Matt James is our new Bachelor! The 28-year-old was announced as the first-ever black Bachelor on on Friday, after days of calls from fans for the franchise to diversify amid the Black Lives Matter movement.Usually, the franchise casts a standout from a previous season as its next lead.
But, the coronavirus pandemic has changed production’s entire structure this year. James was announced months ago as a contestant on Clare Crawley's upcoming season of, but production on her season was halted in March due to coronavirus concerns before the two ever met.
Typically, Crawley’s season would already have completely filmed, been produced and been halfway through airing by this point in the year.Still, James is familiar to many in Bachelor Nation.
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