Harrison had been on hiatus starting in February after garnering backlash over an interview where he defended Rachel Kirkconnell the frontrunner of the then-airing historic season of
The Bachelor with first Black Bachelor Matt James when racially offensive behavior in her past resurfaced. Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe were later announced as his replacements on Katie Thurston’s season of
The Bachelorette, which premiered on Monday night. Throughout those weeks of uncertainty, Harrison’s future with the franchise regarding
Bachelor in Paradise, the fall season of
The Bachelorette with Michelle Young and beyond remained in limbo and under negotiation. (A host, or hosts, for Young’s season has yet to be announced.)
Bachelor Star Colton Underwood Comes Out as Gay I m the happiest and healthiest I ve ever been in my life, said the former ABC reality star when sharing the news on Good Morning America.
Colton Underwood returned to TV on Wednesday morning for a revealing interview. The former
Bachelor star, who led the 2019 season of the ABC reality dating franchise, said on
Good Morning America that he is gay. Obviously, this year has been a lot for a lot of people, and it s probably made a lot of people look themselves in the mirror and figure out who they are and what they ve been running from or what they ve been putting off in their lives. For me, I ve ran from myself for a long time; I ve hated myself for a long time. And, I m gay, he said during an exclusive sit-down with Robin Roberts for ABC News
Rachael Kirkconnell whose name has become synonymous with
The Bachelor’s racism scandal was the last woman standing in the franchise’s 25th season.
Kirkconnell was a clear frontrunner for this season’s star and first Black Bachelor Matt James from the start the two even expressing their love for one another throughout the show.
While viewers watched things heat up between the couple on screen, their love life took an unexpected turn in mid-February after a viral TikTok accused Kirkconnell of sharing posts pushing QAnon conspiracy theories and liking others containing the Confederate flag.
Unearthed pictures later appeared on Reddit, which showed
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Fraternity in Bachelor racism controversy makes return to Indiana State University Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star
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Indiana State University faculty members have passed a resolution saying they do not support the return of a fraternity that considers Robert E. Lee its spiritual founder to the Terre Haute campus.
That same fraternity, Kappa Alpha Order, is also at the center of a racial controversy that has consumed reality TV hit The Bachelor and led to the replacement of the show s longtime host.
In response, KAO says the faculty has mischaracterized its relationship to the Confederate general, and is infringing on the freedoms of its students.