Will season 24 FINALLY feature a black Bachelor?!
last week, ABC exec Rob Mills said that Johnson was"absolutely in contention" for the job.
"He is just somebody that people really love. He's got a great story. We have somebody who has served our country, has really suffered through heartbreak. … You’ve got a billion-dollar smile and he looks great. He's got a following; those are the reasons he's in contention more than, 'Oh, this is so great, we can check that off now,'" he said.
Mills also noted, however, that the next Bachelor selection depends on how things play out with the upcoming season of, which premieres on Monday. Johnson is rumored to be a contestant on the show. ] until September, and don't forget Colton [Underwood] and Nick [Viall] came from . So there's still some people that can be...who knows? Dean [Unglert] has that mustache now. Everyone thought he was too young, now maybe that is going to work out!" he added.
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