We’re getting closer and closer to the highly anticipated premiere of The Bachelorette Season 22 starring Taylor Frankie Paul of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. For Bachelor Nation fans who are wondering why this season marks the first time in the franchise where the female lead did not previously appear on The Bachelor, here’s a bit of a primer for you:
In 2022, Paul announced her separation from her baby daddy and now ex-husband, Tate Paul, on TikTok Live, which gained virality for exposing the now infamous MomTok sex scandal that involved “soft-swinging” between Mormon couples. Once SLOMW debuted on Hulu and became an overnight sensation, fans began saying that Paul would make a great Bachelorette. In a 2025 Variety interview, Paul addressed the fan cast, saying, “If I could do a crossover, and do both [SLOMW and The Bachelorette] absolutely, yeah. The Bachelorette I think would be a
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