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In anticipation of Taylor Frankie Paul‘s upcoming season 22 of The Bachelorette, nearly all past leads came together for a special reunion. However, a few notable Bachelorettes were absent but still sent their well-wishes through heartfelt virtual messages.
“Some couldn’t join us today, but I have something to share with you,” Trista Sutter informed Taylor during The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose, which aired on Sunday, March 15. She then played some clips on her phone.
“Hi Taylor, Jillian Harris here. I’m thrilled for your journey,” said Jillian Harris, the star of season 5. “Here’s a tip: I skipped shaving my legs on my first date, and we ended up at a pool party. I found myself on Jason Mesnick’s shoulders with unshaven legs. So, make sure to shave and savor every moment. Sending love from Canada!”
With a laugh, Trista watched as Taylor blushed and smiled. “Hi Taylor, it’s Jenn. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there with you today,” said Jenn Tran, season 21’s lead, with the Eiffel Tower serving as her backdrop. “I’m thrilled for you. It was during the toughest times that I learned the most about myself. Trust your heart, even if it sounds cliché.”
Taylor Frankie Paul is set to embark on her Bachelorette adventure with enthusiastic support from numerous former stars. Eighteen alumni from the beloved reality series will gather for The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose, broadcast on ABC and Hulu on Sunday, March 15, just a week prior to the premiere of Taylor’s season 22. “It was incredible,” Joan remarked. […]
Trista and 17 former leads — Meredith Phillips, DeAnna Pappas, Ali Fedotowsky-Manno, Ashley Hebert-Rosenbaum, Emily Maynard-Johnson, Desiree Siegfried, Andi Dorfman-Hart, Kaitlyn Bristowe, JoJo Fletcher, Rachel Lindsay, Becca Kufrin, Hannah Brown-Woolard, Tayshia Adams, Katie Thurston, Rachel Recchia, Charity Lawson and Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos — surprised Taylor in the Bachelor Mansion the night of her first rose ceremony.
The group fittingly showed up in matching red, monogrammed sweat sets, which Kaitlyn explained it is because they know “Taylor likes her sweatpants.”
“I’m so excited to welcome her into the sisterhood of The Bachelorette,” Trista said in a confessional. “I’m here with Kaitlyn, Rachel and Ashley and DeAnna and Desiree. Joan is here. We’ve got almost all of us.”
Jen Schefft (season 3), Clare Crawley (season 16), Michelle Young (season 18) and Gabby Windey (season 19) were seemingly absent. Ahead of the reunion, Clare explained why she decided to skip returning to the iconic mansion.
Former Bachelorettes Trista Sutter, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Rachel Lindsay and more have reunited for a fun get together. The reality stars, who each found fame as the leading ladies on their respective Bachelorette seasons, appeared in each other’s social media accounts on Thursday, November 20. Trista, who led the inaugural season of The Bachelorette when it […]
“I was super sick. The producers asked me to come, and I thought about it since it would be nice to see all the ladies,” Clare said in a February Instagram Story, explaining that she changed her mind after allegedly being told “to rehash things from six years ago.” She added, “Hard pass.”
Joan, meanwhile, exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2024 that the reunion was “crazy.”
“It was like, ‘Oh my God.’ I feel like I know them, like, I’ve watched all their seasons, but never met so many of them in person. I’m hopeful for Taylor. She is a genuinely nice human who is unapologetically herself,” Joan said, noting that most of the Bachelorettes are part of a group chat together. “It centers around life events, like, somebody’s pregnant, somebody’s getting married, ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ — just what you send to your close friends. You have this group of people that have done this weird thing that you’ve done. It’s a unique group.”
The Bachelorette season 22 premieres on ABC Sunday, March 22, at 8 p.m. ET and streams the next day on Hulu.