The Bachelor Season 26: Everything We Know So Far

The twenty sixth season of The Bachelor is upon us. 

In September, ABC introduced that Clayton Echard is the brand new Bachelor. It additionally introduced that Jesse Palmer will change Chris Harrison as host. 

Palmer was the Bachelor for the present’s fifth season in 2004, though he did not finish his season with the standard proposal. Since retiring from soccer in 2007, Palmer has appeared as an analyst on ESPN and host on varied exhibits on the Food Network and ABC. 

This is every thing else we learn about season 26 of The Bachelor:

Clayton Echard is the Bachelor. Spoiler! In a really unconventional selection, ABC went with Echard, a contestant from a Bachelorette season that does not air till October 19. (Echard is a contestant on Michelle Younger’s season.) Echard works in orthopedic gross sales, at the least till he turns into a full-time worker of the Bachelor Nation fam, and performed soccer on the College of Missouri, Columbia.

In keeping with Us Weekly, “Clayton stood out proper off the bat” and producers “needed to change issues up and go along with somebody new and somebody who hasn’t been within the highlight but.”

Jesse Palmer is changing Chris Harrison as host.  Former Giants participant, former Bachelor, and ESPN soccer analyst Jesse Palmer is changing unique host Chris Harrison after he stepped down. “For greater than 20 years, ‘The Bachelor’ has introduced the world dozens of unforgettable love tales, together with at one time, my very own,” Palmer stated in a press release. “Falling in love is considered one of life’s best items, and I’m humbled by the chance to return to the present as host this season to supply the most recent Bachelor recommendation gained from firsthand expertise and I’m grateful to play a small half in his journey.”

The Bachelor returns in 2022. ABC hasn’t introduced an official premiere date, however season 26 of The Bachelor is predicted to premiere in 2022. 

The season is filming proper now. Season 18 of The Bachelorette wrapped in September 2021, and The Bachelor went into manufacturing later that month. 

The mansion is again, child! After filming at varied resorts throughout the nation due to the coronavirus pandemic, the mansion is lastly again. Govt producer Mike Fleiss tweeted a photograph of the house on September 26 with the caption, “We’re again, child!!! Feels good…”. 

This put up will likely be up to date.