‘The Bachelor’ Season 25 Premiere Recap: Matt James Debuts as ABC’s First Black Bachelor
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variety.comHaley Kluge editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “The Bachelor” Season 25 premiere.“The Bachelor” answered a call to action to diversify the franchise when they cast Matt James as the Season 25 lead.
Now, his season has turned into one of firsts.Not only is Matt the first Black bachelor, but also the first in recent years to be plucked from normalcy rather than after being a rejected contestant.
While originally scheduled to appear on Clare Crawley’s season of “The Bachelorette,” the franchise promoted him to “The Bachelor” before ever appearing on viewers’ screens.
While new to the world of reality TV, he was a familiar face to Bachelor Nation — known for being best friends with fan-favorite contestant Tyler.
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