Thursday morning, update #2: Things got crazy in Bachelor Nation over the last few hours:
Based on these tweets, I'd guess that Arie Luyendyk is the new Bachelor. Reality Steve appears to think so, and Fleiss gives a clue as well with that "#vroom," an apparent reference to Arie's previous career as a racecar driver. Will it be announced on GMA today? Apparently:
Wednesday afternoon, update #1: The plot thickens. This is currently the lead story at People.com: "The Bachelor in Chaos: Producers 'Panic' as They Struggle to Name a Suitor, Source Says."
The article describes the back-and-forth between Peter and producers, then finishes with this:
To recap, on August 17, Bachelor Exec Producer Mike Fleiss sent out a tweet implying that Peter wouldn't be the Bachelor. People.com followed with a story saying Bach producers were angry with Peter and "no way" would he get the job. (You can read "Is Peter the next Bachelor, part 1," here.)
I've been told tonight it's Peter. & Eric. & Jared. & Roberto. & Ben H. & Arie. & Ben Z. So there's a giant misinformation camp right now.— RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) September 7, 2017
My final prediction before it's announced tomorrow: Arie.— RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) September 7, 2017
Fasten your seatbelts, #BachelorNation !!! #vroom— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) September 7, 2017
Wait til you hear his heartbreaking story on GMA this morning... #TheBachelor— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) September 7, 2017
Based on these tweets, I'd guess that Arie Luyendyk is the new Bachelor. Reality Steve appears to think so, and Fleiss gives a clue as well with that "#vroom," an apparent reference to Arie's previous career as a racecar driver. Will it be announced on GMA today? Apparently:
Do you have any guesses who the next Bachelor will be? Tweet us!— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 7, 2017
Find out this morning LIVE on @GMA! pic.twitter.com/lCvnLwEEeH
Wednesday afternoon, update #1: The plot thickens. This is currently the lead story at People.com: "The Bachelor in Chaos: Producers 'Panic' as They Struggle to Name a Suitor, Source Says."
The article describes the back-and-forth between Peter and producers, then finishes with this:
“They have nowhere to turn now,” the source says, pointing to Fleiss’ previous tweet that no one from JoJo Fletcher’s season of The Bachelorette would become the new suitor; furthermore, Luke Pell “hasn’t been contacted,” Robby Hayes’ reputation took a dive during Bachelor in Paradise, Wells Adams “isn’t leading man caliber,” and Eric Bigger “doesn’t have the charisma and attitude you need.” (Last week, Bigger confirmed to PEOPLE Now he hadn’t been approached.)
“Honestly, at this point, don’t be surprised if they start begging some single B-list actors,” the source says. “This could be a throwback to the Charlie O’Donnell and Jesse Palmer seasons, all over again.” (Read the article here.)
Original post:To recap, on August 17, Bachelor Exec Producer Mike Fleiss sent out a tweet implying that Peter wouldn't be the Bachelor. People.com followed with a story saying Bach producers were angry with Peter and "no way" would he get the job. (You can read "Is Peter the next Bachelor, part 1," here.)
On August 30, Reality Steve reported via tweet that "sources" were telling him that Peter was, in fact, the next Bachelor and it would be announced "soon." 59 minutes later Fleiss tweeted that we should "stand by for shocking news regarding #thebachelor." (Read "Is Peter the next Bachelor, part 2," here.)
On Thursday night, August 31, Good Morning, America tweeted that the new Bachelor would be announced on GMA in the morning. That tweet was deleted after a few minutes and there was no mention of The Bachelor on GMA Friday morning.
Since then, Fleiss has been teasing Bachelor Nation with a series of tweets about who might be, and who definitely isn't, the next Bachelor:
We are very close to being able to finally announce #TheBachelor ... You will be shocked!!!— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) September 3, 2017
Nick is NOT the next #TheBachelor— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) September 3, 2017
— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) September 3, 2017
First Big Clue... #TheBachelor will not be from Jojo's season.— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) September 5, 2017
Note: this rules out Wells, Robby, Luke and Chase.
Dean will not be #TheBachelor this year, at least...— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) September 5, 2017
Working out final details for the shocking announcement regarding #TheBachelor. Might succumb to pressure and let GMA do it. Might not...— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) September 6, 2017
Wells is not #TheBachelor ... But you're getting warmer!— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) September 6, 2017
In the midst of this tweetstorm Reality Steve has held steady, insisting that Fleiss is just messing with Bach Nation's collective heads and that Peter as the Bachelor is a done deal. Then, today, there's this:
Unfortunately, Peter probably will not be #TheBachelor ...— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) September 6, 2017
So who's left? Newly single Ben Higgins? Eric Bigger, from Rachel's season? Ben Z or Jared, from Kaitlyn's season? Arie Luyendyk, Jr.? (Who? He was the runner up on Emily's season in 2012.) Note that Fleiss's latest tweet says Peter "probably" isn't the Bachelor, which isn't the same thing as definitively saying he isn't. I think it's a pretty good bet that it is Peter and all this noise is just Fleiss messing with Bach Nation for sport. Stay tuned, Rosebuds, we'll know... eventually.
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