Jenn Tran jokes: “I hate men right now” after split from Devin Strader (exclusive)

Jenn Tran shifts her focus from the rose ceremony to the ballroom.

On Wednesday, September 4, Tran was announced as part of the cast of Dancing with the stars Season 33. The season 21 Bachelorette tells PEOPLE she’s “excited” to jump right in — but given the dance competition show’s history of showmanship, she has no expectations for her own romance on the dance floor.

“I’m still in a healing process,” she says, before joking: “Right now I hate men, so…”

Her partner, Sasha Farber, is the only exception to this rule. “Except you,” she tells him. “I hate all men except you.”

The resident has just experienced a heartbreaking end to her season. The Bachelorette. During the season finale on September 3, fans learned that she and Devin Strader got engaged in Hawaii in May, but broke up just weeks before the finale aired.

Train said in “After the Final Rose” that “things were just different” and she felt Strader “went back on all the promises he had made to me.” In August, he called her and “broke off the engagement” and told her “he didn’t love me anymore.”

She tells PEOPLE that the 24 hours after the premiere of the finale were “overwhelming” and that she experienced “a very wide range of emotions.”

“It’s a healing process, but right now I’m just so excited about this new opportunity and being able to throw myself into something different, something I’ve always wanted to do.”

Tran says she is “thrilled” at the DWTS “Family” – and she is especially happy with her partner.

“Honestly, I’m just so excited. He’s been great so far,” she says of Farber, 40. “I think we have a really good relationship, so I’m excited.”

However, she still has a lot to learn. “I took a dance class in college and we’ll see how it goes. I’ve always wanted to learn.”

Tran is not the only Bachelor Nation alumnus to appear in this season of Dancing with the starsJoey Graziadei also participates with partner Jenna Johnson.

The cast also includes Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Phaedra Parks, Beverly Hills, 90210 Actress Tori Spelling, Oscar nominee Eric Roberts (brother of Julia Roberts and father of Emma Roberts) and convicted con artist Anna Delvey.

Pretty Little Liars: Summer School Star Chandler Kinney, Family matters Patriarch Reginald VelJohnson, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Brooks Nader and numerous athletes will also compete this season, including NBA champion Dwight Howard, former NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola and Olympians Ilona Maher and Stephen Nedoroscik.

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Dancing with the stars Season 33 premieres Tuesday, September 17, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, with episodes streaming on Hulu the next day.