The announcement that the subsequent lead of The Bachelorette was coming not from a earlier season of the relationship franchise however from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was stunning, prompting every kind of reactions from Bachelor Nation — and from Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex-boyfriend. You simply know the co-hosts over at The View had ideas as effectively, together with Pleasure Behar, who threw some shade on the actuality TV star.
Taylor Frankie Paul, 31, has three kids — 8-year-old Indy and 5-year-old Ocean with ex-husband Tate Paul and 17-month-old Ever with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. After watching a clip from the longer term Bachelorette’s interview on Name Her Daddy, wherein she talks about informing her kids’s fathers of her new function, Pleasure Behar cracked a joke about Paul having a number of child daddies, saying:
So will these bachelors line as much as be child daddy No. 3? Isn’t that the entire level of the present? To seek out your lover and get married? However, she’s received somewhat bit of luggage.
Oof, I doubt I’m the one longtime Bachelor Nation fan who cringed somewhat on the “baggage” remark. Again in Season 8 of The Bachelorette, contestant Kalon McMahon acquired a fast and unceremonious boot from the present when lead Emily Maynard realized that the luxurious model consultant had referred to her younger daughter as such.
Alyssa Farah Griffin refused to disparage Taylor Frankie Paul for a similar motive Pleasure Behar did, however she had her personal ideas on Paul’s “colourful previous” that left her “conflicted” concerning the season. For one factor, Griffin stated, there’s simply lots of uncertainty with ABC’s resolution to recruit from exterior of Bachelor Nation. She continued:
I don’t decide ladies for having youngsters with totally different males. She’s had really a fairly difficult life, and also you get a glimpse into her household should you watch Mormon Wives. It’s robust. They navigate a really restrictive faith. She’s stepped out of the religion and now’s looking for herself.
Alyssa Farah Griffin seems to love the casting resolution, and never simply because she offers grace to Taylor Frankie Paul concerning her previous. Griffin stated:
What I do love about her and why I believe she’ll be glorious: She’s tremendous genuine and he or she’s extraordinarily chaotic, and people are each nice for actuality TV.
There are undoubtedly lots of opinions about what’s to return on The Bachelorette in 2026, however one factor appears universally agreed upon — Taylor Frankie Paul will deliver the drama.
The View co-hosts additionally just lately shared their opinions on the upcoming season of The Golden Bachelor, which hits the 2025 TV schedule at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, September 24, on ABC. Mel Owens, a 66-year-old former NFL linebacker, raised some eyebrows by saying on a podcast that he deliberate on eliminating any ladies over the age of 60.
One can think about how effectively this went over on The View, with Alyssa Farah Griffin saying he appeared like “a canine,” and Sunny Hostin declaring that simply because he needs so far 45-year-old ladies doesn’t imply that 45-year-olds need to date him.
The Golden Bachelor will air earlier than Taylor Frankie Paul’s look on The Bachelorette — anticipated to premiere in January 2026 — as will the third season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (streaming with a Hulu subscription), wherein we’ll apparently see how Paul ends her on-off relationship with Dakota Mortensen for good. Tune in when it premieres Thursday, November 13.