Disgraced ‘Bachelorette’ Taylor Frankie Paul shoots her shot with new ‘Bachelor’ Sam Hartman after canceled season

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Rubio, A. (2026, November 14). Disgraced ‘Bachelorette’ Taylor Frankie Paul shoots her shot with new ‘Bachelor’ Sam Hartman after canceled season. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/11/14/entertainment/taylor-frankie-paul-hints-at-applying-for-sam-hartmans-bachelor-season/

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Taylor Frankie Paul, whose season of “The Bachelorette” was canceled due to a domestic violence incident involving her ex-partner, has humorously expressed interest in joining the upcoming season of “The Bachelor” with Sam Hartman. On Instagram, she shared a clip from “Parks and Recreation” where Ron Swanson discards what appears to be her application for the show, responding to the question about what would make her stand out with, “Ahhh, I was the first Bachelorette in history to be on hold.” ABC has not officially canceled Paul’s “Bachelorette” season, but the network has put it on hold, potentially due to financial considerations and the impact on the show’s family.

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Taylor Frankie Paul, whose season of "The Bachelorette" was canceled by ABC due to a reported domestic violence incident involving her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, has jokingly expressed interest in joining the next season of "The Bachelor" with Sam Hartman as the lead. Following Hartman's announcement as the leading man for Season 30 of the show, Paul shared an Instagram Reel featuring a scene from "Parks and Recreation" where her application for the dating series is shown. In the video, she humorously responds to the question of what would make her stand out among other contestants with "Ahhh, I was the first Bachelorette in history to be on hold." Paul's post generated excitement and nervous anticipation, as she captioned the video with "I chose to have the audacity 🌹."

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Following the announcement of Hartman, 27, as the next leading man of Season 30 of “The Bachelor,” Paul, 32, took to Instagram to hint that she may be interested in applying for a chance to receive his final rose.

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Taylor Frankie Paul, whose season of “The Bachelorette” was scrapped by ABC following a reported domestic violence incident involving her ex Dakota Mortensen, is jokingly throwing her hat in the ring for new “Bachelor” Sam Hartman’s upcoming season. asserted

season → scrap → season

she → follow → rose

In the Reel, Paul shared a scene from “Parks and Recreation” featuring Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) typing on a computer. asserted

Swanson → share → computer

The screen displayed what appeared to be Paul’s application for the reality dating series. asserted

what → display → series

When asked, “What do you think would make you stand out amongst the other ladies?” the application showed Paul’s response: “Ahhh, I was the first Bachelorette in history to be on hold. asserted

I → ask → hold

Swanson then proceeded to toss the computer into a dumpster. asserted

Swanson → proceed → dumpster

Paul captioned the video, “I chose to have the audacity 🌹.” asserted

I → caption → audacity

“I’m excited, but also very nervous,” he said during an appearance on “Good Morning America.” asserted

he → ’m → America

“I have a tough time holding a conversation with one girl. asserted

I → have → girl

Thirty is going to be pretty tough.” asserted

Thirty → go → ?

The network told Page Six in a statement, “In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of ‘The Bachelorette’ at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family.” asserted

focus → tell → family

In March, a source told us that ABC could still potentially air the season, as the network reportedly faced losing between $50 million and $70 million if it chose not to move forward with the show. uncertain

it → tell → show

“ABC left a window [open] in their statement to bring [the show] back. asserted

ABC → leave → show

They haven’t canceled it — they simply paused it,” an industry insider said. asserted

insider → cancel → it

Paul, for her part, was still owed her low- to mid-six-figure salary, as she had fulfilled her contractual obligations by completing filming on the season. asserted

she → owe → season

Most recently, Paul announced that she was stepping away from “SLOMW,” citing “bullying” from her castmates and ongoing custody battles with the fathers of her children. asserted

she → announce → children

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