Just three days before Season 22 of The Bachelorette was set to premiere on ABC, the network announced that it would not be moving forward with airing Taylor Frankie Paul‘s season. Taylor’s casting as the 2026 lead was announced in September 2025, but recent controversy surrounding The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star has led ABC to pull the plug.
The Bachelorette aired one season a year from 2008 to 2024 (and two seasons in 2021). However, no new season of the dating show came out in 2025, and fans were looking forward to the latest installment, leaving many to wonder about the future of the show after this Season 22 scandal.
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