NFL author and former linebacker Emmanuel I think should replace Chris Harrison as host of the The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, following the announcement of Harrison’s temporary hiatus from the franchise. The one-hour live special, scheduled to air on March 15, will follow the end of the pre-recorded season and feature interviews with bachelor Matt James, as well as the remaining three contestants, Bri Springs, Michelle Young and Rachael Kirkconnell . “It is an honor and privilege to receive After the Final Rose. This is an incredibly central episode on one of the most famous programs in the history of television, ”said I think in a statement. ABC added that I think “will sit down with single Matt James to discuss his season, his final decision and where he is now, as well as covering current events about the franchise.”
Harrison announced that he would step down from the program earlier this month after his defense of Kirkconnell during an interview with Rachel Lindsay, the franchise’s first Black Bachelorette, on Extra. In that interview, Harrison asked Kirkconnell for “a little grace” after photos of her attending a formal plantation-themed fraternity party emerged in 2018. Since then, Kirkconnell has apologized for the photos, writing on Instagram: “I will never grow up unless I recognize what I did is wrong. I don’t think an apology means I deserve your forgiveness, but I hope I can earn your forgiveness through my future actions. ”Speaking of future actions, Kirkconnell recently posted a story on Instagram with the book of I think, Uncomfortable conversations with a black man, next to a matcha latte and a manicure, a gesture that Lindsay called “boring”. Later, Lindsay had to deactivate her Instagram account after harassment from Bachelor fans.