{"id":370017,"date":"2026-10-27T10:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-shed-do-the-bachelorette-again-after-abc-shelved-her-season-and-her-engagement-ended"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:20:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:20:22","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-says-shed-do-the-bachelorette-again-after-abc-shelved-her-season-and-her-engagement-ended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-shed-do-the-bachelorette-again-after-abc-shelved-her-season-and-her-engagement-ended","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Says She\u2019d Do \u2018The Bachelorette\u2019 Once more After ABC Shelved Her Season and Her Engagement Ended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>Taylor Frankie Paul wants another chance to find love on <em>The Bachelorette<\/em> after her first season was pulled before its premiere. She discussed a possible return while speaking at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, October 26.<\/p>\n<p>Paul, 32, acknowledged that she had not been in the best emotional place during filming. In the interview published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/26\/taylor-frankie-paul-speaks-out-bachelorette-and-mormon-wives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, she credited therapy with helping her make progress and said she wished she had handled some situations differently.<\/p>\n<p>Her first season, filmed last year, ended with an engagement to contestant Doug Mason. Their relationship did not last, and Mason recently shared his account of the proposal and breakup on <em>Bachelor Happy Hour<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Paul declined to discuss the specifics of her ongoing legal and family matters at the airport. Asked about dating, she described herself as \u201csingle and mingling.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Paul Still Wants Viewers to See Her Unaired Season<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/De-BOhsjiYF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Paul said she \u201c100%\u201d wants ABC to release the completed season. She pointed to the work of the contestants and production crew, saying they deserved to have their efforts seen.<\/p>\n<p>ABC shelved the season on March 19, three days before its scheduled March 22 premiere. The decision followed the publication of footage from a 2023 confrontation showing Paul throwing chairs at her former boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen.<\/p>\n<p>A Disney Entertainment Television spokesperson told <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/GMA\/Culture\/abc-shelves-taylor-frankie-pauls-bachelorette-season-amid\/story?id=131231284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> that the company would not move forward with the season \u201cat this time\u201d following the video\u2019s release. The statement said its focus was on supporting the family.<\/p>\n<h2>Doug Mason Met Her Family Before Deciding to Propose<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE Doug Mason\u2019s Tell All: Taylor Frankie Paul \u2014 Part 1 | Bachelor Happy Hour FULL EPISODE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wA4ITMQRe3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>On the October 13 episode of <em>Bachelor Happy Hour<\/em>, Mason told hosts Charity Lawson and Rachel Recchia that he met Paul\u2019s three children, her parents and her former husband, Tate Paul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was terrified,\u201d he recalled. He also described an off-camera conversation in which Tate questioned whether he understood the responsibility he was taking on.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mason\u2019s account, quoted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/doug-mason-recalls-meeting-taylor-frankie-pauls-ex-tate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Us Weekly<\/a>, Tate told him, \u201cBeing with Taylor will change your life.\u201d Mason said Tate wanted to look him in the eyes and assess his sincerity.<\/p>\n<p>Mason had initially believed they needed more time to get to know each other. He ultimately changed his mind at the last minute, choosing to make the proposal as a demonstration of his commitment.<\/p>\n<h2>Mason Says He Worried Paul Wasn\u2019t Over Her Ex<\/h2>\n<p>Mason recalled walking away during a group date after someone compared him to Mortensen. He felt Paul had not stood up for him and said the repeated comparisons made him question whether she had moved on from her ex.<\/p>\n<p>He also said Paul told him before their Fantasy Suite that she had slept with Mortensen before leaving to film the show.<\/p>\n<p>After filming, he said, their communication quickly became inconsistent. During the podcast\u2019s October 14 follow-up, Mason recalled Paul asking to slow things down and telling him, \u201cI see us as friends,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/bachelornation.com\/2026\/10\/14\/doug-mason-reveals-taylor-frankie-paul-friend-zoned-him-after-bachelorette-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor Nation<\/a>. He acknowledged that he, too, had felt confused by the transition from the show to everyday life.<\/p>\n<h2>Paul Calls Her \u2018Mormon Wives\u2019 Departure Impulsive<\/h2>\n<p>At LAX, Paul also reconsidered her September decision to leave Hulu\u2019s <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em>. She described it as impulsive and said she had felt unwanted by her castmates.<\/p>\n<p>In her September 21 Instagram statement, Paul accused other cast members of bullying her and objected to comments involving her children. She said she no longer wanted to continue under those circumstances, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/au.variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/taylor-frankie-faul-quits-secret-lives-mormon-wives-40560\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mikayla Matthews had announced her own departure the previous week, objecting to plans for Paul to return. Paul is now considering her television options and told the photographer she was planning her next moves for 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-shed-do-the-bachelorette-again-after-abc-shelved-her-season-and-her-engagement-ended\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Frankie Paul wants another chance to find love on The Bachelorette after her first season was pulled before its premiere. 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