“The Bachelorette”: Taylor Frankie Paul’s season could air in July

CONTENT WARNING: This article contains discussion of domestic violence and abuse.

The Bachelor season 22 starring Taylor Frankie Paul was pulled from ABC’s spring schedule just three days before it was set to premiere in March, but now there’s a good chance it will finally air in July. Taylor, a then 31-year-old mother of three, had to take a new path The Bachelor as the first lead from outside the franchise. With his controversial past, Momtok influencer and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star didn’t fit the usual Bachelorette mold.

Taylor’s season kicked off on March 15 with a post-Oscars special titled, “The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose,” which featured the biggest Bachelorette reunion in history, with 18 former leads looking back on their journeys, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and giving advice to Taylor. They included the first Bachelorette, Trista Rehn Sutter, Meredith Phillips, DeAnna Pappas, Ali Fedotowsky-Manno, Ashley Hebert-Rosenbaum, Emily Maynard-Johnson, Desiree Siegfried, Andi Dorfman-Hart, Kaitlyn Bristowe, JoJo Fletcher, Rachel-Lindsay, Becca Tay Brown, Rachel Lindsay, Hannatie Kushi, Becca Tashi, Brown Thurston, Rachel Recchia, Charity Lawson and Joan Vassos, the first Golden Bachelor.

But when a violent video of Taylor and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, from 2023 resurfaced, along with new allegations of domestic violence between the two, ABC pulled the plug on her. Bachelor season, which was hosted by Jesse Palmer. In the video, Taylor was shown throwing metal barstools at Dakota, one of which hit her young daughter. As a result, production continued The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 5 also stopped. Taylor and Dakota now have a restraining order against each other and are trying to figure out custody of their two-year-old son Ever. Taylor also has two other children with her ex-husband, Tate Paul.

When is The Bachelorette starring Taylor Frankie Paul Air coming out?

TMZ now reports that production sources from The Bachelor has revealed that Taylor’s season could premiere in mid-July, though nothing is set in stone yet. However, TMZ believes that there is a good chance that the season will be broadcast this summer.

ABC has continued its work on the Bachelorette season 22

The Bachelorette Season 22 host Jesse Palmer and star Taylor Frankie Paul pose together

TMZ’s sources shared that when ABC pulled The Bachelor season 22 off the air, its editors never stopped cutting the episodes. TMZ explained that this was a sign that ABC had not completely given up on airing the program in the future.

In addition, another source told TMZ that ABC has been testing audiences to understand their current feelings about Taylor now that several months have passed since her scandal derailed the season.

Although The Bachelor Season 22’s cancellation was disappointing, it was necessary to give Taylor time to heal from all the trauma she went through. Now it appears that the cancellation was actually a postponement and her season may be shown after all. This is sure to be a controversial decision for ABC as there are many fans who believe the season should never see the light of day. However, there are also many Taylor fans who want her story told. It will be very interesting to watch The Bachelor really airing this summer and how Bachelor Nation receives it if it does.

Source: TMZ