{"id":193531,"date":"2025-09-17T07:11:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/whitney-leavitt-and-jen-affleck-react-to-taylor-frankie-pauls-bachelorette-role\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T07:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:11:49","slug":"whitney-leavitt-and-jen-affleck-react-to-taylor-frankie-pauls-bachelorette-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/whitney-leavitt-and-jen-affleck-react-to-taylor-frankie-pauls-bachelorette-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitney Leavitt and Jen Affleck React to Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s \u2018Bachelorette\u2019 Role"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em><\/a>\u2019 Jen Affleck<\/strong><\/a> and Whitney Leavitt<\/strong><\/a> are weighing in on Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s starring role as the next Bachelorette<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Taylor, 31, was in the audience on Tuesday, September 16, as Jen, 26, and Whitney, 32, performed for the first time<\/a> on ABC\u2019s Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a>, and shared their reactions to the big news exclusively with Us Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh well, she told us before it was out in the media \u2026 I\u2019m so happy for her,\u201d Whitney told Us<\/em> at Tuesday\u2019s live taping. \u201cIt is time for her to have some fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jen, meanwhile, said she has long thought her Mormon Wives<\/em> costar would be perfect for the reality dating game show.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tNew Bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul is as ready as she\u2019ll ever be for her new journey. On the heels of the Wednesday, September 10, announcement that the 31-year-old Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star will star on season 22 of The Bachelorette, Us Weekly spoke to Taylor for an exclusive interview. \u201cWhat I\u2019m most looking [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cOh, well, I called it,\u201d Jen told Us<\/em>. \u201cI gave the idea and I said, \u2018You would be the best Bachelorette. You could save the franchise.\u2019 And that\u2019s what she\u2019s doing!\u201d<\/p>\n

Whitney also shared some advice for Taylor\u2019s potential suitors about what she might be looking for in a man.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think she needs a guy to recognize her resilience, her strength, like, who she is, because I feel like people take advantage of that,\u201d the MomTok influencer said. \u201cI want her to find someone that amplifies that and appreciates it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whitney had a strong showing on her first night in the Dancing With the Star<\/em>s ballroom as she and professional dance partner Mark Ballas<\/strong> scored a strong 15 points for their tango to the hit song \u201cGolden\u201d from KPop Demon Hunter<\/em>s. The pair tied Robert Irwin<\/strong> and Witney Carson<\/strong><\/a> at the top of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe full celebrity cast reveal has brought Us one step closer to a new season of Dancing With the Stars. The highly successful 33rd season of the ballroom dance competition aired from September to November 2024, with Bachelor Joey Graziadei and pro partner Jenna Johnson winning the coveted mirrorball trophy. The season broke records, drawing [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting that, but I\u2019m very grateful we put a lot of hard work,\u201d Whitney told Us<\/em> of her performance.<\/p>\n

Mark, 39, revealed that the final performance went way better than their dress rehearsal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a bit of a bumpy dress rehearsal,\u201d he shared, adding that Whitney\u2019s \u201cshoe almost fell off,\u201d but ultimately, \u201cit all came together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was nervous, forgetting things,\u201d Whitney added of the dress rehearsal.<\/p>\n

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