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Taylor Frankie Paul, from "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," is the next "Bachelorette."
This is the first time the lead will come from outside of "The Bachelor" franchise.
The new season of "The Bachelorette" is scheduled to debut sometime in 2026.
The "Bachelorette" is no longer a Floridian. Instead, it's a familiar face from a different reality show. This will be the first time that the "Bachelorette" comes from outside of "The Bachelor" franchise.
Miami resident Jenn Tran held the title last year, and the show took a brief hiatus , with fans wondering if the "Bachelor" spinoff would return at all. But on Sept. 10, ABC revealed the newest lead of the Bachelor franchise: Taylor Frankie Paul of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" fame.
The Utah-based inf