Following the exit of longtime host, Chris Harrison, Bristowe and Adams stepped in for the current season of TheBachelorette starring Katie Thurston. It's just been confirmed by ABC and Warner Bros. Television that the two of them will be hosting Michelle Young's season as well.
Adams was originally on Colton Underwood's season in 2019, then appeared on Bachelor in Paradise that summer, and then took over for Clare Crawley on season 16 of The Bachelorette. Bristowe was on Chris Soules' season of The Bachelorand then became the Bachelorette for the 2015 season. Since they were both former Bachelorettes themselves, they know what the process is like for the contestants on the show now. Viewers also seemed to be happy with them as hosts.
According to Variety, Tayshia and Kaitlyn both signed contracts that had options to go on for multiple years, which also means that the network has yet to decide on a permanent replacement for Harrison.
The official Instagram for The Bachelorette posted a congratulatory photo announcing the news with fans of the show commenting to display their shared excitement,
Before the men told all, the episode took us back to New Mexico, where contestant Michael gave bachelorette Katie Thurston some shocking news.
In an emotional scene, Michael informed Katie that he would be leaving the show to spend time with his son. Before the scene, Michael shared a teary FaceTime call with his young son and expressed his guilt over being away from him to be on the show. When confronted with the news, Katie was understandably emotional and admitted that she saw herself going to the end with Michael. The conversation concluded with Michael giving Katie a stopwatch and telling her he wished he had more time to spend with her but reiterating his need to return home.
1. Michael Departs
It's hard to unpack all of the drama that unfolded when the rejected men and Katie reunited last night, so here are a couple of highlights.
Connor, who was sent home Week 6, got a chance to redeem himself during last night's episode when he was put on the spot by hosts Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe.
After being pressed about his kissing abilities, Connor admitted to talking to his ex about his skills and explaining that he was a good kisser, but the spark with bachelorette Katie just was not there. In a surprise moment, a woman from the audience interjected and assured Connor that she thought he was a good kisser. A shocked crowd looked on as Connor and the audience member shared a steamy kiss.
2. Connor Redeems Himself
Another episode highpoint occurred when Andrew sat down to talk about on his experience on The Bachelorette.
In the interview, Andrew opened up about the heartbreak of things not working out, his conversation with Katie regarding interracial relationships, and his hope to find love in the future.
3. Andrew's Interview
The episode concluded with Katie reuniting with the men for the first time since she sent them home and a montage of the season's best bloopers.
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Preview for next week...
See what happens when Katie visits the men's hometowns next Monday at 8 p.m. on The Bachelorette.
The new season of the Bachelorette with Katie Thurston is quickly heating up. On Monday's episode there was a lot of drama, and we are here to unpack it!
The beginning segment on this week's episode was the first group date of the season. The men were greeted by a pop quiz on sex, given by Heather McDonald, that was supposed to help Thurston find her greatest lover. One of the contestants, Mike is a virgin which meant this quiz didn't go over too well for him. The next part of the date was that the men were asked to put together an act displaying why they are the "greatest lover of all time".
The most notable acts came from Connor B., Karl, and Mike. Connor, who seems to be one of Thurston's early favorites, played a song on guitar. Karl talked for an extended amount of time about what he thinks Katie wants from a lover. It went on for way too long. Then Mike had Katie come and join him on stage where he revealed that he is a virgin to her and the "live audience", which was just the rest of the contestants and the hosts, Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe. This meant a lot to Thurston and she gave him the title of "greatest lover of all time" and explained,
"Mike acknowledged that he knows exactly who I am... For him to choose to be here for me, knowing who I am, how I am- that's probably what, like, hit me the most."
To end the night, Thomas received the group date rose after heavily making out with Katie. The runners up were of course Mike and Connor B.
Next, we saw a one-on-one date with Greg, who also got the first impression rose in last week's episode. For the date, the two of them went fake camping, which Katie told him reminded her a lot of her father who passed away in 2012 since they used to do activities like that together. So far, it seems like Katie really likes Greg, and they appeared to have had a great time on the date.
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Then they went to dinner, where Greg opened up about how he had also lost his father. Katie showed her appreciation for him telling her the information by giving him the rose.
The final date of the episode, was another group date. The men had to wrestle each other in mud to establish who was the winner of extra time with Katie. The biggest information we got from this date was that Cody and Aaron had some type of drama with each other. Katie could tell by the way the two of them were wrestling, it seemed like there was real anger behind the fighting. It was revealed that the two of them knew each other from back home, and Aaron claimed that Cody wasn't on the show for the right reasons. Aaron ended up winning, so he told Katie more about how he didn't like Cody.
Katie confronted Cody with this information at the cocktail party after the group date. Cody tried to deny what Aaron had said, but Katie didn't feel like he was genuine, so she sent him home.
Andrew got the group date rose after opening up to Katie about how his mother did everything for her children and always fought through adversity.
Finally, the rose ceremony was about to begin, but first Katie wanted to tell the other men who weren't on the last group date about her sending Cody home. When Karl heard this, he felt that there were other men who weren't there for the right reasons. He went and told Katie this with no real evidence to back his claims up, leaving her confused, and the other guys as well.
Next week we will find out what happens, as the drama will continue.
The Indian-American families of Family Karma are facing unique and individualized challenges in season two.
"Season one was lonely, because I'm the only single cast member. I think you're going to see new friendships and you're going to see storylines from season one really develop. You got to know who we are as people in season one, but in season two, we dig deeper and there's a lot of progression," Anisha Ramakrishna said.
You can catch the season two premiere of Family Karma June 2nd on Bravo.
ABC's hit relationship show is returning with new leading lady, Katie Thurston, along with 30 new suitors.
Not only are the contestants new... so are the hosts!
With Chris Harrison stepping down after his controversial comments last season, ABC replaced the host with Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams.
"As a whole, it's great to have representation of everybody. I think in all of those areas, it's great to expand on it. I love both of them, they're hilarious," Lauren Burnham Luyendyk said.
The reality star partnered with Schick Intuition razors to send three new moms a "Mommy Shower" in a box — self-care products like bath salts, candles and delicious treats. While many mothers couldn't experience baby showers this past year, these special packages reminded first-time moms to celebrate the moment.
"Being pregnant during COVID is very stressful. I don't get to see my family and that's something I could relate to the moms that I got to chat with during my Schick Intuition campaign. They've always been a brand that cares about women. We wanted to send them a little love!"
Catch all the drama, starting Monday, June 7th, on ABC.
