'Bachelorette' Special Airing After Oscars 2026: 18 Former Bachelor Nation Stars to Return for Taylor Frankie Paul Feature
A brand new Bachelor Nation special – The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose – will be airing after the 2026 Oscars this year!
The Oscars take place on Sunday (March 15), with this special airing immediately after. The following Sunday (March 22), The Bachelorette will debut on ABC with new lead Taylor Frankie Paul. You may recognize Taylor from her hit reality TV show, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The new season of TSLOMW airs on March 12.
Keep reading to find out more…
Many former Bachelorette stars will return for the special!
The special will feature 18 former stars as they “look back on their unforgettable journeys, share juicy behind-the-scenes stories, and offer heartfelt advice to the franchise’s newest leading lady.”
Every Former Bachelorette Star Participating:
Trista Sutter (Season 1)
Meredith Phillips (Season 2)
DeAnna Pappas (Season 4)
Ali Fedotowsky-Manno (Season 6)
Ashley Hebert-Rosenbaum (Season 7)
Emily Maynard-Johnson (Season 8)
Desiree Siegfried (Season 9)
Andi Dorfman-Hart (Season 10)
Kaitlyn Bristowe (Season 11)
JoJo Fletcher (Season 12)
Rachel Lindsay (Season 13)
Becca Kufrin (Season 14)
Hannah Brown-Woolard (Season 15)
Tayshia Adams (Season 16)
Katie Thurston (Season 17)
Rachel Recchia (Season 19)
Charity Lawson (Season 20)
Joan Vassos (The Golden Bachelorette Season 1)
Just Jared will be live updating all night on Oscars night, so be sure to watch alongside us!