Jesse Palmer Breaks Silence On ‘Bachelorette’ Pause

Bachelor host Jesse Palmer broke his silence on The Bachelorette pause. Fans were upset on Friday evening when it was announced the hit reality show was taking a break and skipping this cycle. Normally, the show would begin filming toward mid-March and air during May and into the summer months. However, this year it won’t be happening. So far nobody has really explained the reasoning behind the decision. What did Jesse have to say? Keep reading to find out more.
Jesse Palmer Weighs In On The Bachelorette Pause
Bachelor host Jesse Palmer appeared on a podcast this week where he weighed in on the sad news that The Bachelorette is not happening this year. Rumors continue to fly as to why the network decided to put the popular show on pause. What did Jesse say?
Jesse spoke on the Playing The Field podcast and was asked about what happened. He shared that the show is not gone for good. While he didn’t say when it would be coming back, he did reiterate that it has not been canceled.
He did say he could not get too far in-depth with the creative decisions that went into making the call to pause it. Jesse also said it’s not unprecedented to not show The Bachelorette during the summer months. It has happened before.

He also reiterated he could not say much as far as the creative decisions but he did say again that it is definitely coming back and when it does it will be tremendous. Jesse also said he feels really really good about where the franchise is as a whole right now.
He believes Bachelor Nation will be really excited when it does make its comeback.
He Also Dished On Grant’s Tough Decision Before Final Rose Ceremony
Jesse Palmer also talked about the preview where fans see Bachelor Grant Ellis struggling to make a decision. Palmer is seen telling Grant that he needs to know what he’s gonna do. He said both women were waiting and he needed to know who to send out first.
The hosts of the podcast wanted to know if that was edited or staged at all. Jesse maintains it was all really happening and Grant was worried he would make the wrong decision.
Fans will have to tune in to see how it all plays out. What do you think about Jesse confirming The Bachelorette is not going away for good?
Stay tuned for more updates.
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