Overview
- In a Feb. 5 Instagram Q&A, Crawley said she was "super sick" and refused requests to "rehash things from 6 years ago," calling it a "Hard pass."
- ABC's pre-season special, The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose, is scheduled for March 15 after the Oscars on ABC and Hulu, with Season 22 premiering March 22.
- Reports say 18 former leads appear — including Trista Sutter, Kaitlyn Bristowe, JoJo Fletcher, Rachel Lindsay and Charity Lawson — though one outlet cited 19.
- Other former leads not seen in the cast photo include Jen Schefft, Jillian Harris, Michelle Young, Gabby Windey and Jenn Tran.
- The special promotes new lead Taylor Frankie Paul, a Hulu personality chosen without prior Bachelor Nation roles, with Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos also featured.