'Bachelorette' Fans React Strongly to Clare Crawley Being Named Next ABC Star
Bachelor Nation is all over the place after Clare Crawley was announced Monday on Good Morning [...]
Making it official
Crawley was introduced on Good Morning America Monday morning, saying that while she's heard her age spoken about in a negative way, "It's just more years under my belt, more learning and knowing what I want and what I don't want and what I won't settle for."
As for the kind of man she's looking for, Crawley is searching for a partner who will "take off his armor" and be vulnerable with her.
prevnextMeet Clare Crawley! We talk to #TheBachelorette about her new journey to find love on @bacheloretteabc. https://t.co/dRn1AIbzEW pic.twitter.com/wmgJq1d7uv
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 2, 2020
Celebration
Plenty of Bachelor Nation members were thrilled at the news, saying having a more mature Bachelorette will lead to a season worth tuning in for.
Yes! Let’s have a show with maturity. Clare will be great 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
— Bunky (@Bunky1960) March 2, 2020
prevnextThis is awesome... if it couldn’t be Hannah B, this is the next best. A mature woman who knows what she wants... not the children from Peter’s season🌹
— Robinnnn (@rockiin_robinn) March 2, 2020
Not thrilled
Others weren't so excited to see Crawley back on their screens for a fourth go in Bachelor Nation.
She’s had 4 chances... pic.twitter.com/vGjMaqElfb
— Kristen (@LifeOfKristen) March 2, 2020
prevnext🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ I mean.......how many times do you fail at this before you realize this process doesn’t work for you?!? This is dumb!!! 👎🏻👎🏻 I’m all for an older bachelorette why is actually ready for marriage though!! Great idea!!! Just not this one though!! 🤷🏼♀️
— Rikki Myers (@RamTennisGirl) March 2, 2020
Calling it out
Still others pointed out that ABC once again chose a white woman to be their Bachelorette, only ever having cast a black woman as the lead in Rachel Lindsay's 2017 season.
We want a person of color!!!! Who hasn't been on 4+ times!!! LISTEN UP
— Madison Moran (@MaddieMoran1) March 2, 2020
prevnextI just want another black woman is it so hard to ask??? Pray tell??? 😭 #TheBachelorette
— Lameron Stan account (@Gyllenhaalic15) February 29, 2020
Curious
Many viewers were willing to at least give Crawley a chance at leading her own season.
I think older is better! But not sure about Clare who's had so many chances.
— RKT (@rach_aholic) March 2, 2020
prevnextJust hope they find some older guys for her since she is 38. She doesn’t really need the real young ones
— Debby Estes (@DebbyEstes) March 2, 2020
Who?
And other, newer members of Bachelor Nation were completely left wondering who the contestant, who has been keeping a low profile since her 2018 engagement, even was.
Idk know who she is...i guess I’m not watching that season of the Bachelorette.
— amanda (@amandar193) March 2, 2020
Who is that?
— Laura✨ (@Laura_flawless_) March 2, 2020
Crawley's season of The Bachelorette is scheduled to air in 2020.
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