“The Bachelorette ”Season 22: Everything to Know About Taylor Frankie Paul's Journey to Find Love
“The Bachelorette ”Season 22: Everything to Know About Taylor Frankie Paul's Journey to Find Love
Emily Blackwood, Nicole PomaricoTue, March 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC
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'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star Taylor Frankie Paul is the new BacheloretteCredit: Michael Kirchoff/Disney -
On Sept. 10, Taylor Frankie Paul was announced as the next lead of The Bachelorette
Though ABC previously stated that the series was on hiatus, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star said she was approached after filming a parody audition video for TikTok
Paul's season of The Bachelorette will premiere on March 22
She may have gotten her start on MomTok, but now, Taylor Frankie Paul will also be known as a Bachelorette.
The reality star — who has been part of Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives since 2024 — announced in a Sept. 10 interview on Call Her Daddy that she was set to star in the upcoming season of ABC's The Bachelorette. The TikTok star told host Alex Cooper that the news still felt "surreal."
"It has not hit me right now in this moment," she said. "I'm just thinking about it, and it's not real. And it's not going to be until I think the limo is pulling up, you know? And meeting the people."
Her casting came months after ABC confirmed that The Bachelorette wouldn't air in July as it has for the past three seasons. Though fans expected The Bachelor to start filming next (as it typically runs in the spring and the winter), Paul teased that a silly, viral TikTok may have switched the lineup.
After her public divorce from Tate Paul in 2022 and on-and-off relationship with Dakota Mortensen, her followers suggested that she apply for the hit reality dating competition show. Rather than do that, Paul made a TikTok video in June 2025 with a viral Lindsay Lohan sound that poked fun at her own similar scandalous past. She wrote on top of the video: "Sending this in for my chance as the next bachelorette."
Here's everything to know about season 22 of The Bachelorette, starring Taylor Frankie Paul.
Who is season 22's Bachelorette?
Taylor Frankie PaulCredit: Cristian Lopez/Disney via Getty
Paul is about to be the one handing out roses. Her involvement on The Bachelorette was initially a joke on TikTok — one that she's not sure if the producers ever saw — and she was shocked when she got the invitation.
"I don't know if that got their attention," Paul told Cooper on Call Her Daddy. "It was mainly a joke to me ... then we had a meeting. I still didn't believe it until I got the invitation, 'Will you be our Bachelorette?' Same reaction, shaking, pacing back and forth. There's no way, no way."
Since 2024, Paul has starred in the hit Hulu reality series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives alongside her fellow MomTok group, who rose to fame on TikTok for their infamous soft-swinging scandal. She shares two kids, Indy May Paul and Ocean Paul, with her ex-husband, Tate, and a son with Mortensen named Ever True Mortensen.
Who is the host of The Bachelorette?
Jesse PalmerCredit: Christopher Willard/Disney via Getty
The host of season 22 of The Bachelorette has not been announced. However, former Bachelor star Jesse Palmer has hosted the series since 2021 and will likely continue his role.
Where was The Bachelorette season 22 filmed?
The Bachelor MansionCredit: Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times via Getty
ABC has not officially announced the filming locations for The Bachelorette season 22. However, Paul said on Call Her Daddy that her reservations about saying yes were tied to being away from her home in Utah.
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"I'm a co-parent," she told Cooper, while also confirming that she would still be a part of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. "I have two baby daddies not one, so I'm dealing with two different people, my children, my home base is here. Can I travel that long? Can I be gone that long?"
Parts of the series were filmed in Utah, according to Axios. In November 2025, the show filmed in Colorado, per The Denver Post.
Who are the contestants?
'The Bachelorette' season 19Credit: Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty
In February 2026, ABC announced the full lineup of contestants who will be competing for Paul's heart on The Bachelorette.
Among the contestants is Lana Del Rey's former fiancé, Clayton Johnson. The couple dated in 2020 and sources confirmed to PEOPLE that they were engaged that December, but it's not clear when they broke up.
Paul has already spoken publicly about what she's looking for in a partner.
"How you treat people is my no. 1," she said during an interview with Good Morning America. "Down to things like, someone in passing by, your neighbor or your server."
Paul also noted that her future husband doesn't have to be Mormon and said she's open to dating outside of her religion. She added that "learning about new religions and trying them" is something she's "always wanted to do."
As for dealbreakers, Paul told GMA that "kids are important" to her and that she needs someone who's "ready" to be involved with her three kids. And, seeing how social media is her "livelihood," she's not interested in a man who doesn't want to be in her videos.
When will The Bachelorette season 22 be released?
Taylor Frankie PaulCredit: Santiago Felipe/Getty
The Bachelorette season 22 will premiere on March 22, 2026, Paul announced in a video on the show's account.
Where can I watch The Bachelorette?
Charity Lawson and Dotun OlubekoCredit: Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty
The Bachelorette airs on ABC, with new episodes available to stream on Hulu the following day. Previous seasons of The Bachelorette are available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.
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