Taylor Frankie Paul is in full filming mode for her season of The Bachelorette, and regardless that ABC is conserving issues sealed tight, the web is already method forward of them.
The primary large spoiler — the identification of one among her last 4 males — has been pieced collectively by followers, who related the dots after Taylor was noticed out on what was very clearly a hometown date.
She and a contestant had been seen wandering round Union Sq. in New York Metropolis, looking Christmas bushes and looking out very very like a pair assembly the household later that afternoon. As soon as photographs began circulating on-line, the sleuthing kicked in quick. From there, Actuality Steve stepped in to verify the hypothesis: the contestant is Shane Parton.
If his title rings a bell, it’s as a result of he had already been tied to one among Taylor’s early dates — the football-themed one-on-one.
Final month, Taylor was photographed attending the Las Vegas Raiders vs. Dallas Cowboys sport with a thriller man whose face wasn’t fairly proven. She even posted a TikTok from the sidelines sporting an outsized varsity jacket with a man’s arm (and a soccer) barely within the body. Her caption, “Catch us on the kiss cam,” instantly despatched followers into chaos with many questioning if she had secretly began courting somebody new whereas filming.
@taylorfrankiepaul Catch us on the kiss cam
Ultimately, followers put two and two collectively: the man within the TikTok wasn’t a boyfriend — he was a contestant on The Bachelorette. Viewers had been briefly confused about how she was even allowed to put up one thing that spoiler-adjacent, however many identified that each season leaks anyhow, so producers may be letting Taylor lean into the excitement.
As soon as TikTok consumer @themillenialswiftie shared a video of the particular kiss-cam second, web detectives formally matched the person to Shane Parton. And actually, the soccer setting couldn’t be extra becoming — his Instagram bio reveals he’s a former Division 1 soccer participant for Stetson College.
Whether or not Shane makes it previous hometowns or will get lower afterward stays a thriller for now, however he’s locked in as one among Taylor’s last 4. The remainder of the drama — and the romance — will unfold when The Bachelorette Season 22 premieres Sunday, March 22, 2026, on ABC.
