Is Chris Harrison ending with “Bachelor”?
Amid speculation that the veteran ABC franchise host might be leaving after nearly 20 years, Page Six learned exclusively that Harrison is building a home in a wealthy Austin, Texas enclave – very, very far from Los Angeles, where the show usually tapes.
It was rumored this summer that Harrison was leaving after Variety reported that he would – for the first time in the long history of “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette” – miss several episodes of “The Bachelorette” and be temporarily replaced by Season 12. competitor JoJo Fletcher.
He explained to viewers that he was just taking a break to take his son Joshua to college, and that it would take some time to get back on set because the COVID procedures – which allowed the spit-switching program to continue filming despite the pandemic – they demanded of him for quarantine before returning to work. (The production is being filmed in a “bubble” at a resort in Palm Springs, California).
But now we are told that Harrison is building a new place for him and his “Entertainment Tonight” girlfriend, Lauren Zima, in the Barton Creek area of the modern southern city.
Your son goes to school at Texas Christian College in Fort Worth. He is originally from Dallas.
Harrison and Zima reportedly started dating in August 2018.
ABC representatives declined to comment and a Harrison representative did not respond.