'The Bachelorette' Taylor Frankie Paul Makes Oscars Debut!

Taylor Frankie Paul steps out for her very first Academy Awards as the new star of ABC’s The Bachelorette.

The 31-year-old Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star walked the red carpet solo at the 2026 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 15) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Tonight after the Oscars, ABC will be airing a special ahead of her Bachelorette debut. Here’s the logline for tonight’s special: Ahead of the new season, 18 former Bachelorettes look back on their unforgettable journeys, share juicy behind-the-scenes stories, and offer heartfelt advice to the franchise’s newest leading lady,

Here’s what’s to come on The Bachelorette: After igniting MomTok and going viral for pulling back the curtain on Salt Lake’s soft-swinging scene in Hulu’s Emmy® Award-nominated series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, the Utah native is ready to trade headline-making heartbreak for hometown dates as she begins making her mark on Bachelor Nation. Her season kicks off on March 22 on ABC.

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The Oscars ceremony is being hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien for the second year in a row. Sinners broke a record for most nominations for a movie in a single year, with 16 nods. Check out the full list of nominees!