Season 16 of The Bachelorette finally has a premiere date.
The reality TV show, which was filmed in the Palm Springs area this summer, will premiere on October 13, it was revealed on Thursday, as a new poster for the franchise debuted.
In the image, Clare Crawley is seen holding a long-stemmed red rose up as she rests her other hand on her upper arm.
Here she is! Season 16 of The Bachelorette finally has a premiere date. The reality TV show, which was filmed in the Palm Springs area this summer, will premiere on October 13, it was revealed on Thursday, as a new poster for the franchise debuted
The beauty has on a silver velvet blazer over a low-cut V-neck top and skintight blue denim jeans. She added a bit of evening glam with strappy silver heels that showed off her toes.
In front is a man pulling up his grey striped socks; his face cannot be seen.
There is an ABC logo as well as the air date: Tuesday, October 13.
A caption reads, ‘Get ready Bachelor Nation! Clare Crawley’s season of The Bachelorette premieres Tuesday, October 13th at 8/7c on ABC. It’s about time.’ A single red rose emoji was added.
Coming soon: A caption reads, ‘Get ready Bachelor Nation! Clare Crawley’s season of The Bachelorette premieres Tuesday, October 13th at 8/7c on ABC. It’s about time.’ A single red rose emoji was added
Missing from the preview is Tayshia Adams, who is reportedly the replacement for Clare after she fell for contestant Dale Moss before filming even began.
Several sources have claimed that she quit the show two weeks in because she was not comfortable going on dates with eligible bachelors when her heart already belonged to 31-year-old former football player Moss.
It has also been alleged that Clare is already engaged to Dale.
In a new TV promo shared last week, the 39-year-old blonde beauty is front and center as she plays around with a red rose.
Here she is: Crawley was seen in a Bachelorette teaser for the show last week all alone
There is a silhouette of a blonde woman and then Clare is seen in a cream colored dress as she pulls off the petals of a red rose as the sing Respect plays.
‘What you want, baby we’ve got it #TheBachelorette is coming to Tuesdays on ABC,’ read the tweet that went with the clip.
Clare reportedly quit two weeks into production after she had met and fallen for Moss before filming had begun.
The girl looking for love: There is a silhouette of a blonde woman who sits on rose petals
Does he love me or does he love me not? She then pulls off the petals of the red rose
There she is: Clare is then seen with her arms up as she models a one arm dress
The Bachelorette producers were reportedly ‘scrambling’ and ‘frantic’ to come up with a plan to get the show on track.
Crawley had reportedly fallen for 31-year-old former football player Dale Moss
‘They had to find a way to continue the show without just starting from scratch,’ production sources added.
Crawley, who was runner-up on Season 14 of The Bachelor in 2014, reportedly didn’t want to ‘deceive viewers’ as her reason for leaving so abruptly.
The Bachelorette producers reportedly reached out to other potential contestants who they had vetted for Season 16.
‘When producers reached back out, out of the blue, it was very apparent that something had happened with production,’ the source added.
Adams, 29, who appeared on Colton Underwood’s season of The Bachelor in 2018, has reportedly come aboard to replace Crawley, though it has yet to be confirmed by ABC at this time.
Tayshia: Tayshia Adams, 29, who appeared on Colton Underwood’s season of The Bachelor in 2018, has reportedly come aboard to replace Crawley, though it has yet to be confirmed by ABC at this time; seen in August 2019
The season already made history, as the first to be set outside the Bachelor Mansion, taking place at La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, California.
This season will also make history in another way, with Adams reportedly becoming the ‘second lead’ and Season 16 reportedly featuring both Crawley and Adams.
Adams is reportedly currently on set of the new season, which was originally delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On set: Adams is reportedly currently on set of the new season, which was originally delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; see with Colton Underwood
After appearing on Underwood’s season of The Bachelor, Adams appeared on Season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise.
She dated John Paul Jones on the show, and afterwards, though they split in September 2019.
Crawley was previously engaged to Benoit Beauséjour-Savard briefly, though they split in April 2018.