Bachelor Nation would have been happy to see Jason, Blake, Joe or almost any other dude as the next “Bachelor.” May ABC and the show producers present… Colton Underwood!
If one uses Twitter as a barometer, the casting of the 26-year-old was not a very popular move.
Below are some choice responses by viewers. They’re in GIF form, of course, because Twitter.
https://twitter.com/juujubeee/status/1036952284368920577
Me when GMA announces Colton as the next Bachelor #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/JLXpNYP3xV
— Hope (@ohitshope) September 4, 2018
Bachelor Nation: Anybody but Colton please…#TheBachelor producers: pic.twitter.com/x3TqeRDSBj
— Jenna Robinson (@JennaCatherin) September 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/JoyMelGarcia/status/1036951741114109952
Three months of Colton crying #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/ndFHbmcZeW
— Allison (@Daviesallison1A) September 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/alybarnaba/status/1036952165766578176
ABC: “we listen to #BachelorNation and value their opinion!” *makes Colton the next bachelor* pic.twitter.com/Js1QDGhVNM
— Francesca (@BarstoolFran) September 4, 2018
Colton didn’t win the popular or the electoral vote yet he’s still going to be the Bachelor #BachelorinParadise pic.twitter.com/qvszrzMetc
— Gossip Chris (@gossipgurl) September 4, 2018
If Colton is #TheBachelor, we will boycott! We know we say this a lot but this time we mean it! pic.twitter.com/ccH8rJYKkd
— Bachelor Burn Book (@bachelorburnbk) September 4, 2018
#TheBachelor
Good Morning America: COLTON IS THE NEXT BACHELOR!!!Bachelor Nation: pic.twitter.com/iH5S6FRRxQ
— The Devil's Cormorant? (@VeganRachel) September 4, 2018
Former NFL player Underwood appeared on Season 14 of “The Bachelorette,” which was Becca Kufrin’s year. The 26-year-old is now starring in Season 23 of “The Bachelor,” which premieres in January 2019.
Hosted by Chris Harrison, “The Bachelor” is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Unscripted & Alternative Television.
Mike Fleiss, Elan Gale, Bennett Graebner and Nicole Woods are executive producers.