The Bachelorette Bombshell: Taylor Frankie Paul Takes the Lead!

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[{"selector":"#anim-03951b11-5711-4646-8dd7-a7e564fbf848 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.717649157460585%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Reality twist of the year! Taylor Frankie Paul — mom of 3 and Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star

[{"selector":"#anim-f0369115-60c1-4dd8-b003-640330a4d69f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.36094663246108%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Taylor dropped the bombshell during a wild chat with Alex Cooper. Her reaction?

[{"selector":"#anim-2e32b49e-d41f-4768-8bf3-aac363213cc3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.910714163813278%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Taylor rose to fame on TikTok's #MomTok before shaking up Hulu with Secret Lives of Mormon Wives .

[{"selector":"#anim-30de7c88-c90f-4316-8091-52c48f25c426 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.450426320606354%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] What started as a joke on TikTok became real life. “I got the invite, and I was shaking, pacing

[{"selector":"#anim-d0470b78-ac0e-4fad-9e37-0116447ed4ca [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.83991732443163%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Taylor asked herself: “Can I even do this?” Her answer: “If you want to, you can.”

[{"selector":"#anim-89c4ca48-e6f7-412d-9de3-8d808c223cf7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.635203951991905%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] She’s never been on The Bachelor . But ABC chose Taylor to lead The Bachelorette Season 22

[{"selector":"#anim-b8c11fff-fcec-4e04-9f69-cf59b0c1eecc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.694234790578513%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Taylor says her Hulu costars support her, but “you never know” what’s said in group chats.

[{"selector":"#anim-12d16870-6cb1-4463-81c9-eccfef9e8364 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.485022910922613%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Her messy MomTok breakup + “soft-swinging” revelations shocked the internet.

[{"selector":"#anim-13bba0c1-3c99-4b3f-ade6-01aa3231868a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.704545282849736%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Before the announcement, Alex Cooper posted a cake that read “Season 30” in blue

[{"selector":"#anim-32ee2a4f-44cb-4751-8f9c-2094e58240e7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.36094663246108%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] ABC postponed the summer season for the first time in years