Charity Lawson has shared how she really feels about Taylor Frankie Paul starring on the upcoming season of The Bachelorette.
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Charity went on to explain why she has "mixed feelings" about The Bachelorette's 22nd season, which is set to premiere on Sunday, March 22 on ABC.
"I have mixed feelings for this reason: I know how difficult the show can be," Charity began.
Charity competed on The Bachelor's 27th season for Zach Shallcross' heart in 2023 and finished in fourth place after hometown dates. She then starred on The Bachelorette's 20th season that same year.
"And I say that because when I became Bachelorette, I felt like I was at the most healthiest point of time in my life, and even then, coming on the other side of it, I was like, 'Oh, this just put me through the wringer,'" Charity said.
Charity admitted that "in this moment and to this day" in 2026, she's "still adjusting" to what she had gone through on The Bachelor franchise.
"And so knowing Taylor Frankie's history and how she was on #MomTok, I just hope that she is surrounded by people who are going to really support her through this journey," Charity explained.
Not only does Taylor star on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on Hulu, but she's a social media influencer who started #MomTok, starring her fellow Mormon wives and friends, on TikTok.
"I obviously really want the best for her and I'm rooting for love," Charity noted.
"I'm hopeful that it can happen, because it definitely can, as we all know."
Although Charity got her heart broken on Zach's season, The Bachelorette certainly worked for her.
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"But I think [Taylor] is a good choice," Charity clarified.
"Obviously she has an insane fanbase and she has literally made waves in media, so I think it's going to be exciting, like, a rebrand, hopefully, of the franchise."
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Charity added, "I will be watching! I will be [seated] front and center!"
Charity also revealed that she's met Taylor and believes she is a "really chill" and "sweet" woman.
"I can tell that she's taking this serious," Charity concluded.
In addition to being a TV star and influencer, Taylor is a 31-year-old divorced mother of three kids.
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While Taylor has a huge number of supporters, many people are furious at ABC for choosing a woman who has "two baby daddies" and admitted to soft-swinging in her marriage.
Taylor married Tate Paul in 2016 and welcomed two kids together: daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5.
Taylor had admitted to violating the rules of the couple's soft-swinging arrangement by becoming more intimate with another man in their friend group, which led to their separation and eventual divorce in May 2022.
Taylor then dated Dakota Mortensen for more than two years. She and Dakota welcomed a son, Ever True, in March 2024.
Taylor and Dakota appeared to split in late 2024, although Taylor didn't confirm their breakup until earlier this year.
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Taylor also admitted on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast that she hooked up with Dakota, possibly more than once, after their relationship ended.
According to Taylor's mother Liann May, Taylor and Dakota are still in love. She even feared that Dakota was going to try to sabotage Taylor's The Bachelorette season while she was filming it late last year.
"To those of you asking that question [of why me?] trust me, I was right along there with you," Taylor said in a social media video shortly after ABC announced her The Bachelorette casting last year.
"All I can say is that I am beyond grateful for this opportunity. I think everything happens for a reason. I am someone who can handle criticism and backlash, trust me. If anyone can handle it, I'm one of them."
Taylor said, based on the comments she'd been reading online, she felt bad for people who are in similar situations.
"Single parents who are reading, you know, those things, like, 'Is that how people view us as single parents or someone with not a pretty past?' It made me feel for them," Taylor explained.
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But Taylor has insisted she's grown up a lot and plans to make wiser decisions in the future.
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