Taylor Frankie Paul's potential Bachelorette suitors may need fairly the star-studded pasts.
“I believe, simply based mostly on the articles which have come out, that Lana del Rey's ex [will] stick round for a minute,” Ashley Iaconetti's pal, Heather, stated on the Tuesday, October 28, episode of the “Nearly Well-known” podcast about 35-year-old Clayton Johnson. “I don't know if he's going to go far, however I believe with a star connection, he's not going to go residence within the first couple of weeks.”
ABC revealed a primary have a look at the contestants who may seem on Taylor's season earlier this month, noting through Fb that the 26 suitors from the roundup “could also be” on season 22.
The “Summertime Disappointment” singer, 40, for her half, had dated Clayton for practically one yr in 2021 earlier than she moved on with now-husband Jeremy Dufrene.
“Again in January, Lana and I sat in Nashville free styling songs on an acoustic guitar about imaginary animals and Oliver's chew toys,” Clayton wrote through Instagram in July 2024, reflecting on their temporary romance. “I confirmed her just a few songs I had been engaged on, and performed her a track concept from a distinct session. She had a imaginative and prescient for it. Her and Jack gave me a name when she obtained residence and requested if we may rework this voice observe concept that I despatched over for ‘Robust.' The remainder is historical past.”
Whereas it's not identified whether or not Lana and Clayton are nonetheless in contact or how their romance ended, he thanked her in his social media publish for “having the imaginative and prescient” to show his musical concept into “one thing particular.”
Clayton apparently isn't the one Bachelorette hopeful with a well-known affiliation. Ashley, 37, hinted on Tuesday's podcast episode that a number of of the blokes have “acquainted faces” to Heather, who's a actuality TV casting producer for different relationship reveals.
“I even have DMs going again to 2023 with Doug [Mason], attempting to get him on TV,” Heather claimed. “I hit him up for all relationship reveals, and he responded to me each time that he was single.”
Based on Heather, 28-year-old Doug modified his tune the previous couple of occasions she reached out.
“He turned me down a number of occasions as a result of he was specializing in his appearing and his modeling profession,” Heather recalled. “I don't know what has modified from 2023 to now that's not [the case]. Possibly he noticed the sunshine and realized that occurring a relationship present doesn't kill both of those variations of your profession?”
Taylor, 31, not too long ago began filming her season of The Bachelorette, although the forged has not been formally introduced.
“I'm most trying ahead to is assembly a handful of individuals which might be exterior my bubble — and even when there's a pair in there, that's OK — however I'm simply excited to get to know completely different views and new elements about myself too,” the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star not too long ago instructed Us Weekly solely of beginning her journey. “It's out of my consolation zone, so, clearly, it's scary. You're coping with emotions — and also you're coping with different individuals's emotions — and I don't actually like to harm different individuals's emotions, particularly while you're being susceptible and open.”
Taylor, who instructed Us that she's open to getting engaged on the Bachelor Nation franchise, was beforehand married to Tate Paul. Taylor and Tate, who has since remarried, now coparent their two kids: Indy, 7, and Ocean, 4. Taylor additionally shares son Ever,17 months, with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
The Bachelorette season 22 premieres on ABC Sunday, March 22, at 9 p.m. ET.
