Okay, We *Finally* Know Matt James and Clare Crawley's Bachelor and Bachelorette Filming Schedules

Matt James is ready for his shot at love!

As if this upcoming season of The Bachelor starring Matt James, the first Black male lead in franchise history, didn’t already have an enormous amount of pressure about it!

honestly can't get here soon enough, but fans got a taste of what's to come during Monday night's , when Matt showed up for an interview with his best friend Tyler Cameron. "I've heard from a lot of my Black friends that aren't Bachelor Nation faithful that are excited about me and honored that I'm in the position I'm in," Matt told Chris Harrison.

If there’s anyone ready for Matt James to find love on “The Bachelor”, it’s his mom, Patty. During his appearance on Monday night’s episode of “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever!” James joked that his mom started a “grandkid counter” as soon as he was announced as “The Bachelor” on June 12.

Matt James‘ journey as the Bachelor won’t begin for at least a few months, but his mother is already planning for the future.“I think that the grandkid counter for my mom started when that announcement was made,” James, 28, told Chris Harrison via video-chat on the Monday, June 29, episode of The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever.

Matt James knows he's breaking new ground as thefirst Black Bachelor. The 28-year-old popped in during Monday's episode of to share a little about how life has changed since he was announced as the Bachelor franchise's first Black male lead earlier this month. As James told Chris Harrison, the support he's gotten from his Black friends has been particularly important.

Matt James to find love on, it's his mom, Patty. During his appearance on Monday night's episode of James joked that his mom started a «grandkid counter» as soon as he was announced as on June 12.    «How many does she want?» James' friend, alum Tyler Cameron, asked. «She wants a basketball team!» the 28-year-old replied. James and Cameron have been friends for years, after meeting as freshmen at Wake Forest University.

The Bachelorette is back on after a three-month long delay, . The show is set to begin production in July after ABC announced on March 13 that the show's sixteenth season was shut down due to coronavirus concerns.

Clare Crawley‘s season of The Bachelorette is ready to start filming.

Clare Crawley is opening up about a painful and dark moment from her past.

Matt James, the newly named Bachelor, is looking hot hot hot!

Clare Crawley may still be waiting to film her season of “The Bachelorette” but the drama is still raging on.

Clare Crawley is about to begin her journey! Season 16 of The Bachelorette, which was originally set to film in March, was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, it will begin filming very soon, the hairstylist, 39, revealed during the latest episode of the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast.“I’m still in shock, I’m gonna be honest.

After 24 seasons Matt James will become the first Black “Bachelor” in franchise history.

Clare Crawley is getting ready to film her upcoming season of The Bachelorette after production was stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Corinne Olympios, the ex-Bachelor contestant, is thrilled to see Matt James as the new Bachelor on the popular reality television series, but she thinks that it was a long time coming. This past week, the 28-year-old reality star was named as the first black lead on the show after weeks of fan-created petitions demanding ABC to cast a black lead.

The Bachelorette, and a source (Clare, that you?) recently told that . Yeah, well, apparently that's not the case.