Overview

• Paul announced the role on Sept. 10 during Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, becoming the first series lead not drawn from prior Bachelor seasons.
• ABC says her season is slated to air in 2026 after the show paused production earlier this year.
• The 31-year-old Utah-based mother of three says she will juggle co‑parenting during filming and is open to dating someone outside her faith.
• She will continue on Hulu’s cret Lives of MormonMormon Wives, with Season 3 premiering Nov. 13, as Disney extends cross‑platform casting that also placed two castmates on Dancing With the Stars.
• Coverage revisits her 2023 arrest, with differing reports on whether she pleaded guilty to aggravated assault or had the charges dropped, keeping the case a point of public scrutiny.