New The Bachelorette star Taylor Frankie Paul has revealed her dealbreakers when it comes to dating.
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Taylor, a 31-year-old divorced mother of three and the creator of #MomTok in her Mormon community, will be handing out roses on The Bachelorette's 22nd season when it premieres in 2026.
"I can't do the class clown," Taylor reiterated.
"And am I attracted to that? Yes I am. I'm like, 'Ooh yeah,' because they're your vibe! They are high energy and I'm that way sometimes, but passive is what I've learned is best for me."
Taylor said while she wants to find a man with a "fun" personality, she hopes he will let her shine.
"[He'll say], 'Do your thing! Do your thing.' I'm one that cannot be controlled. It actually makes me worse -- or told what to do. That is something that I don't [tolerate]," Taylor explained.
"I'm all for advice or compromise; that I can do... For me, I've gone from one extreme to the other of being very passive and 'do your own thing' to doing everything together. When I found that, I was like, 'Oh my gosh, I love this! He wants to do everything with me.'"
But then Taylor confessed that being tied at the hip "becomes a lot" for her.
"And so I think I need someone in the middle," Taylor noted.
Taylor also said if she feels anxiety in bed with her partner, then she's "out." Taylor explained how "there's this peace" that comes with being with the right person.
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RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWAs for her other dealbreakers, Taylor said it won't be acceptable if her future husband refuses to be in her TikTok videos.
"That's my life! That's my job," Taylor said, adding how she needs a man who will support her influencing career.
"I do a lot of family vlogging and that's what I share with my kids, and I want him to be in my family. So if I have to blur out him, I'm like, 'Duh, I want to show him off!'"
Taylor -- who said she'd be fine with her partner having kids of his own -- also admitted it would be difficult to continue dating a man whom her mother hates.
"But if I fall in love with someone and [my parents] are not obsessed with him, it's not up to them. So, I hate to say it, but they're not the ones who end up with him," Taylor explained.
She went on to joke, "But obviously, looking at my past, maybe I should listen to my parents, too."
Taylor was married to Tate Paul from 2016 to 2022. When they were together, they welcomed two children: daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5.
Taylor previously 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 May 2022 divorce.
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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which premiered in 2023 on Hulu, featured the cheating scandal.
The show has also documented Taylor's first post-divorce relationship with Dakota Mortensen. Taylor and Dakota made their romance public in July 2022, and then they welcomed a son together, Ever True, in March 2024.
While The Bachelorette won't be returning until next year, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is set to release new episodes on November 13 on Hulu.
Two other stars from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Whitney Leavitt and Jen Affleck, are currently competing on Dancing with the Stars' 34th season on ABC and Disney+.
When Dancing with the Stars premiered its new season on September 16, Taylor was in the audience supporting her friends and co-stars.
The Bachelorette's official premiere date and cast of bachelors for Season 22 will be announced at a later date.
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