Goodbye #MomTok, and hello The Bachelorette : ABC has announced Taylor Frankie Paul as the next lead of its reality dating franchise.

A cast member on Hulu’s Emmy-nominated series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives , Paul will serve as the next Bachelorette for season 22, marking a shocking, franchise-crossing move.

The news was announced on a Wednesday episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy , arriving on the heels of The Bachelor spinoff taking a notable season off . Jen Tran was the last lead, and her season wrapped in the early fall of 2024. Season 22 of The Bachelorette, starring Paul, will arrive in 2026.

Goodbye #MomTok, and hello The Bachelorette : ABC has announced Taylor Frankie Paul as the next lead of its reality dating franchise.

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