Taylor Frankie Paul Teases Bachelorette Elimination Ahead of Premiere

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Taylor Frankie Paul isn’t giving her heart, or rose, to just anyone. 

The star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, who is currently filming season 22 of The Bachelorette as the lead, revealed she’s already eliminated one contestant before the rose ceremony.

Taylor, 31, explained in a November 12th interview with Jesse Palmer that she quickly shut down anyone trying to cause drama. She told Palmer she made it clear she wouldn’t tolerate people who weren’t genuinely interested in finding a relationship, saying, ‘I’m not here to waste your time, please don’t waste mine. If you’re here for the wrong reasons, you’re leaving.’

While the TikTok creator stands by her sudden choice, she mentioned that one other competitor was surprised by her firm stance.

Taylor recounted that someone told her she’d frightened him, and she admitted she was pleased to hear it. She also mentioned that her other potential partners have been great so far, making it difficult to narrow things down. She said they’ve all been kind and there’s been a real connection, which has made the process surprisingly exciting.

Even though she was eliminated early on, Taylor—who has two children, Indy, 8, and Ocean, 5, with her former partner Tate Paul, and a younger child, Ever, 18 months, with Dakota Mortensen—said the most difficult part of trying to find love on the show was having to send contestants home.

Honestly, watching her talk about it just gets me. It’s like, yeah, sending people home is brutal, she totally admitted that! And saying goodbye? So hard, she said. She’s actually away from her family for the first time ever, which is just… heartbreaking! But the coolest thing, the thing she loves most, is not knowing what’s going to happen next. It’s the mystery of it all, and it’s just… ugh, she’s amazing!

The reality star is confident she’ll find lasting love by the end of the season. “I really believe that’s going to happen,” she said, adding, “It’s a little nerve-wracking to say it out loud because you don’t want to end up hurt if the feelings aren’t reciprocated.”

Taylor recently shared a sneak peek of her upcoming season, set to launch on March 22, 2026. This follows her announcement in September that she’ll be a host on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast. Although she feels incredibly excited and says the opportunity is “surreal,” Taylor initially had some doubts about taking the job.

She described questioning whether she could realistically balance her ambitions with being a single mother. Despite her doubts, she ultimately decided she could make it work, believing that anyone can achieve their goals with enough determination.

As Taylor gives out her final roses, find out which couples from The Bachelor franchise are still together and thriving…

Status: Engaged

Spencer Conley, who made a good impression on Jenn Tran with his friendly personality on The Bachelorette, found a connection on season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise. In August 2025, he shared a post with Jess Edwards (who previously tried to win over Joey Graziadei on The Bachelor) hinting they were falling for each other—meaning they weren’t quite ready to say “I love you” yet—and jokingly declared he’d “already won.”

Okay, so I’m getting all the feels from Jess and Spencer! She recently shared how happy she is with him, and honestly, it’s adorable. They made a huge statement on the show – they chose each other over a $250,000 prize! Talk about prioritizing love! And the show surprised them with $190,000 anyway – how sweet is that? Jess said everything they’ve experienced together brought them to this perfect moment, and now she’s actually moving to Dallas to be with Spencer. It’s just a beautiful story of a couple choosing happiness, and I’m here for it!

Status: Dating

Bailey Taylor Brown declared on Instagram in August 2025 that her date with Jeremy Simon was the best first date she’d ever had, following their time on the tenth season of Paradise. But could it also be their last? Bailey, who originally competed for Grant Ellis’ affection, and Jeremy, who almost won over Jenn on The Bachelorette, managed to overcome their biggest fight yet when Bailey discovered Jeremy had hesitated about sending Susie Evans home.

Despite the drama, their connection grew stronger in Costa Rica. Though they were eliminated during the Bachelor in Paradise finale, they continued dating after the show. In fact, the show revealed they had already met each other’s families and were planning to move to the same city together.

Status: Dating

It looks like things are still going strong for Andrew Spencer (from Katie Thurston’s season of Paradise) and Alexe Godin (from Grant’s season)! Just six days after Andrew called Alexe “my love” on Instagram in August 2025, she returned the sweet sentiment, calling him “my darling.”

Even though they chose a relationship over the $250,000 prize on the Bachelor in Paradise finale, they still each went home with $125,000.

“This is incredible,” Alexe exclaimed. “I’m leaving with money, but more importantly, with love.”

The show then revealed that Alexe and Andrew are moving to Chicago together to build a life and a future based on that love.

Status: Dating

Kat and Dale faced a difficult situation during the Bachelor in Paradise finale when Sean McLaughlin claimed Kat had been secretly communicating with an ex-boyfriend through letters and a laptop. Kat, however, denied contacting him while on the show. She explained that she and her ex had still been in contact before coming on the show, as she hadn’t expected to find someone new.

