ABC might still do the damn thing and air Taylor Frankie Paul's Bachelorette

Speaking on the subject at Deadline‘s Reality TV Summit, Disney TV’s executive vice president of unscripted and alternative entertainment, Rob Mills, says, “It’s still day-to-day, so we’ll see.” However, more than anything, Mills says, “We want to make sure she’s okay.” 

Paul was also the breakout star of another ABC reality show, The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives, appearing opposite Mortensen, with whom she has a son. However, after the 2026 allegations were made public, the network paused filming of Mormon Wives indefinitely. It has since resumed production sans Paul or Mortensen, but it sounds like Paul may return to the series if she’s feeling up to it. After weeks of custody hearings and allegations of mutual abuse between Paul and Mortensen, a judge ordered Paul and Mortensen to stay 100 feet apart from each other for the next three years.