Jesse Palmer Compares Hosting Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette Season to Being a Surgeon on Call

WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT THE BACHELORETTE SEASON 22!The 22nd season of The Bachelorette, featuring Taylor Frankie Paul, is set to debut on Sunday, March 22. Jesse Palmer, the show’s host, shared insights into the challenges and excitement of working with such a distinctive lead. Taylor, at 31, is an influencer and single mother of three, known for her role in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. She breaks new ground as the first Bachelorette not to have appeared in a prior season of The Bachelor.

On September 10, 2025, Taylor was unveiled as the leading lady for this season during Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast. The journey to find love commenced on October 26, 2025, as Taylor embarked on this televised adventure alongside 22 hopeful men. The cameras stopped rolling on December 19, 2025, wrapping up the season’s filming.

In a conversation with Extra, shared on Instagram, Jesse expressed that Taylor’s season was unlike any he had hosted before. Her unique background, being outside of the typical franchise mold, meant she often defied the usual expectations and scripted norms of the show.

The Bachelorette Season 22 Host Jesse Palmer Has Never Experienced Anything Like Taylor Frankie Paul’s Season

In an interview with Extra shared via Instagram, Jesse shared that he’s never experienced anything like Taylor’s season in all of the years that he’s been the host of the franchise. This is because, as someone from outside of the franchise, Taylor didn’t follow the traditional rules of the show.

Jesse explained, “I’m still trying to wrap my head around the season to be honest, because it’s unlike anything I’ve been a part of as a host yet. I think part of the greatness of having Taylor as our Bachelorette was that she’s not from our world. She does have TV experience. Obviously, she’s filming Secret Lives, and she has this incredible social following. But she doesn’t really fully understand the rhythm and the construct and the format and the beats of our show.”

Taylor Kept Jesse On His Toes During The Bachelorette Season 22

Jesse went on to say that Taylor’s outspoken personality affected the way that she behaved as the Bachelorette, which meant that he had to be prepared for anything as the host. Jesse shared, “Taylor is someone we know that is gonna say what’s on her mind, and she’s gonna do whatever she wants to do at any given moment.”

Jesse continued, “And so, as a host, I really had to be on my toes because she could offer up a rose at any given moment. She could take away a rose at any given moment, and you just sort of … it’s like you’re a surgeon on call. You just have to be ready to fly in there whenever Taylor needed you. So, there’s going to be so many twists and turns and never-before-seen moments. I know for sure.”

Jesse Says Taylor’s Bachelorette Season Is The Most Dramatic Ever

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Although he’s said it many times before, Jesse declared that Taylor’s Bachelorette season is the most dramatic ever, with plenty of twists, turns, and tears. He said, “I can confidently say, at least in the five years I’ve been hosting the show, it’s never been more dramatic than this. It’s a lot of tears for sure. It’s a lot of tears. It’s just a lot of emotion in a lot of different ways. And just a ton of surprises.”

The Bachelorette is going in a completely different direction by casting Taylor as the lead of the show, someone who hasn’t already been through the process on The Bachelor. However, from Jesse’s comments, it seems that this might be exactly what the show needed. After over two decades on the air and 21 seasons, The Bachelorette needed a refresh, and Taylor seems to have breathed new life into it. Hopefully, Jesse is right, and it really will be the most dramatic season ever.

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Release Date

January 8, 2003

Network

ABC

Showrunner

Mike Fleiss

Directors

Mike Fleiss

Writers

Elan Gale