The trailer offers a rare glimpse at The Bachelor season 26, which is filled with cheesy dates, confrontations and contestant drama. “I’m just a Midwest guy from Missouri that just wants to find love,” Echard says in the clip. “And I believe more than anything that my future wife is here.”
Right on cue, one girl interrupts a tranquil group date to confront another woman about throwing her under the bus. “Keep my name out of your f***ing mouth,” she says. To which someone adds, “That girl will do whatever it takes.”
The news about Echard’s new role shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to fans. ABC previously released a list of potential contestants for season 26, and while the network didn’t confirm any rumors, many people already believed that Echard would become the newest suitor. But at the time, the athlete was still a contender on Young’s season of The Bachelorette.
Hey, at least Echard has something (read: football) in common with new Bachelor host Jesse Palmer.
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