{"id":25922,"date":"2021-06-08T15:58:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=25922"},"modified":"2021-06-08T15:58:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:58:05","slug":"the-bachelorette-tayshia-adam-kaitlyn-bristowes","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-bachelorette-tayshia-adam-kaitlyn-bristowes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Bachelorette&#8217; Is Back &amp; We Have A New Duo Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_25924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25924\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25924 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/06\/Untitled-design-44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Season 17 of &#8216;The Bachelorette&#8217; star, Katie Thurston, alongside Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe (Photo: ABC&#8217;s The Bachelor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Our guilty pleasure has returned and Mondays are once again a rose-filled affair, yet the show&#8217;s longest-running host isn\u2019t there. Season 17 of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/kim-kardashian-bachelorette-party-party-balmain-dress\/\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Bachelorette<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0kicked off with a new voice, literally. The franchise staple, <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/etsy-meghan-markle-effect\/\">Chris Harrison<\/a>, is no longer there to introduce what is always pegged to be the \u201c<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">craziest season yet.<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d Katie Thurston, our latest\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bachelorette, set<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0out on her journey to find \u201cthe one\u201d alongside her \u201cgirl gang.\u201d Tayshia Adams from last season and Kaitlyn Bristowe from the 2015 season \u2014 are guiding Thurston through her matchmaking journey. The 30-year-old marketing manager from Washington began her journey meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/cynthia-rowleys-daughter-kit-bachelor\/\">30 possible suitors<\/a>. With all the new changes afoot fans are enjoying Harrison\u2019s replacements on the popular dating show.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me when I hear Chris Harrison say \u201cGentlemen, this is the final rose this evening\u201d vs hearing Kaitlyn say \u201cGentlemen, this is the final rose this evening\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBachelorette?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#TheBachelorette<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R94q0fJqYD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/R94q0fJqYD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett S. Vergara (@BrettSVergara) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrettSVergara\/status\/1402080441960648704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1238137\/chris-harrison-is-stepping-aside-from-bachelor-franchise-after-excusing-historical-racism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison is \u201cstepping back\u201d<\/a> from the show after a controversy. During <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/03\/the-bachelor-season-finale-matt-james-1234715295\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt James\u2019s 2021 seaso<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/03\/the-bachelor-season-finale-matt-james-1234715295\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">n<\/a> of\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Bachelor<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Harrison defended James\u2019s top contestant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/tv\/a35521241\/matt-james-rachael-kirkconnell-racist-bachelor-controversy-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rachael Kirkconnell<\/a> after she had racially insensitive social media posts come to light. Kirkconnell\u2019s past \u2014 uncovered by fans \u2014 found out that she\u2019d \u201cliked\u201d a post of friends posing in front of a Confederate flag, shared an Instagram post whose language echoed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/what-is-qanon-what-we-know-about-the-conspiracy-theory-11597694801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">QAnon extremist ideology<\/a>, dressed in traditional\u00a0American Indian\u00a0garments, and attended an \u201cOld South\u201d antebellum-themed party in college in 2018. After apologizing for how he handled the revelations, Harrison announced he would step away from hosting the<em> Bachelor<\/em> shows, including this season of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em> and <em>Bachelor in Paradise<\/em>. In nearly 20 years of ABC\u2019s popular reality-dating shows, this is the first season without Harrison.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">James: *shows up in a box*<\/p>\n<p>Connor: *shows up in a cat costume*<\/p>\n<p>All the other 28 contestants:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBachelorette?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#TheBachelorette<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wQN3TVDCzS\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/wQN3TVDCzS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Diana Nosa (@NosaDiana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NosaDiana\/status\/1402074118825164800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The network\u2019s franchise received a surge of backlash before, during, and after James\u2019s seasons due to ongoing diversity issues. Former contestants on James\u2019s season and former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/rachel-lindsay-bachelorette-producers-casting-men-of-color-1234956009\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bachelorette<\/em> Rachel Lindsay<\/a> all spoke out about the show\u2019s inconsistencies. Nonetheless, viewers still tuned in last night to escape to <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bachelor Nation\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">where its latest adventure includes men in catsuits, virgins, and giant gift boxes. Whether you love to watch or\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">love<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to hate-watch, this new season of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em> sees a few changes. \u201cI wanted my experience to be true to myself and great for the men who were joining me as well as Bachelor Nation,\u201d Thurston tells\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/katie-thurston-bachelorette-season-17-chris-harrison-1234963884\/\"class=\"editor-rtfLink\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. \u201cAnd I think that was really taken into consideration and worked out. I expressed what I wanted with my journey, and I think I was listened to. As [viewers will see] with the first episode, it feels different. I have a great group of guys and I think Bachelor Nation is going to be really excited to watch that and see a change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29095,"featured_media":25923,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;The Bachelorette&#039; Is Back &amp; We Have A New Duo Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our guilty pleasure has returned and Mondays are once again a rose-filled affair, yet the show&#039;s longest-running host isn\u2019t there. 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