Seeing roses! Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe had a front row seat to Katie Thurston’s journey as the Bachelorette, stepping in for Chris Harrison for season 17.Us Weekly confirmed in March that the season 11 Bachelorette and season 16 lead were guiding Katie’s season after the longtime host stepped back amid backlash for his comments about season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, who came under fire for her racially insensitive past.“Their role is more experienced girlfriends to Katie and experienced contestants to the guys,” a source told Us Weekly in April, noting they were “brought in at the last minute” to fill in for Harrison.During an exclusive interview with Us ahead of the June 7 premiere, Katie confirmed she didn’t know
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