Introducing your new Bachelorette!
Following the Season 20 finale of "The Bachelor" on Monday night, host Chris Harrison announced that Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher, Ben Higgins' runner-up, would be the star of Season 12 of "The Bachelorette."
(JoJo is on the right, duh.)
As the live "After the Final Rose" audience cheered, JoJo sat next to Ben, who seemed somewhat surprised by ABC's decision.
"It's so weird! It's crazy!" JoJo said.
"She's very deserving," Ben added.
Many assumed Caila Quinn, Ben Higgins' third choice, would be the new Bachelorette, considering the network has been facing a diversity issue. Quinn would have broken new ground for "The Bachelor" franchise as an Asian-American. (Quinn's mother is Filipina and her father is white.)
But, it seems "Bachelor Nation" is psyched to have JoJo at the center of 25 men's affections, so there you have it.
So so happy for @JoelleFletcher! So deserving! #TheBachelor #Bachelorette https://t.co/ydZn0ibuXx
— Olivia Caridi (@OliviaCaridi) March 15, 2016
Finding out JoJo is the next Bachelorette like pic.twitter.com/2xqGn1wMmu
— DGC (@DGCsays) March 15, 2016
Reacting to the NEW Bachelorette like: #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/hUewcgO3V5
— Bustle (@bustle) March 15, 2016
Being asked to be the bachelorette expedites the healing process. #TheBachelor
— Sean Lowe (@SeanLowe09) March 15, 2016
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Following the Season 20 finale of "The Bachelor" on Monday night, host Chris Harrison announced that Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher, Ben Higgins' runner-up, would be the star of Season 12 of "The Bachelorette."
(JoJo is on the right, duh.)
As the live "After the Final Rose" audience cheered, JoJo sat next to Ben, who seemed somewhat surprised by ABC's decision.
"It's so weird! It's crazy!" JoJo said.
"She's very deserving," Ben added.
Many assumed Caila Quinn, Ben Higgins' third choice, would be the new Bachelorette, considering the network has been facing a diversity issue. Quinn would have broken new ground for "The Bachelor" franchise as an Asian-American. (Quinn's mother is Filipina and her father is white.)
But, it seems "Bachelor Nation" is psyched to have JoJo at the center of 25 men's affections, so there you have it.
So so happy for @JoelleFletcher! So deserving! #TheBachelor #Bachelorette https://t.co/ydZn0ibuXx
— Olivia Caridi (@OliviaCaridi) March 15, 2016
Finding out JoJo is the next Bachelorette like pic.twitter.com/2xqGn1wMmu
— DGC (@DGCsays) March 15, 2016
Reacting to the NEW Bachelorette like: #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/hUewcgO3V5
— Bustle (@bustle) March 15, 2016
Being asked to be the bachelorette expedites the healing process. #TheBachelor
— Sean Lowe (@SeanLowe09) March 15, 2016
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. Reported by Huffington Post 22 hours ago.