Chris Harrison Reveals Bachelor Matt James Didn’t Know What a Rose Ceremony Was

Bachelor franchise host Chris Harrison might be gearing up to accept his own final rose and fans are not having it. On Tuesday, the New York Post's Page Six broke the news that Harrison "is building a home in a wealthy enclave of Austin, Texas — a long, long way from L.A., where the show usually tapes." Harrison took an unprecedented hiatus from the show during the most reason season of The Bachelorette to drop his son, Joshua, off at college in Texas.

"The Bachelor" franchise due to his impending move from Los Angeles to Texas. However, TMZ reports that Chris isn't going anywhere and will commute between the Austin area and Los Angeles, where the long-running ABC dating series films.Chris, who's from Texas, is moving partly due to a partnership deal with a local brewery, the report says.

Bachelor career. After reported on December 29 that Harrison is moving to Austin, Texas, fans immediately started to question what that means for Bachelor Nation. Here's the thing: while looked a little different because of COVID-19 regulations, the usual is in Malibu, California. Fans were not okay.

Variety reported that he would — for the first time in the long history of either “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette” — miss several episodes of “The Bachelorette” and be replaced temporarily by Season 12 contestant JoJo Fletcher.He explained to viewers that he was just taking a break to take his son Joshua to college, and it would take some time to return to set because COVID procedures — which have allowed the spit-swapping show to continue shooting despite the pandemic — required him to

and The Bachelorette be without Chris Harrison? This dude has been lurking on set of ABC's long-running reality franchise for years, but his future as host appears to be uncertain amid reports that he's packing his bags and moving to Texas. was the first to report this news, saying that Chris is building a home in Austin's trendy Barton Creek area.

Chris Harrison taking his final bow in Bachelor Nation? Some fans think so.Rumors swirled around the longtime reality TV host, 49, on Tuesday, December 29, after The New York Post’s Page Six reported that he’s moving to Austin, Texas.

Chris Harrison provided a perfectly valid explanation as to why The Bachelorette concluded on Tuesday, December 22, without an After the Final Rose special.“It pains me there’s no AFR live special this #TheBachelorette season,” the longtime Bachelor host, 49, tweeted on Tuesday. “Due to being pushed into the holidays and the difficulty of bringing people safely together during this time, it just wasn’t possible.

Chris Harrison is preparing for an explosive finale of “The Bachelorette”.

Chris Harrison is opening up about diversity within the “Bachelor”/”Bachelorette” franchise.

and were filmed this year — and some of the alterations weren't that bad. As host Chris Harrison told ET's Lauren Zima, there are actually a few aspects of quarantine filming he'd like the shows to keep around — starting with the more intimate A total of nine men appeared on Tuesday's about half the number that usually appear on each season's special.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the episode of “The Bachelorette” that aired on Dec. 14 on ABC.This season of “The Bachelorette” has been billed as the most dramatic season ever.

Matt James didn’t know much about “The Bachelor” before becoming the lead on season 25 of the show. 

32 women who will be fighting for Matt James' heart. But according to Chris Harrison, they're only some of the contestants who will appear on his season. «There are 32 women… that's how many arrive on Night One. That's not how many we'll end up with,» he tells ET's Lauren Zima. «A record number of women applied for Matt James… [it was] the biggest response we've had, and we wanted to give as many women as possible the chance to find love,» Chris explains.

Chris Harrison said that Matt James endured “a wild ride” during his turn as the Bachelor.“At times, we had words with each other,” the longtime Bachelor host, 49, told Us Weekly exclusively while discussing the upcoming season on Thursday, December 10. “We also hugged and loved each other at times.

ABC just revealed the 32 women who will be competing for Matt James‘ heart on the upcoming season of The Bachelor and there’s one contestant who stands out among the rest.

Matt James — but they do know he's never been in love. The 29-year-old made that confession in the first promo for his upcoming season of, and according to Chris Harrison, it's the first of many reveals. «You all see a certain side of him on social media.

Matt James' season of is just around the corner! The 28-year-old was announced as the first Black Bachelor in June, and now his official cast has been revealed. Matt's contestants are mostly in their 20s. The average age is 25, with the youngest contestant, Kit, being 21, and the oldest, Magi, 32.

announced the 32 women who will be fighting for Matt James' heart — but according to Chris Harrison, they're only some of the contestants who will appear on his season. «There are 32 women… that's how many arrive on Night One. That's not how many we'll end up with,» he tells ET's Lauren Zima. «Beyond, [it was] the biggest response we've had, and we wanted to give as many women as possible the chance to find love,» Chris explains.