The Bachelorette has unveiled the bachelors who may compete for Taylor Frankie Paul, the star of Season 22.
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"We are giving you an early look at the men who may be on this season of The Bachelorette! Leave a [rose] for who would get your first impression rose," The Bachelorette wrote on its official Facebook page.
The inclusion of the word "may" suggests a few of the men may not actually appear on Taylor's season of The Bachelorette. More suitors may also be added later on given a typical The Bachelorette or The Bachelor season features 25-30 contestants.
Taylor's initial cast of bachelors range in age from 27 to 44 years old. A whopping 18 of the men are age 30 or older.
ABC revealed names, ages, hometowns and photos for the men on Facebook on Thursday, October 23, and the photos display a variety of backgrounds indicating the photos were likely just submitted by the men themselves.
ABC began its current practice of publicly announcing each The Bachelor and The Bachelorette season's possible cast in 2019 as an apparent attempt to further vet each contestant's background before filming actually commences.
Beginning in 2020 with Clare Crawley and Tayshia Adams' season of The Bachelorette, they also began bringing extra potential contestants to the season's filming location in case anyone tested positive for coronavirus during the quarantine period that must occur before production officially starts.
Taylor -- who created the viral sensation #MomTok and began starring on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives in 2024 -- was announced as The Bachelorette star for Season 22 in September.
Taylor's casting has proven to be a polarizing choice on ABC's part. While Taylor has a huge number of reality TV fans and TikTok followers, many people are angry at ABC for choosing a woman who has "two baby daddies" and admitted to soft-swinging in her marriage.
Taylor previously admitted to violating the rules of her and Tate'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.
Taylor also publicly dated Dakota Mortensen. They began dating in Summer 2022 and broke up in 2024, although Taylor didn't announce their split until earlier this year.
Taylor welcomed two kids, daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5, with Tate. She later gave birth to Dakota's son, Ever True, in March 2024.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWTaylor recently shared on social media how she's "beyond grateful" for the opportunity to star on The Bachelorette and she believes she'll handle criticism and backlash with no problem.
Taylor also insisted she's learned from her mistakes and she's not looking to repeat them.
Below is a listing of the 26 men who may be competing on Taylor's season of The Bachelorette, however click on the BEGIN GALLERY link below to also see photos of all the bachelors!
- Aaron Kahng, a 32-year-old from Vineyard, UT
- Brad Ledford, a 28-year-old who splits his time between Newport Beach, CA and Nashville, TN
- Brandon Perce, a 28-year-old from Milwaukee, WI
- Casey Hux, a 30-year-old from Nashville, TN
- Chris Braden, a 34-year-old from Venice, CA
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- Clayton Ceraulo, a 35-year-old from Nashville, TN
- Conrad Ukropina, a 32-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
- Dave, a 44-year-old from Thornton, CO
- Doug, a 28-year-old from San Diego, CA
- Joe Ceraulo, a 27-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
- Johnnie LaRossa, a 30-year-old from Massapequa, NY
- Josh Harward, a 28-year-old from Provo, UT
- Kevin Montero, a 32-year-old from Miami, FL
- Lew Evans, a 32-year-old from Salt Lake City, UT
- Malik Evans, a 30-year-old from Brooklyn, NY
- Marcus, a 28-year-old from Jamaica, NY
- Matt Carroll, a 43-year-old from Carmel, IN
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- Mike, a 36-year-old from Lavallette, NJ
- Richard Van De Water, a 35-year-old from Charleston, SC
- Rod, a 35-year-old from Austin, TX
- Ronn, a 28-year-old from San Francisco, CA
- Shane Parton, a 27-year-old from Atlanta, GA
- Spencer Clegg, a 35-year-old from Vineyard, UT
- Trenten Merrill, a 35-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
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