"The Bachelor" Looks For Its Next Bachelor
Normally, it seems that the Bachelor Nation has no trouble figuring out who's next in line to become the next Bachelor or Bachelorette. And after the bait and switch of Rachel Lindsay's previous Bachelorette season, it seemed like Peter Kraus, who won fans' hearts and probably Rachel's too, was the frontrunner to be the next one to search for love on national television.
But according to Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss, Peter was far from a sure bet. Or as Fleiss tweeted out, "Unfortunately, Peter probably will not be #TheBachelor ...":
This led an insider to the casting process to spill to People:
"They are in a full-blown panic mode. Peter was honestly never their first choice; they’re still mad at him because of the whole Rachel situation. But they knew he’s who the fans wanted. And the fact that they went to Peter even after they’d initially said they wouldn’t? That let Peter know he had a ton of power going into this situation."
But wait, there's more:
"Suddenly it was like they needed him more than he needs them - he didn’t think he was going to get it, anyway, so he doesn’t care if it all goes away again. He’s not bending on what he wants. Really, the producers feel like ANY demands coming from Peter are a bit much; they always think everybody should be falling all over themselves to get this honor. And Peter just doesn’t play that way. He doesn’t play by any of the rules - if he did, he’d have just proposed to Rachel even though he knew it wouldn’t work out, and then broken up with her a few months later, like Nick just did. But he couldn’t be forced into it.
That might have also been a sticking point: the show likely would want him to promise to propose at the end - Nick definitely had to say he would go through with it - and it’s highly possible Peter just refused to promise, just like he refused to go ahead with Rachel."
This feisty source ends on the note, "Honestly, at this point, don’t be surprised if they start begging some single B-list actors. This could be a throwback to the Charlie O’Donnell and Jesse Palmer seasons, all over again." But Fleiss wasn't done tweeting for the day, and later added:
"Planning on making the historic announcement about #thebachelor on Kauai's No. 1 morning show, Good Day Hanalei... Stay tuned! After all this, I can't just blurt out the name of our new #thebachelor... Get ready for some very revealing clues!!!
Our new #thebachelor is younger than Nick... Our new #TheBachelor is taller than [show host] @chrisbharrison ...Our new #thebachelor hasn't been "in love" in quite some time... He likes Pi?a Coladas and getting caught in the rain. He's not much into health food. He is into ]]>??????