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Chris Harrison, 51, hosted The Bachelor and its galore spinoff shows for astir 2 decades earlier helium abruptly near the franchise. Chris stopped hosting The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and Bachelor successful Paradise in June 2021 aft a racism controversy involving erstwhile contestant Rachel Lindsay. Chris was been replaced arsenic host of The Bachelor shows, and he’s moved onto a caller accidental successful his career.
So, what is Chris Harrison up to now? His vocation took a large crook aft his 19-year occupation came to an end. Here’s what you request to cognize astir Chris’ aboriginal aft his exit from Bachelor Nation.
Chris Harrison connected play 19 of ‘The Bachelor’ (Photo: Rick Rowell/©ABC/Everett Collection)
What Is Chris Harrison Doing Now?
Chris remained precise nether the radar aft helium near Bachelor Nation successful June 2021. A twelvemonth and a fractional later, Chris announced his caller podcast, The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever with Chris Harrison, wherever helium spoke astir his exit from the franchise for the archetypal clip publicly. “I was heartbroken. I was gutted. I was embarrassed. I was huffy astatine myself,” Chris said connected the first episode of his podcast, released successful January 2023. “I was disappointed successful myself. The past happening successful the satellite I ever wanted to bash was beryllium an cause of thing antagonistic — whether it had to bash with contention oregon anything.”
The erstwhile TV host besides said helium was “sick to my stomach” and mislaid 20 pounds implicit the controversy. “I didn’t sleep. I didn’t eat. I was frightened to death. It was conscionable 1 gut-punch aft the other, and mentally and physically I deteriorated beauteous bad,” helium revealed.
Chris Harrison hosting play 9 of ‘The Bachelor’ (Photo: Craig Sjordin / © ABC / Courtesy: Everett Collection)
Chris has welcomed a slew of world TV stars connected his podcast, including Bachelor Nation’s Clare Crawley, Ben Higgins, and Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici Lowe. He’s besides had Real Housewives stars similar Cynthia Bailey, Kelly Dodd, and Vicki Gunvalson onto his show.
There’s besides been large developments successful Chris’ idiosyncratic beingness since helium left The Bachelor. He got engaged to his girlfriend Lauren Zima in October 2021. Chris met Lauren erstwhile she was covering Bachelor Nation shows for Entertainment Tonight. They started dating successful 2018, and got engaged 3 years later. Chris was antecedently joined to his precocious schoolhouse sweetheart, Gwen Harrison, and they had two kids together.
Why Did Chris Harrison Leave The Bachelor?
Chris left Bachelor Nation successful June 2021 aft his racism controversy. It each started during the airing of The Bachelor‘s 25th play (starring Matt James) erstwhile Chris failed to publically condemn contestant Rachael Kirkconnell‘s past racist actions. Rachael was called retired for photos that showed her attending an antebellum-themed party portion she was successful assemblage successful 2018. When Chris was asked astir the contention successful a February 2021 interview with erstwhile Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay, helium defended Rachael. Chris was met with contiguous backlash truthful helium apologized, but the harm had been done.
In Feb. 2021, Chris confirmed helium would beryllium “stepping aside” from the franchise. He was replaced by Emmanuel Acho arsenic big of After the Final Rose connected play 25 of The Bachelor, which aired successful March 2021. Chris besides did not travel back for play 17 of The Bachelorette, which premiered successful June 2021. There, helium was replaced by Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams. In March 2021, Chris apologized for his actions successful an interrogation with Good Morning America‘s Michael Strahan. “I americium an imperfect man, I made a mistake and I ain that,” Chris said. “I judge that mistake doesn’t bespeak who I americium oregon what I basal for. I americium committed to progress, not conscionable for myself, besides for the franchise.”
Chris’ permanent exit from the franchise was announced connected June 8, 2021. “I’ve had a genuinely unthinkable tally arsenic big of The Bachelor franchise and present I’m excited to commencement a caller chapter. I’m truthful grateful to Bachelor Nation for each of the memories we’ve made together. While my two-decade travel is wrapping up, the friendships I’ve made volition past a lifetime,” helium said successful a connection connected Instagram.
Will Chris Harrison Ever Return To Bachelor Nation?
Chris Harrison hosting ‘Bachelor In Paradise’ (Photo: Rick Rowell/©ABC/Everett Collection)
Jesse Palmer presently serves arsenic the big of all The Bachelor shows. Jesse is simply a erstwhile nonrecreational shot payer turned sportscaster and was the starring antheral connected play 5 of The Bachelor. In February 2023, reports surfaced that claimed ABC was looking into having Chris instrumentality arsenic the big of the franchise amidst the shows’ dipping ratings. Chris addressed the rumor connected the February 20 occurrence of his podcast, and said he’d “never accidental never” to returning to his aged job.
“I deliberation it would astir beryllium brainsick not to [consider a change] if you’re moving a business, immoderate concern astatine all, and that concern income are down 50 to 60 percent and falling,” Chris said. “Everybody tin spot the numbers, we cognize what’s happening, and you deliberation there’s thing that could alteration that and hole that? Of course, you’re going to person that conversation. You would beryllium brainsick not to person that conversation.”
In March 2023, Rachel Lindsay claimed that Chris’ squad started the rumor that helium was returning to the franchise. “I mean, he’s got a podcast to promote, it’s thing to speech about, you cognize what I mean? she said connected Watch What Happens Live. “There’s nary way,” she added of Chris allegedly being considered to travel back. “They went done truthful overmuch with what was going connected with everything and the fallout. There’s nary mode they would person those conversations.”
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