Kaitlyn Bristowe is Bachelor Nation royalty, so when the network scrambled for potential hosts after Chris Harrison’s sudden exit, they turned to Bristowe and fellow bachelorette Tayshia Adams. In March 2021, it was announced that Bristowe and Adams would step in for Harrison in the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette.” “We support Chris in the work that he is committed to doing. In his absence, former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will support the new Bachelorette through next season,” the network’s statement read, per Page Six.
Bachelor Nation went wild over the news, but Bristowe explained on the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast how she wasn’t hired on to replace Harrison for Katie Thurston’s season. “They offered me the position to come in and what they said was it was to mentor Katie. I wouldn’t be replacing Chris,” she said.
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Although Bristowe never intended to replace Harrison, it certainly seemed that way. “So then, all these articles started coming out saying Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams replacing Chris Harrison. So I messaged Chris, probably 10 times without him responding,” she explained.
Bristowe admitted she felt “icky” about how everything unfolded. But despite sending Harrison several messages explaining the situation, she never got a response. Unaware of where her friendship stood, Bristowe couldn’t help but feel it was over. “I was like okay, he hates me. We were best friends and now he hates me,” she shared.
