It will be Emmanuel I think, and not Chris Harrison, who puts the Bachelor cast on the hot seat during the show After the Final Rose Special.
I think, a former NFL linebacker and Fox Sports analyst, will officially replace Harrison as the host of the traditional final special, in which protagonist Matt James and the chosen winner will return to discuss the season and their current relationship, reports our sister site Deadline. The two-hour end of Season 25 is set to air on Monday, March 15 at 8 / 7c, with the Final Rose special aeration immediately after.
“It is an honor and privilege to receive After the Final Rose, ”I think said in a statement. “This is an incredibly crucial episode on one of the most famous programs in the history of television.”
Harrison will be absent from the special after choosing to leave the franchise for a “period of time”, after his controversial defense of the current one Bachelor competitor Rachael Kirkconnell. When photos of Kirkconnell appearing at an Antebellum party – a troubled meeting that celebrates the pre-Civil War South and reinforces the racist images of that time – Harrison defended her in a Extra interview conducted by Rachel Lindsay, The maidenthe first black leadership of all time. Despite Lindsay’s attempts to explain why Kirkconnell’s actions were indefensible, Harrison criticized the “cancellation of culture” and suggested that Kirkconnell’s presence at the party simply looks worse through the lens of today.
The host later apologized for “speaking wrongly in a way that perpetuates racism” and, three days later, he announced that he would step aside from the franchise, including the next Final Rose Special. “The historic season of The bachelor I shouldn’t be harmed or overshadowed by my mistakes or diminished by my actions, ”wrote Harrison at the time. “I am dedicated to being educated on a deeper and more productive level than ever before.”
In addition to being left out of this final special, Harrison’s future with the franchise has yet to be determined.