Key takeaways:
- Reality Steve, a reliable Bachelor insider, has confirmed that Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette will air on ABC this summer, despite being initially canceled.
- The official announcement of the airing is expected to be made during Disney and ABC’s Upfront on May 12, where the network showcases its upcoming lineup of shows for the summer and fall.
- The decision to cancel Paul’s season was made by ABC after a video surfaced showing her allegedly assaulting her ex-boyfriend, leading to domestic violence investigations that did not result in charges being filed against her.
Taylor Frankie Paul‘s season of The Bachelorette may not be lost after all.
According to longtime Bachelor insider Reality Steve, the season will air this summer on ABC.
There has been no official word from the network just yet, but the blogger and podcaster has correctly spoiled numerous Bachelor, Bachelorette, and Bachelor in Paradise seasons beginning in 2009.
“According to my sources, it is going to air,” Reality Steve said in an Instagram video on Monday, May 4. “And not only that, it’s not getting dumped on a streamer. It’s gonna air on ABC this summer.”
He then speculated that the official announcement would be made during Disney and ABC’s Upfront on Thursday, May 12. Historically, the Upfront is used to showcase the network’s upcoming lineup of shows for the summer and fall.
” I don’t know what day it’s gonna air. I don’t know the details. I don’t know the date that it starts,” Reality Steve continued. ” But considering we now know there is going to be a Bachelor season that will probably film in September through November…I would think they’d want Taylor Frankie Paul’s season to be done airing by the time the next Bachelor season starts.”
Paul’s season was scheduled to premiere on Mar. 22. On Mar. 19, ABC pulled the plug on her season after TMZ released a never-before-seen video that appeared to show Paul assaulting her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen in 2023.
In a statement to TMZ, a Disney Entertainment spokesperson said, “In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family.”
The Draper and West Jordan police departments in Utah also opened separate domestic violence investigations regarding alleged altercations between Paul and Mortensen that occurred in February 2026.
In April, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced they declined to file charges against Paul for the alleged incidents.
