Maura Higgins Responds To Rumors She'll Be The Next Bachelorette

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The Bachelorette may have hit a giant roadblock recently, you know what they say: the reality dating show must go on! After Taylor Frankie Paul’s Season 22 of the series was abruptly shelved right before its planned premiere, rumors have run rampant that ABC is fast-tracking a new eligible bachelorette to take up the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star’s roses. The latest name to create a buzz is Love Island and The Traitors breakout Maura Higgins — and she seems to be leaning into the speculation.

All the recent Bachelorette chatter reached a fever pitch after ABC decided not to air Paul’s already filmed season after a video of her 2023 domestic dispute with ex Dakota Mortensen was widely s...