{"id":471778,"date":"2026-02-11T01:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/471778\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T01:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:15:14","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-taylor-frankie-pauls-the-bachelorette-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/471778\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s The Bachelorette journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

When The Bachelorette<\/a> US returns in March, it\u2019s with a very familiar face at the helm: Taylor Frankie Paul<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After a string of failed romances, Taylor is ready to find love on the long-running dating show. She is, of course, best known as the breakout star of The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives<\/a> and #MomTok influencer, who shot to fame for exposing the Mormon \u2018soft swinging\u2019 scandal. <\/p>\n

So will it be happily ever after for the mum-of-three? Here\u2019s everything we know about her upcoming season of The Bachelorette US and how you can tune in.<\/p>\n

\"TaylorAfter shooting to fame on The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives, Taylor Frankie Paul is now on her journey to find love on The Bachelorette US. (Credit: Stan)<\/p>\n

Why was Taylor Frankie Paul chosen as The Bachelorette?<\/p>\n

In just three years, MomTok founder Taylor Frankie Paul has become a reality TV icon.<\/p>\n

Her candour about the \u2018soft swinging\u2019 scandal that ended her first marriage saw her quickly catch the attention of TV producers.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives was born. The reality show, following Taylor and her MomTok friends, became an instant ratings hit for Disney+.<\/p>\n

Her struggle to find lasting love over three seasons of the show saw the 31-year-old endear herself with audiences everywhere. Indeed, her tempestuous relationship with baby daddy Dakota Mortensen has been heavily featured.<\/p>\n

Her turn as The Bachelorette marks the first time someone not previously associated with the franchise has been chosen as the lead. It proves just how bankable and marketable she is.<\/p>\n

What was the public response to Taylor being cast as The Bachelorette?<\/p>\n

To say that public opinion was mixed when Taylor was announced as The Bachelorette is an understatement.<\/p>\n

While Secret Lives fans were thrilled, diehard Bachelor Nation fans weren\u2019t so happy. Taylor admits she was taken aback by some of the reactions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have our audience and fan base that are so supportive [from]\u00a0Secret Lives,\u201d she told The Hollywood Reporter. <\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know the extent of Bachelor Nation, I\u2019ll say. And their audience, they\u2019re [a] diehard fan base. For me, it was like,\u00a0\u2018Whoa!\u2019 I didn\u2019t really know, because I\u2019m not really into reality TV.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for what she would say to her detractors, she simply asks that they watch before judging her.<\/p>\n

\"MayciSeason 4 of The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives will follow Taylor as she juggles filming The Bachelorette with her reality show, alongside Mayci Neeley and Miranda McWhorter. (Credit: Disney\/Fred Hayes)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I will say is maybe tune in to make sure you\u2019re really getting a read on who and how I am,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause if you[\u2019ve] not really seen anything [I\u2019m in], then you maybe only know my news headlines, which maybe aren\u2019t the prettiest ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think maybe just give me a shot and see, and then at the end, if you\u2019re still like, \u2018Nah,\u2019 then that\u2019s up to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Known for being unfiltered, raw and brutally honest, Taylor admits she was concerned she\u2019d need to \u201cclean up my mouth\u201d for The Bachelorette! Ultimately, she decided she could only be herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s like, [I have to] be who I am \u2013 [it\u2019s a] take it or leave it kind of thing,\u201d she told THR. \u201cMaybe that is why I was chosen \u2013 to be who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe MomTok women support Whitney Leavitt at the opening night of Broadway musical Chicago, in which she stars as Roxie Hart. (Credit: Instagram)<\/p>\n

Will we see any behind the scenes of Taylor\u2019s Bachelorette journey on Mormon Wives?<\/p>\n

Yes! In a coup for fans of The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives, the show is expected to feature some fun BTS of Taylor filming The Bachelorette.<\/p>\n

Season 4 of The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives premieres Thursday March 12 on Disney+<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As we\u2019ve seen in some recent social media posts, Taylor\u2019s co-stars were incredibly supportive of her quest for love. Several women even appeared on the show to help her whittle down her suitors!<\/p>\n

Fellow cast members Whitney Leavitt and Jen Affleck\u2019s recent turns on US Dancing With The Stars<\/a> will also be shown.<\/p>\n

\"TaylorWhile her casting as The Bachelorette was met with mixed reviews, Secret Lives fans are rooting for the mum-of-three to get her happily ever after. (Credit: Stan)<\/p>\n

Did Taylor Frankie Paul find love on The Bachelorette?<\/p>\n

The social media star is a pro at keeping us guessing about whether her The Bachelorette experience resulted in love!<\/p>\n

On numerous occasions, she\u2019s teased a glimpse of a man in videos, but never enough to confirm whether he\u2019s her chosen suitor.<\/p>\n

Still, she says she is confident that she can find true love on the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do. I actually do,\u201d she told THR. \u201cWhen I open my heart, I can fall pretty fast.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if anyone were to [find love on the show], it would actually be me \u2026 So I may have a chance in this. I actually do think that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Where can I watch The Bachelorette US?<\/p>\n

In great news for Aussie fans, Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s season of The Bachelorette will air the same day as the US.<\/p>\n

You can catch all the action from Monday March 23, exclusively on Stan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Carolyn Hiblen has spent the best part of two decades working in the publishing industry, covering everything from entertainment and celebrity to film, TV, music, books, lifestyle and sport. After beginning her career at FOXTEL magazine, TV WEEK and OK!, she spent several years rubbing shoulders with A-listers in Hollywood (and writing about them for the Daily Mail!) before returning to Sydney and a stint as Entertainment Editor at New Idea. Coming full-circle, she became Deputy Editor and, subsequently, Editor-in-Chief of FOXTEL magazine before going freelance in 2024. When she\u2019s not binge-watching the latest It TV show \u2013 or chewing your ear off about it! \u2013 Carolyn has her head buried in good book or is listening to music (sometimes even at the same time!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When The Bachelorette US returns in March, it\u2019s with a very familiar face at the helm: Taylor Frankie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,69456,92020,427],"class_list":["post-471778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-the-bachelorette","tag-the-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}