Overview
- ABC aired the one‑off special, The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose, directly after the Oscars on March 15, with on‑demand streaming now on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
- About 18 former Bachelorette leads joined Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos for a relaxed welcome and advice session at the mansion.
- Taylor Frankie Paul, 31, enters as the first lead selected from outside the franchise, known for MomTok, Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and being a mother of three.
- A season teaser shows Paul reclaiming roses and confronting a contestant over an alleged pre‑show hookup, hinting at deviations from the traditional playbook.
- Season 22 debuts March 22 on ABC with next‑day streaming on Hulu, as TMZ and People report a paused production and ongoing investigation involving Paul on her Hulu series that ABC has not addressed.