Emmanuel Acho tapped to replace Chris Harrison on ‘The Bachelor’

Chris Harrison may not be returning to host the upcoming season of The Bachelorette, but “from the sounds of things, the door is not closed on Chris,” a source close to production EXCLUSIVELY tells HollywoodLife. “There’s a very good chance that he will be back” on The Bachelor franchise, which is “at least the impression he and others affiliated with the show have been given,” our insider adds.

Chris Harrison‘s time on The Bachelorette has come to an end — at least for now, it would seem.

Chris Harrison, say your goodbyes. The 49-year-old host, who has led the Bachelor franchise since 2002, will not return to host the upcoming season of The Bachelorette, ABC and Warner Bros. announced on Friday, March 12.

Chris Harrison has officially withdrawn from the upcoming season of The Bachelorette, which will begin filming this month.

Open communication. Emmanuel Acho turned to Chris Harrison for guidance ahead of his After the Final Rose hosting duties.

Chris Harrison's potential return to franchise.

Chris Harrison sat down with Michael Strahan of Good Morning America for his first interview since stepping aside as host of The Bachelor, and, in a clip released by ABC News, said that his defense of a contestant was a “mistake.”

franchise. A source tells ET that Emmanuel Acho is excited to be hosting this season's e special following host Chris Harrison temporarily stepping down from his duties.It was announced on Saturday that Acho is hosting the special on March 15.

Emmanuel Acho is stepping in to replace Chris Harrison as the host of The Bachelor‘s After the Final Rose live special.

Emmanuel Acho is stepping in for Chris Harrison as the new host of the After the Final Rose special for Matt James’ season 25 of The Bachelor.

Emmanuel Acho is heading to The Bachelor!

Emmanuel Acho has been named as Chris Harrison’s replacement on “After The Final Rose”.

Chris Harrison will be replaced by Emmanuel Acho for the “After the Final Rose” episode, Variety has learned.Acho is a best-selling author and the host of the online series “Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man,” which serves to spark meaningful dialogue around racial ignorance. The show launched in June 2020 and has more than 80 million views to date.

Bill Maher wrapped up last night’s episode of Real Time with a piece that is still trending this morning.

Chris, while Robin “would be an excellent choice to bring some gravitas and seriousness.”Amid the ongoing backlash to the racism scandal, Chris has been “iced out” of talks at ABC as they discuss who should replace the long-time host.Speaking exclusively to The Sun, a “Bachelor” insider admitted that Michael is being considered as the replacement for Chris, with sources claiming that the “Good Morning America” host is “the right mix of news and show business” to deal with the role of overseeing

Following Chris Harrison‘s announcement that he would temporarily step away from The Bachelor franchise, fans have been buzzing about who will host the After the Final Rose special.

Chris Harrison's hiatus from , other members of Bachelor Nation are speaking out about how they'd feel about returning to the franchise.Harrison recently announced that he'd be taking time off and would not be hosting the upcoming special with Matt James and his final pick. The news came in Harrison's second apology for defending contestant Rachael Kirkconnell's racist actions in an interview with former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay on Feb.

Rachel Lindsay isn't sure if she'd host. The franchise's future has been called into question after Chris Harrison announced that he'd be taking time off and would not be hosting the upcoming special with Matt James and his final pick.The news came in Harrison's second apology for defending contestant Rachael Kirkconnell's racist actions in an interview with Lindsay on Feb.