“The Bachelorette” is no longer a Floridian.
Instead, it’s a familiar face from a different popular reality show, marking the first time that the “Bachelorette” comes from outside of the “Bachelor” franchise. And we officially have a release date set for the premiere episode.
Miami resident Jenn Tran held the title last year, and the show took a brief hiatus, with fans wondering if the “Bachelor” spinoff would return at all. But on Sept. 10, ABC revealed the newest lead of the Bachelor franchise: Taylor Frankie Paul of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” fame.
The Utah-based influencer and reality TV star announced her upcoming role on an episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.
“Surreal. 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.”
Here’s what we know about the 22nd season of “The Bachelorette,” when it’s expected to premiere, and who Taylor Frankie Paul is.
Who is Taylor Frankie Paul? Why is Taylor Frankie Paul famous?
Taylor Frankie Paul is a 31-year-old mom of three, TikTok influencer and reality TV star from Utah.
She and her friends, also Mormon mothers living in Utah, started creating TikTok videos together in 2022 and tagged them all with #MomTok, which became the name of their influencer group. The group exploded to fame following a “soft-swinging” scandal later that year, in which Taylor, one of the other women, and their husbands were involved.
She took to TikTok to tell her side of the story, and users on the platform became intrigued with the concept of these religion-centered Mormon moms being involved in something so taboo.
Not long after, Hulu picked up the story and released the first season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” in September 2024, a reality show about a group of friends (and frenemies), mainly centered on Taylor’s relationships with her ex-husband and then-boyfriend.
When does the next season of “The Bachelorette” come out? How to watch
“The Bachelorette” is moving to a different day of the week. Although the show normally airs on Monday nights, the season 22 premiere will air on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
It is still unknown what time the premiere will be, but episodes will stream on Hulu the following day.
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Has ABC announced the cast of ‘The Bachelorette’ next season? Are any Floridians in the cast?
While ABC has not officially released the cast, they did post a Facebook teaser (since deleted) featuring men who “may” appear in the upcoming season, including one Floridian. Here are the 26 men who could appear on next season, according to Cosmopolitan:
What is ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ about?
Premiering in September 2024, the Hulu show follows the scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers, dubbed “#MomTok.”
The show came after Paul told her TikTok viewers in 2022 that members of her tight-knit Mormon friend group had been “soft-swinging,” a practice where couples allegedly shared sexual partners but didn’t go “all the way.”
What ensued was calamity from all corners: partners breaking up or divorcing, people getting together, families dismantling, alliances switching, gossip videos and sordid details leaking.
The first season of the show chronicles the aftermath and fallout of that scandal, and the second season, which premiered in May this year, follows the relationships between the women in the friend group and their interactions with their own families and each other.
Is there going to be a season 3 of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’? When, how to watch
Both seasons of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” are available to stream exclusively on Hulu. The third season is set to premiere on Hulu next month, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: ‘The Bachelorette’ with Taylor Frankie Paul sets premiere date, see potential cast
Reporting by Samantha Neely and Lianna Norman, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Palm Beach Post
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