ABC Exec Rob Mills Defends Clare Crawley’s Young ‘Bachelorette’ Cast

usmagazine.com:

Young and in love! That seems to be the motto on the Bachelor franchise. Peter Weber‘s final two women on season 24 of The Bachelor were both 23, five years younger than him.However, when ABC announced that Clare Crawley will be the season 16 Bachelorette, many fans cheered at the change.

Crawley, who made her debut on Bachelor Nation in 2014, is 38, making her the oldest lead to date. So, it was assumed that the contestants would also be a bit older … which wasn’t exactly the case.“I think the world has changed and people are waiting more [to find love].

We’re all living longer now, so people are waiting more, so I think that’s important to take into consideration. But certainly, you look at Hannah Brown last season who was 24, and she was