Although Kat and Dale didn’t make it to the final rose ceremony, their relationship continued to grow. After the show, they traveled around the U.S. together and started making plans for the future, including moving closer to each other. Kat was originally on Zach Shallcross’ season of The Bachelor, and Dale was a contestant on Clare Crawley’s season.

Dale wrote under Kat’s August 2025 Instagram post that things were difficult at times, but they got through it together, and he wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.

Status: Just friends—for now 

After leaving season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise, Gary Levingston and Leslie Fhima (who was a finalist on Golden Bachelor) seemed optimistic about their future together, even sharing a video about creating new memories. However, Leslie, who once inspired musician Prince, isn’t certain she wants to pursue a romantic relationship with Gary.

She shared that she and Gary talk constantly. Appearing on Bachelor Happy Hour in August 2025, she described him as one of her closest friends – someone she can always turn to for support and advice. They really have each other’s backs and are always there for one another.

Even though they live almost 2,000 miles apart – she’s in Minnesota and he’s in California – she’s still optimistic about things. She explained that, for her, the most important part of any relationship, especially a romantic one, is building a friendship first. She wants to be with someone who is also her best friend as they get older.

Status: Just friends

Kim Buike, a frontrunner on Golden Bachelorette, connected with Faith Martin, who received the first impression rose from Gerry Turner. Though they didn’t find lasting love on season 10 of Paradise, they continued dating for a while, with Faith sharing a video on Instagram in August 2025 of Kim enjoying a date with her in Washington.

Ultimately, they decided they were better suited as friends.

“We still talk two or three times a week,” Faith revealed in a September 2025 Instagram video. “He lives about five and a half hours away, but we realized we weren’t in love and never actually fell for each other. We just had a good connection on the show.”

Grant met twenty-five women on the first night of The Bachelor, but ultimately chose Juliana Pasquarosa. Unfortunately, the couple broke up less than three months after their proposal was shown on television.

Grant announced on Instagram on June 13th that he and Juliana have decided to break up. He explained that they both tried their best and cared deeply for each other, but after careful consideration, they realized they weren’t compatible in the long run.

Joan Vassos, who was a contestant on the first season of The Golden Bachelor and left early, found love as The Golden Bachelorette. She got engaged to Chock Chapple during the show.

During the November 2024 finale of The Golden Bachelorette, Joan shared a hopeful message: ‘We’re proof that even later in life, there’s always hope.’ Just before Chock proposed in Bora Bora, she told him, ‘I’ve waited for this moment, in this beautiful place, to tell you that I love you, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you – waking up with you every morning and kissing you goodnight.’

During the finale of The Bachelorette season 21, it seemed like Jenn Tran, who previously appeared on The Bachelor, had found love with her final choice, Devin Strader. However, Jenn shared during the After the Final Rose episode in September 2024 that Devin distanced himself from her immediately after filming ended.

I seriously can’t even with him! One minute he was telling me he was head-over-heels, making all these huge declarations about how he felt, and then the very next day it was like I was talking to a stranger. He completely flipped and acted like none of it ever happened, like he never felt anything for me! It was awful. All those promises… everything he said he wanted to give me, all that love he swore was real… just vanished. It’s like he erased it all. I told Jesse Palmer all about it, and honestly, it still feels unreal.

The situation escalated when Devin posted a 13-minute video on Instagram explaining his perspective and taking responsibility for his actions. He also revealed details about the 15-minute phone call where he ended the relationship.

Honestly, it’s been so confusing following this. Jenn says he ended things over the phone back in August, but he tells it completely differently. He claims she was the one pressing him for answers, even as he was trying to tell her in person – that he wanted to do it face-to-face. It’s just… a lot of conflicting stories.

He said he’d been wanting to tell her face-to-face, but she pushed him to reveal it sooner than he’d planned. He felt like he didn’t have a choice.

Jenn then found love on Dancing With the Stars with her partner, Sasha Farber. They continued dating even after being eliminated from the show in October 2024, but ultimately broke up in 2025.

Greg Grippo, who appeared on Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette, started dating Victoria Fuller from Bachelor in Paradise in November 2022. They announced their relationship on the season eight finale of Bachelor in Paradise, but Greg shared in April 2024 that they had broken up.

Before revealing their relationship on the season finale of Bachelor in Paradise, Victoria Fuller and Greg Grippo had already broken up with their respective partners. Victoria had ended her engagement with fellow cast member Johnny DePhillipo.

Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist got engaged in November 2023 at the end of the first season of The Golden Bachelor and were married in a televised ceremony in January 2024. They are now divorced.

However, three months after their nuptials, the couple announced that they were breaking up.

In an appearance on Good Morning America in April 2024, Gerry and Theresa announced they’ve decided to get a divorce. They explained they had many honest conversations and carefully considered their future together before reaching this mutual decision.

