Although ABC was happy to announce that Matt James, who will compete on Clare’s season of The Bachelorette, would be the next Bachelor, they didn’t offer many details on when the show would air, although it definitely won’t be in 2020. The show made the announcement after consistent calls to make it more diverse. In a statement, the show acknowledged that casting Matt was the show’s lead was just a first step toward making the program more diverse.
“We know we have a responsibility to make sure the love stories we’re seeing onscreen are representative of the world we live in, and we are proudly in service to our audience,” the statement read. “This is just the beginning, and we will continue to take action with regard to diversity issues on this franchise. We feel so privileged to have Matt as our first Black Bachelor and we cannot wait to embark on this journey with him.”
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