Ezra Frech, the two-time Paralympic gold medalist who has quickly become a fan favorite on “Dancing With the Stars,” is drawing calls to be the next “Bachelor.”
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Pop culture podcaster Morgan Paige posted an Instagram video in support of the idea, calling Frech the “fresh start” the ABC dating franchise needs.
“It would save them for sure.
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Everyone loves him,” one commented on her post.
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“Oh I love that idea.
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He would be perfect!” another added.
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However, many replied that the 21-year-old is too young for the job, including his fellow “DWTS” castmate, “Bachelorette” alum Tyler Cameron.
“Maybe we put a pin in him and let him just keep being a stud and keep growing up …
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I came on at 26.
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So let’s say, five years,” Cameron told The Post.
Frech was blindsided when told by The Post that his name has been thrown around as a contender for the coveted role.
“Really?
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I did not know people were saying that.
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That is really, really funny,” he said.
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Although he’ll be busy after “Dancing with the Stars” ends, gearing up for the 2028 Summer Paralympics in his native Los Angeles, Frech said he would need time to process the sudden interest.
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“I don’t know, I’d have to see,” he said.
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Frech will likely have several leading man options once he’s done competing for this year’s Mirrorball trophy.
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After he posted an Instagram video of himself shirtless and working out at the gym, “Magic Mike Live,” the male revue inspired by the Channing Tatum movie, commented one word — “Hired.”
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“‘Magic Mike’ commented?
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Wow, I would have never expected that,” he said.
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But it’s the newfound reality star’s moves on the dance floor that are breaking new ground.
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Frech isn’t the first amputee to compete in the show’s 21-year history.
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Para-snowboarder Amy Purdy, a double below-knee amputee, and Iraq War veteran Noah Galloway, who also lost a leg above the knee, both took the floor before him.
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However, Frech — who was born with congenital limb differences, received his first prosthetic when he was just 11 months old and had his left leg amputated at 2 — is the first contestant to use a hinge knee running blade to dance.
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“Noah Galloway used what’s called a microprocessor knee … that has a computer built into it … it’s basically designed for stability so that it’ll sometimes catch you if the knee buckles,” he explained.
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Frech opts for a hinge knee in his daily life, which allows him to move faster, but is less safe on the dance floor.
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“If my weight is not in the right position I am substantially more likely to fall,” he said.
“Also dancing in my running blade is a risk too, but we’re just sort of taking a risk to give me the opportunity to have the most movement and freedom on the dance floor.”
Frech was also born with only one finger on his left hand.
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As a toddler, his amputated foot’s big toe was transplanted to his hand to use as a thumb.
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His dance partner, Daniella Karagach, choreographs with all of this in mind.
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I mean, the amount of solutions that she’s had to come up with is unbelievable,” he gushed.
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“Sometimes I’m like, ‘I don’t know if I can,’ and she’s like, ‘You got it.'”
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He’s also spurred on by his duty as a role model to children with disabilities.
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“It means the world,” he said of knowing he’s making an impact on children like little Decker, whose mother posted a video of him watching Frech in a now-viral Instagram post with the caption, “You finally see someone on TV that looks like you.”
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“Videos like that of that kid jumping on the bed, watching me dance, that’s something that I’ll remember forever,” said Frech, an alum of USC and the first above-the-knee amputee to be recruited to an NCAA Division I Track and Field program.
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Frech, who earned his two gold Paralympic medals for high jump and 100-meter sprint, believes it is important to bring levity to disability — and aptly named his and Karagach’s team “Footloose.”
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“People think disability is such a taboo, negative thing … but it’s not the case.
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It doesn’t need to be like that,” he said.
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It’s not the worst thing in the world.”
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