Bachelorette’s Michelle Young Makes Emotional Decision to Step Back From Teaching: I Was in ‘Survival Mode’

There was a dramatic cliffhanger ending to Friday night's Love Island as newcomer Danica Taylor was asked to choose her partner on the ITV reality show. After less than 24 hours in the famous TV villa set in Mallorca Danica had the pick of the boys as they lined up around the fire pit, and one is set to go home after being left single.

Another Bachelor Nation couple bites the dust…

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Just weeks after rumors first came around, it’s seemingly been confirmed that Michelle Young and fiance Nayte Olukoya have broken up.

Michelle Young and Nayte Olukoya have called it quits. Less than a year after the pair's engagement played out on the December 2021 season finale of , the pair haverevealed that they're going their separate ways.Michelle and Nayte both took to their Instagram stories on Friday to share the news of their split.«To those who have supported Nayte and I, including Bachelor Nation, I know I speak for the both of use when saying having been in the public eye has not been easy,» Michelle wrote in her post.

A wilted rose. After less than one year together, Michelle Young and Nayte Olukoya have called off their engagement.

. ET spoke to Becca Kufrin, Bryan Abasolo, Mike Johnson, Joe Amabile, Tia Booth, and Natasha Parker — each of whom are co-hosts for an official podcast on Bachelor Nation — and they had varying opinions about the decision to cast two leads on the next season of the show.Former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman recently told ET that she found the dual casting of Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey to be «a little sexist,» while fellow franchise lead JoJo Fletcher said that she thinks it'll be «incredible» for the women to have a friend with them for their journey.Kufrin, who co-hosts with Michelle Young, said she «can definitely understand both points of view» and considers herself to be «in the middle» of the debate.«It would be so nice going through this season with a girlfriend who completely understands what you're going through in that moment,» she told ET. «It's something that no lead has been able to experience before, so I think it's going to give us a new, fresh perspective and definitely make for a very intriguing season overall.»Though she's looking forward to watching it play out, Kufrin said that she hopes the show «doesn't pit these women against one another.»«There's already enough drama on the show itself, with the contestants, that I would hate to see any drama between the women,» she said. «It's going to be tough because when there's two, there's always going to be this underlying level of competition, between the men vying for these women and vice versa.

. ET spoke to Becca Kufrin, Bryan Abasolo, Mike Johnson, Joe Amabile, Tia Booth, and Natasha Parker — each of whom are co-hosts for an official podcast on Bachelor Nation — and they had varying opinions about the decision to cast two leads on the next season of the show.Former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman recently told ET that she found the dual casting of Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey to be «a little sexist,» while fellow franchise lead JoJo Fletcher said that she thinks it'll be «incredible» for the women to have a friend with them for their journey.Kufrin, who co-hosts with Michelle Young, said she «can definitely understand both points of view» and considers herself to be «in the middle» of the debate.«It would be so nice going through this season with a girlfriend who completely understands what you're going through in that moment,» she told ET. «It's something that no lead has been able to experience before, so I think it's going to give us a new, fresh perspective and definitely make for a very intriguing season overall.»Though she's looking forward to watching it play out, Kufrin said that she hopes the show «doesn't pit these women against one another.»«There's already enough drama on the show itself, with the contestants, that I would hate to see any drama between the women,» she said. «It's going to be tough because when there's two, there's always going to be this underlying level of competition, between the men vying for these women and vice versa.

Leah Remini took her seat at the judge's table for the first time on Wednesday's episode of. The network appointed her as the show's third judge last week after removing Matthew Morrison following a report that he sent «uncomfortable» messages to a female contestant.

Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery looked a far cry from her on-screen alter ego, Lady Mary Crawley, as she and her co-star Michael Fox made their music debut on Monday night.MORE: Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery teases new chapter for sisters Lady Mary and EdithThe two stars, who have formed a folk duo, performed their first live show at an intimate gig held at the Omeara London, which was attended by the likes of Dermot O'Leary.WATCH: Downton cast reminisce on 12 years in the franchiseDressed casually in black jeans and a coordinating sleeveless top and white jacket, the actress sang a series of songs whilst playing the guitar.MORE: Michelle Dockery reveals the 'downside' to filming Downton AbbeyREAD: Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern on watching on-screen daughters 'grow with confidence'Michael, who plays footman Andrew Parker in the Downton franchise, opted for dark trousers and a blue shirt worn over a white T-shirt.The stars first met on the set of the period drama Downton Abbey, and soon discovered their shared passion for music. They quickly started to play music together in between shooting scenes.

Elden Ring: Survival Mode is a mod for FromSoftware‘s game that means players have to contend with everyday dangers ranging from hunger and thirst to crafting their own weapons.As detailed on Nexus Mods, Elden Ring: Survival Mode acts similarly to the survival modes found in games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim: Special Edition. This means that anyone who downloads the mod will have to contend with finding food and water for their characters and curing any diseases they catch.The mod also brings several changes that are more common in hardcore games such as Rust and Ark: Survival Evolved: there are no weapons to find or buy – instead, players must craft everything themselves.

Charlotte, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Jake Ankers, has headed over to the White Isle with her other half as fellow Geordie Shore original Holly gets set to tie the knot with footballer fiancé Jacob Blythe. The couple were devastated last year when, after all their planning, they had to make the tough choice to postpone their dream wedding due to the Covid pandemic.

Love Island contestant Harry Young was rushed to hospital after breaking his arm at a wedding.

EXCLUSIVE: Erin Young’s recently published crime thriller The Fields is in the works for the small screen. Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories (Big Little Lies), Jennifer Todd Pictures and Endeavor Content have acquired the rights to the book to adapt into a television series, with Kate Brooke (A Discovery of Witches, Bancroft) attached as writer/showrunner.

Michelle Young is stepping out of the classroom. On the latest episode of her Bachelor Happy Hour podcast, the 28-year-old former Bachelorette tearfully revealed that she's decided not to be a classroom teacher for the 2022 — 2023 school year.«I was sitting down with my co-worker and we were just kind of talking about this school year and how long we've been in survival mode.