Taylor Frankie Paul is the next Bachelorette. The show reportedly returns in January in place of a new Bachelor season. A former Dancing With The Stars contestant revealed that their brother was approached to join the dating show as a suitor. Keep reading to find out his answer.
New Bachelorette Breaks The Mold
For the last twenty-one seasons, the Bachelorette lead was chosen from rejected Bachelor contestants. But amid failing ratings and putting the show on pause for 2025, ABC went in a completely different route when choosing a lead for Season 22.
Taylor Frankie Paul rose to fame as part of ‘Momtok,’ a social media phenomenon of Mormon wives on TikTok. The divorced mom of three is part of the Hulu reality show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
Taylor Frankie Paul lives in Draper, Utah, with her three kids. In a surprising move, The Bachelorette is reportedly planning to film in Utah instead of at the famed Bachelor Mansion. Furthermore, the show allegedly can’t film overseas because of Taylor Frankie Paul’s criminal record.
Season 22 is filming soon. Will fans see the brother of a former Dancing With The Stars contestant among the suitors?
DWTS Alum’s Brother Asked To Be On The Dating Show
Nikki and Brie Garcia are more commonly known as the Bella Twins. They retired their ‘Bella’ moniker after leaving the WWE. Nikki competed on Season 25 of Dancing With The Stars. She was partnered with fan-favorite Artem Chigvintsev.
Sparks flew for the couple off the dance floor. They married in 2022, but it was short-lived. Fans were shocked in 2024 on charges of domestic violence. The charges were later dropped, but their marriage was over.
The twins have their own radio show, The Nikki and Brie Show. Before that, they starred in their own reality shows, Total Bellas and Total Divas, where viewers met their brother, JJ. Garcia.
On a recent episode of their radio show, the sisters said that their brother was almost on The Bachelorette. But they shut that idea down.
“They wanted my brother to go on and Brie and I are like, ‘No, I’m sorry. Vacation JJ is not going on The Bachelorette,’” Nikki said.
“Now you know the people they’re going after, dads that are single. I feel like that’s why they thought of JJ. Like, ‘Oh, perfect. He has kids. He’s wild,’” she added.
JJ Garcia won’t be on The Bachelorette, but Nikki and Brie still plan to watch.
Bachelor Nation Fans Revel In Taylor Frankie Paul’s ‘Messy’ Behavior
Some fans are already talking about boycotting The Bachelorette over Taylor Frankie Paul’s past. But other viewers think that’s exactly what will make the show great.
In addition to two children with her ex-husband, Tate Paul, the reality star has a child with her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen. The two just split in January and it’s still fresh.
Taylor Frankie Paul took to TikTok to expose her friend for hooking up with her ex. She shared a video with several girl friends. “Just found out the snake in the middle IS sleeping with my baby daddy,” she wrote on the video.
Bachelor Nation fans took to social media to react to the messy post. One fan wrote, “I’m absolutely positive she’s getting paid to create as much mess as possible. ABC knows what they’re getting into.”
Another added, “Messy messy. I love it.”
Does it surprise you that the Bella twins didn’t want their brother on The Bachelorette?
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
