“The Bachelorette” Season 22 is striding into view, and it marks a departure for the long-running reality TV dating show.
That's because its latest bachelorette is the first not to have appeared on a previous season of “The Bachelor.” In other words, get ready to meet Taylor.
31-year-old Taylor Frankie Paul, a single mom and reality TV star, was announced as the next Bachelorette in September 2024 on Alex Cooper's “Call Her Daddy” podcast.
"It has not hit me right now in this moment," she said. "I'm just thinking about it, and it's not real. And it's not going to be until I think the limo is pulling up, you know? And meeting the people."
That's not the show's only break with tradition. In another surprising move, “The Bachelorette” isn't airing in July as it has for the past three seasons. While it typically runs in the spring and the winter, ABC brought its hit show forward several months.
Prior to its release in March, ABC is airing a special preview show called "The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose.” Debuting following the live telecast of "The Oscars ” on Sunday, March 15th on ABC and Hulu , it's an exclusive look ahead to what's in store.
ABC states on its website , “Ahead of the new season, 18 former Bachelorettes look back on their unforgettable journeys, share juicy behind-the-scenes stories, and offer heartfelt advice to the franchise's newest leading lady, Taylor Frankie Paul.”
Featured Bachelorettes include Trista Sutter, Meredith Phillips, DeAnna Pappas, Ali Fedotowsky-Manno, Ashley Hebert-Rosenbaum, Emily Maynard-Johnson, Desiree Siegfried, Andi Dorfman-Hart, Kaitlyn Bristowe, JoJo Fletcher, and more.
“The Bachelorette” is a reality television dating game show and spin-off of “The Bachelor.” It debuted on ABC on January 8th, 2003.
No comments:
Post a Comment