The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul was unveiled as The Bachelorette for the 22nd season of ABC’s reality TV dating competition on Wednesday.
‘Surreal!’ the 31-year-old mother-of-three marveled on Call Her Daddy.
‘It has not hit me right now in this moment. I’m just thinking about it, and it’s not real. And it’s not going to be until I think the limo is pulling up, you know? And meeting the people.’
Taylor admitted she wasn’t sure how she was going to ‘make it work’ considering she’s got two children – daughter Indy, 8; and son Ocean, 5 – from her five-year marriage to ex-husband Tate Paul, which ended in 2022.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul was unveiled as The Bachelorette for the 22nd season of ABC’s reality TV dating competition on Wednesday (pictured in 2024)
Paul also welcomed 17-month-old son Ever with babydaddy Dakota Mortensen, whom she split from a year ago following a 2023 arrest for aggravated assault.
‘I’m a co-parent I have two babydaddies not one, so I’m dealing with two different people, my children, my home base is here. Can I travel that long? Can I be gone that long?’ the Mormon #MomToker – known for their ‘soft swinging’ behavior – said.
‘But then I’m also thinking on the side, the other two moms that are in my group [Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt] are doing Dancing with the Stars and they brought their family out, but also they have their husbands, so for me I’m like, is this possible for me to do as a single mom?
‘Can I make it work realistically no matter how much I want this? And I was like, I can, if you want to you can and it comes down to that so I was just like, I will make it work…I hired on my family assistant, nanny, and I was just like we’re going to do it!’
The 31-year-old mother-of-three marveled on Call Her Daddy: ‘Surreal! It has not hit me right now in this moment. I’m just thinking about it, and it’s not real. And it’s not going to be until I think the limo is pulling up, you know? And meeting the people’
Taylor admitted she wasn’t sure how she was going to ‘make it work’ considering she’s got two children – daughter Indy, 8; and son Ocean, 5 – from her five-year marriage to ex-husband Tate Paul, which ended in 2022 (pictured July 25)
Paul also welcomed 17-month-old son Ever with babydaddy Dakota Mortensen (R, pictured Sunday), whom she split from a year ago following a 2023 arrest for aggravated assault
The Mormon #MomToker – known for their ‘soft swinging’ behavior – said: ‘I’m a co-parent I have two babydaddies not one, so I’m dealing with two different people, my children, my home base is here. Can I travel that long? Can I be gone that long?’
Taylor continued: ‘Is this possible for me to do as a single mom? Can I make it work realistically no matter how much I want this? And I was like, I can, if you want to you can and it comes down to that so I was just like, I will make it work…I hired on my family assistant, nanny, and I was just like we’re going to do it!’