They reached a divorce settlement in June 2024, according to court records reviewed by TopMob News.

In April 2025, Gerry shared on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast that he was seeing someone and things were progressing nicely.

Tennis star Joey has found love! After dating 32 women, he proposed to project manager Kelsey Anderson during the March 2024 season finale. He told Kelsey, “I can’t wait another minute to tell you that I love you,” and shared that her energy makes him incredibly happy – something he’s never felt before. Joey also expressed that meeting Kelsey showed him just how wonderful his life could be, and he’s excited to build a future with her.

As a huge fan, I was so excited when John Henry Spurlock, from Charity Lawson’s season, and Kat Izzo, who competed for Zach Shallcross, finally connected on Bachelor in Paradise! It took a little while, but their connection felt real. I remember John Henry surprising Kat with a beautiful Neil Lane diamond – he told her he was following his heart and that she was everything he was looking for. Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be. Just after the finale, they announced they were breaking up because their careers were heading in different directions. They did say they were thankful for all the support from family, friends, and everyone in Bachelor Nation, which was nice to see, even though I was disappointed it didn’t work out.

Eliza Isichei, who previously dated Clayton Echard, is engaged! Despite being hesitant about finding love again after her time on Paradise, she happily said yes when Aaron Bryant proposed by the ocean. She was especially touched that Aaron asked her mother for her blessing, admitting she was so emotional she couldn’t control what she said.

However, the couple revealed in December 2023 that they’ve decided to end their engagement. They shared that while it was difficult to watch their relationship unfold on TV, they are parting ways amicably with positivity and respect for each other.

Despite previously wishing boyfriend Aven Jones had proposed with a grand gesture – something he seemed ready to do on The Bachelorette with Rachel Recchia – Kylee Russell accepted his proposal on Paradise to try and make their relationship work. While she’d already picked out an engagement dress, she felt she had to follow her heart, believing that love requires taking chances.

However, just two days after the show’s finale aired in December 2023, Kylee announced on social media that the relationship had ended due to Aven’s infidelity. Aven later apologized, admitting he’d made significant mistakes and hurt Kylee.

Charity Lawson is thrilled with how her season of The Bachelorette ended! She hinted to TopMob News that things were going well, but her August 2023 finale was even more exciting than she let on. Dotun Olubeko, an integrative medicine specialist, proposed to Charity, a child and family therapist, getting down on one knee and calling their love “perfect.” He asked her to marry him and make their relationship a reality.

Although they’re planning a wedding for 2025 or 2026, Charity will first be showing off her moves on Dancing With the Stars. Dotun surprised her with the news on The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose, saying he knew how much she loved to dance and that he was excited for her to take on this amazing opportunity.

 

Zach Shallcross proposed to Kaity Biggar at the end of season 27 in March 2023, despite some challenges along the way. He told her, “I am so in love with you. You are my world. The love I feel for you is something I could have never imagined.” By July 2023, the couple, who are based in Texas, had taken another step forward in their relationship, announcing on Instagram that they had become roommates.

Kaity and her partner got married on May 23, 2025, in a small, intimate chapel ceremony. They had originally envisioned a bigger wedding, but Kaity realized it wasn’t necessary. As she shared on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast in June 2025, she felt the most important thing was to focus on their love and connection, and she’d gotten too caught up in the minor details.

Oh my gosh, you guys, the details! It turns out the aunt who pushed Kaity to go after Zach actually found the chapel where they got married – it’s near Austin! Kaity said it was absolutely perfect, and honestly, it WAS. It was like something out of a fairytale, and knowing her aunt helped make it happen just makes the whole thing even sweeter! I’m seriously obsessed with how thoughtful that was.

Danielle Maltby and Michael Allio, who seemed like a promising couple after meeting on Bachelor in Paradise, have broken up. Both had difficult pasts – Danielle lost her fiancé to a drug overdose, and Michael is a single dad raising his son James after the loss of his wife. After a year of Danielle moving to Ohio to be with Michael, he confirmed their split on a podcast. He explained that while they loved each other, they weren’t compatible, and he was grieving the loss of both the relationship and the future they had planned together.

Brandon Jones proposed to Serene Russell on season seven of Paradise, declaring his love would last “until the end of time.” Sadly, their relationship didn’t last. Five months after getting engaged on the show, the couple announced their split in a May 2023 Instagram post. They explained that trying to work through their issues privately had been difficult due to the public attention, and acknowledged the split was painful despite their strong feelings for each other. They asked for privacy and kindness during this difficult time. Brandon was previously a runner-up on Michelle Young’s season, while Serene had dated Clayton Echard.

Pilot Rachel and contractor Tino Franco ended their engagement after he kissed someone else while their season of the show was still broadcasting. Tino later admitted on the Viall Files podcast that he deeply regrets his actions. He said he feels ashamed and wishes he could have handled the situation differently, adding that it continues to bother him.

