With news of The Bachelor‘s renewal for season 30 by ABC, you may be wondering what’s going on with sister show The Bachelorette.
Earlier this year, it was reported that the network had decided not to air a new cycle of The Bachelorette in 2025. At the time, they did not explain their decision.
Well, former Bachelorettes Trista Sutter and Rachel Recchia were both guests on an episode of “The Ben and Ashley I. Almost Famous” podcast in the days after the announcement, where they spoke about a rumor circulating.
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They had heard that the lead of The Bachelorette was reportedly already chosen, but ABC decided to halt the cycle. Why? They apparently want to give The Bachelorette‘s May/June 2025 timeslot to season two of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which has a similar demographic to the Bachelor Nation viewers.
None of this has been confirmed by ABC at this time, and still remains just rumor.
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