‘Bachelor’ Creator Mike Fleiss Seemingly Responds to Rumors Greg Grippo Is the Season 26 Lead

Miss Moving On! Katie Thurston opened up about her recent breakup from Greg Grippo following their tense After the Final Rose reunion.

While the countdown is still on for Michelle Young’s season of The Bachelorette, Bachelor Nation, including Dean Unglert and Caelynn Miller-Keyes, can’t help but wonder who will be the season 26 Bachelor.

Not all bad! Greg Grippo reflected on a happy memory from Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette after the pair’s dramatic and controversial split.

Who’s ready to hand out roses? Social media has been buzzing with predictions about who will take over as the next Bachelor — and creator Mike Fleiss keeps adding more fuel to the fire.

Get the roses ready! The search for who will be the next Bachelor is well under way — and ABC has already put out an offer to one of the possible men, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

“The Bachelor” creator Mike Fleiss is addressing speculation around the show’s next lead. 

The creator of The Bachelor is responding to a rumor that The Bachelorette contestant Greg Grippo is the frontrunner to become the next star of the franchise.

Another tease. Bachelor creator and executive producer Mike Fleiss offered a couple new hints to Bachelor Nation fans desperate to know who will take the lead in season 26 of The Bachelor, likely airing in 2022.

Bachelorette bonding! Before Katie Thurston proclaimed her feelings to eventual winner (and fiancé) Blake Moynes, fans saw the 30-year-old Washington native heartbroken and confused over Greg Grippo’s surprise self-elimination. In a deleted scene, she called in a surprise guest via FaceTime who “knew exactly what [she] was going through.”

Greg Grippo is breaking his silence on that intense “Bachelorette” finale and “After the Final Rose” special.

Greg Grippo is breaking his silence on that intense finale and special.During his guest appearance on Nick Viall's podcast, , on Tuesday, the reality star opened up about his shocking exit from the show and his tense reunion with Katie Thurston. When it comes to watching his breakup play out on TV, Greg admitted to Nick, «I hate watching that back.»«That hometown [date] made me really upset, truthfully,» he recalled.

Making the Bachelor Nation rounds? Greg Grippo had viewers divided after his nasty split from Katie Thurston on The Bachelorette, but before he appeared on season 17 of the ABC reality series, he had his sights set on another person from the franchise.

Not long after declaring he didn’t have any regrets fromThe Bachelorette on After the Final Rose, Greg Grippo is telling a different story. The season 17 contestant reflected on the tense end of his relationship with Katie Thurston during his first post-show interview.

Despite what some members of Bachelor Nation may think, Katie Thurston and Blake Moynes are happily engaged — and the couple are shooting down the idea that her drama with Greg Grippo has anything to do with their own romance.

Katie Thurston's fiancé didn't enjoy seeing her confrontation with her ex.

Supporting her girl. Tayshia Adams thought Katie Thurston sent an important message during her tense reunion with longtime frontrunner Greg Grippo on Monday, August 9.

“The Bachelorette” Katie Thurston and Greg Grippo went blow-for-blow on “After the Finale Rose”.

Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette had a happy ending as she got engaged to Blake Moynes … but some viewers were stuck on her emotional reunion with Greg Grippo.

A not-so-friendly reunion. Katie Thurston and Greg Grippo came face-to-face for the first time since their dramatic split during the Monday, August 9, finale of The Bachelorette.