Forward Taylor Frankie Paulthe season is now cancelled, The Bachelorette Manufacturers were happy – but also wary – about changing the amount of control they gave to lead.
Runner Scott Teti spoke to him Vulture in a profile published on Friday, March 20, made before season 22 aired, states, “Let us [Taylor] he made his own decisions in terms of building, and sometimes that was a little scary because he was like, ‘What do you want to do?'”
Teti explained how it is common for leads to get out of hand.
“It gives the producers heartache, but it’s also very exciting because you don’t often give talent that freedom to do those things,” he continued. “There are moments like, Oh my God, what have you done?”
Season 22, which was due to premiere on Sunday, March 22, would have followed more than 20 suitors as they competed for Taylor’s heart. Her search for love came after her breakup with her lover Dakota Mortensen.
“What I’m looking forward to is meeting a few people outside my bubble – and even if there are a couple there, that’s fine – but I’m very happy to know different perspectives and new parts of myself,” the star of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives told Weekly in October 2025. – and you deal with other people’s feelings – and I really don’t like to hurt other people’s feelings, especially when you’re vulnerable and comfortable.”
Teti, meanwhile, admitted there were concerns behind Taylor, 31, and Dakota’s tumultuous relationship, which was documented. Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
“It’s always worrying how people will react to all those things. But I think if you look at what would make a really good story to tell, she’s one of those really good stories,” he added before sharing his first thoughts on Mormon Wives, “I saw, Oh my God, this girl is one of the most authentic TV stars I’ve ever seen. As we talked more, I realized that everything is not true. She’s coming out.”
Taylor will not be able to lead the franchise next season after news broke that he was involved in a domestic violence incident in February. The controversy that allegedly led to Hulu’s season 5 Secret Lives of Mormon Wives temporary placement.
“There’s more context to everything, and it’s unfortunate,” Taylor told us exclusively on Tuesday, March 17. “It’s been tough. And it’s not fun to be in this situation.”
The mother of three – who shares sons Ever, 2, with Dakota, 33, and daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5, with ex-husband Father Paul – he denied that this incident had anything to do with him as a parent.
“And the mother that I am, that’s something that I will always be strong in. I believe that I am a good mother and I have always treated my children well,” explained Taylor. “So the headlines right now are very hard to see because that’s not true.
Footage of the 2023 incident between Taylor and Dakota surfaced on Thursday, March 19. In the video, Taylor is seen throwing chairs at Dakota while her daughter cries in the background.
Said a spokesperson for Disney Entertainment Television Us On Thursday, “Due to the newly released video that surfaced today, we have made the decision not to continue with a new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and to focus on supporting the family.”
