Greg Grippo’s Uncle Responds To ‘Bachelor’ Rumors

The Bachelorette’s Greg Grippo was a fan-favorite for the higher a part of Katie Thurston’s season, however it all came crumbling down after his hometown date. Within the Aug. 2 episode, the 28-year-old advertising and marketing gross sales consultant stormed off the present after declaring his love for the Season 17 lead and receiving a lukewarm response. Regardless of his controversial exit, which prompted allegations of gaslighting and emotional manipulation, Actuality Steve claimed that Greg would doubtless be the subsequent Bachelor. His uncle, nevertheless, might have simply put these rumors to mattress.

Actuality Steve first tweeted that Greg would probably be the Season 26 lead on Aug. 19. “Been instructed it’s going to be Greg,” he wrote. “Clearly it’s by no means ‘official’ till ABC broadcasts it (at any time when which may be), however at this level I’d be very shocked if it’s not him.” In line with Cosmopolitan, it didn’t take lengthy for Bachelor Nation to uncover a reply from Greg’s uncle. “Properly then be ready to be shocked,” his uncle reportedly wrote in a sequence of tweets captured by the Instagram account @bachelornation.scoop. “You’re fallacious. They supplied it to Greg however he declined. They needed him. It will likely be Andrew.”

On Aug. 20, Us Weekly reported that Greg, Andrew Spencer, and Tyler Cameron were all in the running to be the present’s new lead. One insider instructed the journal that many individuals at ABC “thought they’re going to finish up selecting Tyler as a result of he simply bought out of a relationship [with Camila Kendra].” The supply additionally talked about the 28-year-old’s massive social media following and his “unhappy story together with his mother [Andrea] passing” as causes he could also be solid.

This isn’t the primary time the mannequin was thought of. On the Aug. 13 episode of BroBible’s “Infinite Hustle” podcast, Cameron stated that he turned down an offer to be the Bachelor after getting his coronary heart damaged on Season 15 of The Bachelorette. “I made the joke earlier than happening the present with my buddies that I’m going to get second and grow to be the Bachelor,” he recalled. “It occurred. I bought second and I bought supplied it, however I used to be like, ‘Nah, this isn’t my world.’”

Whereas it stays unknown who the subsequent Bachelor can be, producer Mike Fleiss has been teasing Bachelor Nation with extraordinarily obscure tweets. After tweeting that no decision had been made on Aug. 19, Fleiss made it clear the next day that the community formally made its choice. “Our casting selection to your subsequent #TheBachelor will unite #BachelorNation and clear up all the world’s issues,” he tweeted. In a separate tweet on Aug. 22, Fleiss wrote that “the most important qualification is sincerity.”

Though it appears like ABC went with a well-liked contestant and never somebody controversial, Fleiss tweeted on Aug. 17 that not everyone will be thrilled with the network’s decision. “All I can let you know proper now could be that #BachelorNation can be very joyful!” he wrote. “Properly, perhaps not everyone.” Us Weekly’s insider additionally instructed the journal that the community may undoubtedly select somebody that viewers have blended emotions about. “It’s not about whether or not followers just like the lead or not,” the supply stated. “It’s about who’s going to have individuals tune in and herald good rankings.”