Members of Bachelor Nation appear ready to give a rose to the newest addition to the franchise.

Fans of the long-running reality dating franchise expressed shock — and enthusiasm — after ABC announced Wednesday that Taylor Frankie Paul, a reality TV star from “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” would be the next lead of “The Bachelorette.”

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The news came seven months after the network put the show, a spinoff of “The Bachelor,” on pause. Many viewers considered the show’s most recent, 21st season a disaster after Jenn Tran, the franchise’s first Asian American lead, experienced a devastating end to her love story.

The network’s decision to cast Paul is likely ABC’s attempt to bring more eyes to a show that has been sag

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