The Bachelorette alum Tayshia Adams has hinted at a possible return as the show's co-host down the road.
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But former football player and Season 5 The Bachelor star Jesse Palmer announced on The Bachelor: After the Final Rose for Clayton Echard's season earlier this month that he will be by Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia's side for The Bachelorette 19.
Although Jesse has taken over the role of host, Tayshia, 31, told Us Weekly of her time off, "It's a pause."
Tayshia therefore suggested she may reprise her role as co-host -- or at least be open to the idea -- on the reality dating series in the future.
"I have to say, at least, that time really served me. It's taken up a lot of 'me time' for the last four years," Tayshia explained on Thursday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, according to the magazine. "I'm ready to just do the next thing."
Before signing on to co-host The Bachelorette last year, Tayshia competed for Colton Underwood's heart on The Bachelor's 23rd season and also starred on The Bachelorette's sixteenth edition.
Tayshia got engaged to Zac Clark during her season finale in 2020, but the couple announced their split in November 2021. The are reportedly still in communication.
Tayshia also previously co-hosted multiple Bachelor Nation podcasts: "Click Bait with Bachelor Nation" as well as the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast.
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During a recent episode of her "Off the Vine" podcast, Kaitlyn suggested that she's looking forward to some time off from The Bachelorette as well, even though she's "sad" about not being a part of Rachel and Gabby's journeys on the show this year.
She called Jesse's casting a "blessing in disguise" since she'll now have the time for other side projects and to actually plan her wedding with fiance Jason Tartick.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOW"I also do want to prioritize being at home with Jason and the [dogs] and start planning my wedding and catch up on my businesses," Kaitlyn shared earlier this month.
"There's a lot of exciting things coming up in the next few months, and it all just feels very overwhelming. But I guess it's that saying, like, 'You can have it all, but you can't have it all at once.'"
Kaitlyn also predicted that Jesse will be "a great host" of The Bachelorette given he had an "amazing" run hosting Clayton Echard's season of The Bachelor earlier this year.
A source recently told Us that Tayshia continues to have a "cordial" relationship with ABC.
"The bridge is not burned," the source said of Tayshia's involvement in the franchise.
"She's been exploring a lot of different avenues and meeting with different people in the industry. She's looking to continue expanding her career outside of Bachelor Nation."
The source added how "the doors aren't closed for good" in terms of Kaitlyn and Tayshia participating in the franchise in the future, adding, "Never say never."
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The ladies were reportedly a "part of the conversation" with producers behind the scenes.
But Kaitlyn, who won Season 29 Dancing with the Stars, has reportedly been bothered by the fact she and Tayshia had been listed as a "special guest" in the credits when they co-hosted The Bachelorette while Jesse was listed as "host" of The Bachelor.
"The only resentment that seems to come out of it is their titles and contracts," the source explained, alleging that it "all comes down to pay" and the ladies received "less pay" because of their less-significant titles.
Kaitlyn and Tayshia's Instagram bios previously mentioned how they co-host The Bachelorette, but that job description has been deleted on both of their accounts.
And Jesse's own Instagram bio now reads, "Host of @bachelorabc Season 26 and @bacheloretteabc Season 19."
"With every ending, comes a new beginning," Jesse wrote Wednesday, March 16 on Instagram.
"So excited for @gabby.windey and @pilot.rachel our new BACHELORETTES!!! Both are STRONG, SMART, AMAZING and equally DESERVING!!! Can't wait to join them on their journey to find LOVE!!!"
Kaitlyn admitted in December 2021 how she and Tayshia never originally expected to co-host even more than one season after Chris left the show due to his early 2021 racism controversy involving Rachael Kirkconnell and Rachel Lindsay.
ABC and Chris publicly announced in June 2021 that Chris' voluntary leave of absence from The Bachelor franchise -- which began in February of that year -- would become a permanent one and he will not be returning as host for any future seasons.
"We never really thought that would be our position. I mean, we never really thought we'd still be here for a second season hosting," Kaitlyn noted.
The Bachelorette's nineteenth season began filming on Saturday and is set to premiere Monday, July 11 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
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