Clare Crawley, 38, Is the Bachelorette—Why That’s Important

upcoming season of because of coronavirus, and a lot of fans think the show should take a moment to . Ya know, considering Clare is 38 and the average age of her guys is...like...25.

The men vying for Clare Crawley's heart on wereannounced last Wednesday, but now, with filming on hold, host Chris Harrison says «different guys» will be added to the mix. 

While amid the , Clare Crawley is out here encouraging new guys to apply for her season. (Mind you, , so this is really awkward.)

Clare Crawley is open to new contestants when and if The Bachelorette continues filming, following postponement due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic. Clare’s suitors were introduced to the world last week, and many fans expressed concern over how young the batch of men are. The 38-year-old Bachelorette‘s current contestants range in age from 23 to 42.

Could theshutdown result in new suitors forClare Crawley? The Sacramento-based hairstylist implied it was a possibility during an Instagram Live on Tuesday. 

The Bachelorette‘s Clare Crawley, 38, just clapped back at her ex-boyfriend Juan Pablo Galavis, 38, and we are here for it! The professional soccer player — who was also the first Latino Bachelor — had some thoughts about Clare’s potential suitors and took to Twitter to share. “I just SAW the GUYS for @Clare_Crawley Bachelorette season and its gonna be INTERESTING seeing HER get hit on by KIDS on their 20s… I think this MIGHT be the 3rd SEASON Im gonna watch,” he posted on Saturday, Mar. 14.

Clare Crawley is firing back at former The Bachelor star Juan Pablo Galavis after he posted some shady comments about her on Twitter.

Peter Weber's season of The Bachelor just wrapped up this week, which means that The Bachelorette is right around the corner—except maybe not, because . They said:

Clare Crawley, the star of the upcoming season of The Bachelorette, is speaking out after her season had to be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Truly the most dramatic season of all time? Maybe so! Bachelorette lead Clare Crawley and host Chris Harrison have broken their silence following the news that season 16 has been pushed back due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

Clare Crawley‘s season of “The Bachelorette” has been postponed amid coronavirus concerns.

Not here for the right reasons? Nick Viall revealed he’s upset with the ages of some of the men cast for Clare Crawley’s season of The Bachelorette.

Ashley Iaconetti is singing Clare Crawley's praises, even though the new Bachelorette once kissed her man. ET's Lauren Zima spoke to Iaconetti and her husband, Jared Haibon, at the launch party for Chris Harrison's Seagram's Tropical Rosè on Wednesday, and the couple had nothing but kind words for the new franchise lead.

ABC

Looks like Tyler Cameron has talked his best friend, Matt James, into joining !

The season 16 cast of has been revealed!

Clare Crawley is ready to be the 

The 38-year-old is about to begin a beautiful dating competition love journey that’ll hopefully result in her getting engaged on national TV while lurks in the bushes somewhere. But this is hardly her first ~rodeo~. Chances are, Clare’s past relationships will resurface this season (), so it’s time for a deep dive into her relationships. Honestly, it’s gonna be the *extreme Chris Harrison voice* MOST DRAMATIC DEEP DIVE EVER, so get ready.

Clare Crawley , and if you have literally no idea who she is, . TL;DR though? Clare competed on Juan Pablo Galavis' season of The Bachelor, was on two seasons of Bachelor in Paradise, and—most importantly—competed on Bachelor Winter Games where she straight up GOT ENGAGED. Clare fell for Benoît Beauséjour-Savard, who popped the question on TV. Behold: