Who will be the next star of The Bachelor?
Sources have said that at least two men from Ali Fedotowsky's season of The Bachelorette have been "in serious talks" with ABC.
Cape Cod landscaper Chris Lambton and Nashville medical salesman Ty Brown have had offers extended to them to be the next Bachelor, but neither has confirmed yet, a source says.
With the new season of The Bachelor slated to start production later next month, a source told People magazine that while producers have negotiated with both Lambton and Brown, "there may be one or two other men still under consideration."
Last season's Bachelorette garnered the franchise its highest ratings since 2004 when Trista Rehn accepted a proposal from Colorado firefighter Ryan Sutter. Wanting to build upon that, "they are reviewing all avenues carefully," the source says.
ABC and Warner Horizon, who produce The Bachelor, decline to comment on casting speculation.
"We will be making an announcement soon," a spokesperson told People.
Don’t count Chris Lambton out of the upcoming season of The Bachelor just yet!
Although the Cape Cod, Massachusetts., landscaper is reportedly hesitant about continuing his search for love on reality TV, he also hasn’t completely ruled it out.
“There’s an ongoing dialogue,” Bachelor and Bachelorette host Chris Harrison told People magazine. “I was just with him this weekend in North Carolina and we talked about the show … it may be right for him, but it may not be.”
But just because Lambton is a gentleman — one who accepted Ali Fedotowsky‘s ultimate decision and wished her well — doesn’t mean he’s the perfect candidate for the show.
“You have to take aside the clamoring of millions of fans [who] want him to be the Bachelor just because they [want] to wish him well,” Harrison says. “But they don’t necessarily know what’s right for him or what’s right for the show.”
At the end of the day, it will be Lambton who needs to decide whether it’s a right fit or not. Says Harrison, “I don’t want to push him into something he’s not ready to do, or it’s not going to be right and we’ll all end up regretting [it].”
And while Lambton’s search for love on TV may still be up in the air, two other franchise alumni have found their match — and Harrison couldn’t be happier.
“I wish them the best,” he says about Jesse Csincsak and Ann Lueders, whom he considers family.
And though he’s received an invite for their wedding this weekend, Harrison won’t be able to make it. He’ll be hosting TV Guide’s Emmys Red Carpet with Chris Harrison on Sunday — which he’s also executive producing with his own production company, Harrison Productions.
Who will be the next star of The Bachelor?
