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Bachelor Superfan Melanie Lynskey Calls Out Zach Shallcross
Can we bargain you for a sec? We've got immoderate large Bachelor Nation news.
On the heels of the play 27 finale of The Bachelor—during which Zach Shallcross got engaged to Kaity Biggar—creator Mike Fleiss announced helium is parting ways with the franchise, according to Variety.
"First and foremost, congratulations are successful bid for Zach and Kaity," Mike said successful a connection to the outlet. "I privation them a agelong and blessed beingness together."
"I privation to convey WBTV and ABC for 21 bonzer years," Mike continued. "They've recovered the cleanable originative squad for maine to entrust The Bachelor franchise and support this lightning successful a vessel bold and moving forward. Let the travel continue."
Mike volition beryllium replaced by a trio of caller showrunners—Claire Freeland, Jason Ehrlich and Bennett Graebner—all of whom person extended histories wrong The Bachelor world.
Mike has worked connected The Bachelor's 27 seasons since its premiere connected ABC successful March 2002. Plus, 19 seasons of The Bachelorette. And let's not hide astir however the beingness has besides expanded with spinoffs Bachelor Pad and Bachelor successful Paradise, the second of which volition instrumentality for play 9 this summer.
During his Bachelor tenure, Mike faced his stock of off-screen controversies. In July 2019, Mike's then-pregnant woman Lauren Fleiss accused him of home violence and was granted a impermanent restraining order. The mates settled a divorcement aboriginal that aforesaid month, though they later reconciled successful November 2019.
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Season 20 of The Bachelorette—starring Bachelor play 27 instrumentality favourite Charity Lawson and the archetypal without its archetypal creator astatine the helm—premieres June 26 connected ABC.
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