The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives' Taylor Frankie Paul To Star In The Bachelorette Season 22
Easily one of the most successful reality shows of all time, The Bachelorette's stars allow viewers to watch them trying to find love while choosing from a pool of potential suitors. Since the show premiered in 2003, the popularity of individual seasons has often depended on who was chosen to be the woman at the center of it all.
On September 10, 2025, ABC announced that The Bachelorette season 22 will star The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives's Taylor Frankie Paul. Already the breakout star of one reality show, Paul will headline ABC's dating show when it returns in 2026. Paul will also star in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 3 when it premieres on November 13, 2025.
The Bachelorette's next star was married when she first rose to fame thanks to "MomTok" going viral. Taylor Frankie Paul and Tate Paul got separated in May 2022, and they have since divorced, with him later getting remarried. She is a mother of three who has a daughter named Indy and a son named Ocean with her ex-husband. She also has a son named Ever from a different relationship.
What This Means For The Bachelorette
Due to Paul's past, her Bachelorette casting is controversial. However, those same scandals could also have a positive effect on the upcoming season of The Bachelorette. Since she has experienced the pressure of being at the center of media whirlwinds, Paul seems perfectly positioned to make the most out of starring in the dating reality show.
Our Take On Taylor Frankie Paul Becoming The Bachelorette
Casting Paul as the next star of The Bachelorette seems like a brilliant move for ABC and the show's producers for several reasons. One of those reasons is that it makes the dating show's next season and the upcoming installment of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives de facto promotional material for each other.
Another reason her casting may benefit the show is that Paul has more than 5.7 million TikTok followers and more than 1.7 million followers on Instagram. With that many people paying attention to Paul, many of them will likely feel compelled to watch her on The Bachelorette to see if things go right, or wrong for her.
Alexia Umansky Shares Video of Special Moment With Dad Mauricio on Her Wedding Day
Alexia Umansky posted a touching video from her wedding day, leaving fans in tears.
The daughter of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky married her longtime love, Jake Zingerman, in a lavish ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 6. Just before the nuptials, Alexia shared a special moment with her dad, and it was caught on camera.
In the video posted to Instagram, Alexia, 29, was getting ready for her wedding when her dad came into the room. The Agency founder gave his daughter a long hug, and when he pulled away, he had tears in his eyes. “You look like a princess,” he said.
“Dad, don’t make me cry,” the bride-to-be told him. “No crying before my first look.”
The emotional father-daughter duo exchanged “I love yous” as a camera panned to Richards, who was also wiping tears from her eyes
Alexia captioned the video with, “I didn’t expect my dad to walk into the room, especially with his eyes full of tears. For a moment, time went still. A moment I’ll cherish forever. 🤍.”
Fans Reacted to the Touching Moment Between Alexia & Mauricio Umansky
Fans reacted to the sweet father-daughter moment in the comment section of the video.
“Oh Alexia you’re forever his baby girl!! I can’t imagine how incredibly proud he is to be your dad! Congratulations 🍾🎊🎉,” one fan wrote.
“Ahh this is sooo beautiful,” another commenter agreed.
“Beautiful 😍 that’s father love in purest form,” added another.
Others thanked Richards and Umansky for still “being mom and dad” despite their separation. “Thanks Kyle & Mo. From every parent,” one commenter wrote.
“Beautiful … And I still want mom & dad back together,” another follower admitted.
Alexia Umansky Said She Was ‘Crying’ Over Her Parents’ Joy on Her Wedding Day
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Richards and Umansky have remained amicable in the two years since they announced their separation. But even their daughter was moved by how they came together on her big day.
After Alexia posted a TikTok video of her and her newlywed husband performing onstage with their wedding band, a follower shared a screenshot of her famous parents smiling and laughing as they watched together.
The follower captioned the photo with, “And then there is this ❤️❤️❤️.”
Alexia reacted to the screenshot with, “Crying.”
Alexia also revealed that she incorporated some aspects from her parents’ 1996 wedding into her wedding day.
She told People magazine she planned to wear the same light pink nail polish that her mother wore on her wedding day and would also carry a bouquet of roses just like her mom did.
“I know it’s very cool to do some unique flowers and whatnot for a bouquet, but my mom held roses on her wedding day, and I wanted to kind of do an ode to that on my wedding day,” Alexia told the outlet ahead of her wedding day.