Susie Evans and Clayton Echard’s relationship, which played out on The Bachelor in 2022, had a complicated journey. After Susie initially turned Clayton down in the finale, they briefly reconnected, but ultimately broke up six months later. Susie has explained that while they shared happy times, she wasn’t truly happy and felt she wasn’t living her best life. In a blog post, she noted that those close to her could see she was losing her spark and wasn’t thriving.

Susie then dated Justin Glaze from Bachelor Nation, but they ended their relationship in August 2024.

Michelle, an elementary school teacher from Minnesota, accepted a proposal from Nayte Olukoya, a sales executive from Texas, on the show and received a $200,000 check towards a future home. However, the couple ultimately split just six months after the season finale aired in December 2021, realizing they lacked a strong foundation. Nayte later admitted on The Viall Files that their relationship was filled with arguments and a lack of connection, and that breaking up without an in-person conversation was a mistake. Michelle began dating Jack Leius in 2023 and they became engaged the following year, getting married in Minnesota in June 2025.

Fans were really rooting for Maurissa Gunn and Riley Christian as a couple, picturing a happy future together. However, the couple from season seven of BIP only lasted a few months. In a joint statement released in January 2022, Maurissa (who previously dated Peter Weber) and Riley (known from Tayshia Adams’ season) announced they were breaking up. They explained that they both needed to focus on personal growth and hadn’t anticipated this outcome.

Status: Split

The first same-sex couple from Bachelor in Paradise got engaged on season six, but they announced their breakup in 2019 on Halloween.

We’ve always cared deeply for each other, and making the best decision for both of us has always been our priority. With love and sadness, we’ve decided to separate so we can both focus on growing as individuals. This is what we believe is best for our future and for our well-being right now, as shared in a joint statement.

Despite a breakup during season seven of Bachelor in Paradise, Noah Erb and Abigail Heringer realized they were meant to be together. The couple, who first competed for the hearts of Tayshia and Matt James respectively, initially settled in San Diego before recently buying a house in Noah’s hometown of Tulsa. Abigail announced the exciting news on Instagram in July 2023, saying they were entering their “Chip and Joanna Gaines era!” Noah proposed to Abigail in San Diego in August 2023, and they are now planning their wedding and starting a new chapter in Tulsa.

Serena Pitt and Joe Amabile, who first connected on reality TV, secretly tied the knot in October 2022! The couple – Serena was a finalist on Matt James’ season of The Bachelor and Joe, a grocery store owner from Chicago, appeared on Bachelor in Paradise – decided to have a small ceremony at City Hall in New York City about a year after getting engaged. They’re still planning a larger wedding for September 2023. Serena, who now co-hosts the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast with Joe, shared the news with a playful message: ‘We are still having a wedding this September but who doesn’t want to get married twice!’

As a lifestyle expert, I always love seeing genuine connections blossom! Remember Mari and Kenny from Paradise? Well, their story is still going strong! Kenny completely swept Mari off her feet – he famously told her he was head-over-heels in love as he proposed with a gorgeous Neil Lane diamond. After hitting it off on the show, Mari, who originally captured Matt’s heart, relocated to Chicago to build a life with Kenny. They solidified their bond with matching tattoos during a romantic trip to the Bahamas, and in November 2023, they said ‘I do’ in a beautiful, intimate oceanfront ceremony in Puerto Rico with 65 guests. It’s so lovely to see a couple continue to celebrate their love in such meaningful ways!

Status: Married

Becca, who previously starred on The Bachelorette, and Thomas Jacobs first connected on season seven of Bachelor in Paradise in 2021. They briefly broke up during filming but got back together after the show ended.

In May 2022, they announced their engagement, revealing that Becca was the one who proposed. She told TopMob News she hoped their decision would encourage others to break with tradition. Thomas returned the gesture by proposing to her in October of the same year. In September 2023, they welcomed their son, Benson, with Becca sharing on Instagram that she was overwhelmed with love for him.

Just weeks after Benson’s birth, the couple had a surprise wedding ceremony on October 13th.

Status: Split

In the 2021 finale of The Bachelorette, Katie got engaged to Blake Moynes. They first admitted their feelings for each other during a memorable overnight date that included paintball, a relaxing soak in a cowboy tub, and a romantic conversation under the stars.

Oh my gosh, it was the sweetest thing ever! Blake got down on one knee and told Katie she deserved everything – seriously, the world! – and that he couldn’t wait to be there for her, to support her, every single day from now on. I was practically crying, it was so perfect!

Just three months after getting engaged, the couple announced they were breaking up. In similar statements, they shared that while they cherished their time together this past year, they realized they weren’t suited for a long-term relationship and believed it was best for both of them to go their separate ways. She has since married comedian Jeff Arcuri.

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