and that her experience of growing up without her father "struck a chord" with him.
In the Monday episode, Marcus told Jenn that he and his sister were placed in foster care when they were little because their biological parents abandoned them at daycare and never returned. Marcus said that if the potential adoptive parents changed "their mind," he and his sister would return to foster care.
This also influenced Marcus's early years. "My sister and I, when we were young, when we were kids, were kind of born into a pretty rough situation," Marcus revealed to Jenn.
"We had parents who couldn't really take care of us. They were a bit unstable, and they weren't fit to be parents, and they brought us to daycare one day and just never came back for us. And that was the start of a very rough chapter in my childhood. Like, I had to take on the role of looking after my sister."
'The Bachelorette' suitor Marcus Shoberg and his sister were later adopted
Marcus and his sister were adopted at some point of time, even though they shared a chunk of their youth in the foster care system. Marcus's mother, Dawn Shoberg of Minnesota, informed the Star Tribune that her son was competing on Season 21 of 'The Bachelorette', but he doesn't disclose to Jenn any information on his adoptive parents or if he communicates with his birth parents.
'The Bachelorette' suitor Marcus Shoberg's Hometown dates won't involve his parents
But Marcus isn't close to his parents, according to a Reddit discussion concerning Jenn's season of 'The Bachelorette'. "Marcus does not have a great relationship with his parents," as reality TV spoiler specialist Reality Steve revealed before the season, his Hometown date was recorded in Washington, home to many of his Army colleagues.
Will Marcus Shoberg get Jenn Tran's final rose in 'The Bachelorette' Season 21?
Marcus makes it to the last two, if the spoilers are to be believed. However, Jenn and Devin Strader eventually gets engaged.
Watch 'The Bachelorette' Season 21 on Mondays at 8 pm EST on ABC.