Taylor Frankie Paul, whose season of “The Bachelorette” was abandoned by ABC following a domestic violence incident involving her ex Dakota Mortensen, is jokingly throwing her hat in the ring for the upcoming season of “Bachelor” Sam Hartman.
Following the announcement of Hartman, 27, as the next leading man on season 30 of “The Bachelor,” Paul, 32, took to Instagram to hint that she might be interested in applying for a chance to receive her final rose.
In The Reel, Paul shared a scene from “Parks and Recreation” featuring Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) typing on a computer. The screen displayed what appeared to be Paul’s application for the reality TV series.
When asked, “What do you think would set you apart from other women?” » the app showed Paul’s response: “Ahhh, I was the first Bachelorette in history to be on hold.”
Swanson then threw the computer in a dumpster. Paul captioned the video: “I chose to be bold 🌹.”
Paul also joined in on the conversation in the comments section of Bachelor Nation’s Instagram announcement, writing, “Dang, sign me up 😍.”
Hartman, a former Washington Commanders quarterback, was announced Friday as the next “Bachelor.”
“I’m excited, but also very nervous,” he said during an appearance on “Good Morning America.” “I’m having trouble holding a conversation with a girl. Thirty years is going to be pretty hard.”
Meanwhile, Paul, best known for her appearance on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” was announced as the lead for season 22 of “The Bachelorette” last September.
However, ABC then pulled the plug on the season just days before its scheduled premiere after the release of a 2023 video showing Paul throwing metal bar stools at Mortensen while his daughter, Indy, was in the room.
The network told Page Six in a statement: “In light of the new video that was just released today, we have made the decision not to move forward with the new season of ‘The Bachelorette’ at this time, and our goal is to support the family.”
In March, a source told us that ABC could still potentially air the season, as the network would stand to lose between $50 million and $70 million if it chose not to continue with the series.
“ABC left a window (open) in their statement to bring (the show) back. They didn’t cancel it, they just paused it,” an industry insider said.
Paul, for her part, was still owed her six-figure salary, as she had fulfilled her contractual obligations by finishing filming the season.
Most recently, Paul announced she was stepping down from “SLOMW,” citing “bullying” from her castmates and ongoing custody battles with her children’s fathers.
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