What’s up?
It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News and gather round Bachelor Nation because in
the most bizarre, yet exciting turn of events, we have a new Bachelorette!
As if a global pandemic wasn’t enough of a curve ball for Clare Crawley’s highly
anticipated season of The Bachelorette, things have gotten ever more wild.
It was a fairly big deal when Clare was announced as the Bachelorette because the show has skewed
younger and younger over the past few years.
Clare is 39 years old and fans were excited to see a more mature group of suitors on her
season.
But after a whirlwind of a weekend, according to multiple reports, it’s actually no longer
Clare’s season after all.
Tayshia Adams, who was on Colton Underwood’s season of The Bachelor and also starred on
Bachelor in Paradise, is replacing Clare as the Bachelorette making her the 2nd Black
lead in the show’s history.
We’re definitely very excited and Bachelor Nation loves Tayshia, but how on earth did
we get here?
Don’t worry we’ve got all the tea, but make yourself comfortable because there’s
a lot to unpack here.
Rumors started swirling around last week after this post on Bachelor Reddit went viral.
The person who posted said that they run a Bachelor fan account and they had received
some messages saying that production was having issues with Clare and that they are recasting
Tayshia as the Bachelorette.
The Reddit user also noted that Tayshia was already quarantining at the hotel, where the
show is being filmed this season.
Oh yeah, in case you didn’t know, the entire show is being filmed at a hotel in Palm Springs
in a bubble similar to what the NBA is doing for basketball in Orlando.
So instead of traveling around the world like they usually do, the entire season will take
place in one location to best ensure the health and safety of the cast and crew.
Ok back to the Reddit post, Bachelor spoiler account Reality Steve actually retweeted the
Reddit post over the weekend.
He also went live on his Instagram page to talk about it with fellow Bachelor alum and
Tayshia’s friend Demi Burnett.
When Reality Steve asked Demi what was going on with Tayshia and if these rumors were true,
here’s what she said…
“I tried to call her or I tried to text her but it never sent.
Does it send green?
Yes.
Oh she’s there then ok.
It’s definitely um.
She’s there and she’s gonna be the Bachelorette.”
And then speculation started that Clare wasn’t necessarily being difficult, rather she found
love and decided to quit the show.
According to Reality Steve, Clare and the contestant in question, former NFL player
Dale Moss, had been speaking before the show even started filming.
Again, we all know that these were strange circumstances and the cast was announced long
before they ended up filming due to COVID.
But now, some reports are even saying that Dale and Clare are engaged after just 12 days
of filming, which definitely has fans thinking that they had connected online before meeting
on camera.
Regardless of what’s going on with Clare, let’s get back to Tayshia.
On Monday, a source told E! News that quote “The producers have told [Tayshia] that
the season will still lead with Clare and her short-lived journey, and will show Clare
falling in love with one of her suitors.
Clare will then conclude her journey and [they will] announce that Tayshia is the lead.”
And just in case this all wasn’t enough to convince you that Tayshia will be the new
lead, Clare herself hinted that these rumors are true.
Although Clare hasn’t said anything publicly about what’s been happening, she did like
a fan tweet about Tayshia replacing her.
The Bachelorette also put out this VERY short trailer of what appears to be Clare, and fans
think the length of the trailer could be symbolic of how long Clare stays on the show.
Other fans thought it was strategic to have the Bachelorette in the dark and make it somewhat
unclear who it is, rather than just having it be a clear video of Claire or Tayshia.
And speaking of fans, fans are very excited about the Tayshia/Bachelorette rumors.
One person wrote quote, “Please let this be true.
Tayshia has been my pick for Bachelorette for years.
I hope they show all the Clare drama too.”
Another fan tweeted saying quote, “YESS I LOVE HER!!
She should’ve been the bachelorette after Coltons season”
And this person said “Tayshia as the new bachelorette and Matt as the bachelor.
Two black leads back to back.
We love to see it!
#RepresentationMatters”
And that tweet is totally right.
Tayshia will now be the show’s 2nd Black lead ever, Rachel Lindsay is currently the
only Black lead in the show’s history.
And this news about Tayshia comes just a couple months after Matt James was announced as the
first Black Bachelor for the upcoming season.
While many fans were disappointed that it’s taken the show this long to cast more diverse
leads, it’s exciting that they at least seem to be moving in the right direction.
Time will tell if the show continues down the path of being more inclusive and representative,
but for now, we’re just excited that it seems like we’ll get to see more of Tayshia
on our screens again soon.
Obviously there are still a lot of unanswered questions though like how much of Clare's
journey are we going to see?
Will it be a one-episode recap and then Tayshia will step in?
Are Tayshia’s guys the same batch of men they casted for Clare?
We don’t have all those answers right now, but we will keep you guys posted as this story
continues to unfold.
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And let us know down in the comments what you think about Tayshia being the new Bachelorette.
Are you excited for this season?
And are you bummed at all about not seeing a full season of Clare?
I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!