Bachelorette 2026: Taylor Frankie Paul’s Season 22 Suitors Include Charleston Photographer and Single Fathers
Taylor Frankie Paul will lead bachelorette 2026, and ABC has announced the 22 men who will compete on Season 22, which premieres Sunday, March 22. Paul, 31, is best known as the leader of MomTok on "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, " and she has said she wants a partner willing to move to Provo, Utah, to join her and her three children.
Bachelorette 2026 cast release highlights Charleston photographer and single fathers
ABC released a roster that includes multiple single fathers and one man described as a "devoted member of the Mormon church. " The network also made a point of noting that Dakota Mortensen is not on the list. Among the men named in the announcement: a pro athlete from San Juan Capistrano whose profile notes "Trenten's dream superpower would be talking with dogs, " a photographer from Charleston, South Carolina identified as Richard, and a former professional baseball player from Massapequa, New York named Johnnie.
Suitor snapshots: jobs, hometowns and memorable details
The gallery-style listings give specific anchors for many contestants: Shane from Atlanta is a private wealth planner and a self-described Uno enthusiast; Ronn from San Francisco works as an account executive and owns a 9-month-old betta fish named Finn; Josh from Provo is a sales manager who calls himself a Disney adult and attends the Tulip Festival in Utah every year with his grandma. Marcus from Elmont is a creative director who once got attacked by a bird while on a run, and Malik, a tech executive from Brooklyn, said he can easily picture a future with school drop-offs and family time.
Taylor Frankie Paul’s search, the premiere and the kickoff special
Paul, 31, will begin her search on the March 22 premiere, airing ten days after the Season 4 premiere of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. " ABC plans a special kickoff event following the March 15 Oscars that will feature 18 former leads sitting down with Paul to offer advice before the season begins. The show’s public profile emphasizes Paul’s role as a social media figure and a mother seeking a partner prepared to move to Provo to join her family.
The cast list also includes several distinctive personal notes: a man from Carmel, Indiana listed as a real estate broker described as a father of three and 6'8"; an insurance tech founder from Salt Lake City described as 6'8" and a Belieber; Rod from Austin, an entrepreneur who served 17 years in the military and started a business supporting kids in the foster care system; and Michael from San Diego, a chiropractic healer who taught himself how to firespin.
Other concrete details in the lineup include Kevin from Miami, a physical therapist who says he cries while listening to "Crash" by Dave Matthews Band, and a sales manager from Provo who attends the Tulip Festival with his grandmother. The season’s mix of hometowns runs from San Juan Capistrano and San Francisco to Salt Lake City and Brooklyn, anchoring the cast in named places and occupations.
Fans looking ahead should mark Sunday, March 22 for the Season 22 premiere and expect the special kickoff conversation with former leads in the window after the March 15 Oscars. ABC released the full list of 22 men as part of the network’s rollout for bachelorette 2026; the show’s first episodes will reveal which contestants move forward with Paul in her search for a partner willing to relocate to Provo and join her family of three children.
