Overview
- Photos published December 17 by spoiler blogger Reality Steve show Mortensen in St. Lucia where The Bachelorette finale is being filmed.
- The sighting follows his December 16 Instagram carousel from Los Angeles featuring two dinner plates, a clip of a blonde briefly in frame, his face covered by long blond hair, and a photo of a manicured hand with chopsticks captioned "LA tings."
- SLOMW cast member Jordan Ngatikaura commented "soft launch?" on the post, and Emma Shippen replied "Who is she!!" as fans linked her to the mystery woman.
- Mortensen appeared in a TikTok with the woman fans identified as Shippen and commented on another of her TikToks, writing "Pretending this is about me."
- Taylor Frankie Paul is filming the show's finale and has said her relationship with Mortensen is over, while a castmate’s claim they were still hooking up before filming remains unverified.