“The Bachelor” is one of the biggest franchises in television history. It has also faced enormous criticism over the years for its lack of diversity. After much pushback for never havin…
James is known to Bachelor Nation for his friendship with fan-favorite alum Tyler Cameron, who competed on Hannah Brown’s season of “The Bachelorette.” James was initially cast to be a suitor on the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette” with Clare Crawley, which was supposed to begin airing this past May, but when production on “Bachelorette” was halted, due to the coronavirus pandemic, ABC began to think of a bigger role for James.
Asked whether casting James was a response to Lindsay’s recent criticism, the ABC executive says that’s not the case. , another fan-favorite alum, was nearly cast as “The Bachelor” last season, which ended up selecting Peter Weber. Many viewers have considered that move a snub, one that ended up further highlighting the show’s diversity problem.— Tyler, Peter and Mike — and at the end of the day, there were the same reasons we had for anyone else,” Mills explains. “At that time, we just thought that Peter was the best guy for the job.
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