This Surprising Person Reached Out to Matt James After His 'Bachelor' Announcement!

filming just began for season 16 of The Bachelorette, ABC will be working overtime to get Matt James‘ season of The Bachelor ready to go as well. A source confirms to Us Weekly exclusively that the network is hoping to begin filming season 25 of The Bachelor in late September.This means that if all goes as planned, The Bachelor will be ready to debut in January, putting everything back on track.

Matt James has nothing but love and support for Clare Crawley's upcoming season of. James was originally cast on Crawley's season of the show before the coronavirus pandemic halted production.

James Van Der Beek announced on Monday that his mother, Melinda, passed away at the age of 70 last week.The mourning "Dawson's Creek" star posted several images of his mom to Instagram alongside his tearful announcement."My mom crossed over last week. Even though we knew this was coming – and had actually thought we were at the end nearly a year and a half ago – I'm still in shock," he wrote.

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.

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

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

Kimberly Van Der Beek posted a sweet Father’s Day tribute to James Van Der Beek one day after the couple announced that they suffered another miscarriage.“To the best Daddy on planet earth, pinch me!” Kimberly, 37, captioned a series of adorable Instagram photos on Sunday, June 21, highlighting the Dancing With the Stars alum, 43, as he doted on their children.

Jimmy Kimmel is dedicated to his family, but unfortunately, the television talk show host is leaving his long-running joke with the Contagion alum, Matt Damon. On Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host revealed he was going on a summer vacation, however, in the midst of the clip, Matt Damon slips into the bedroom inside of Kimmel’s home to castigate him for taking time off.

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.

coronavirus  outbreak. Kober Ltd, based on an industrial estate in Cleckheaton, Kirklees, supplies bacon to Asda stores, Yorkshire Live reports.

Rachel Lindsay simply isn’t going to let ABC get away with doing the bare minimum when it comes to fostering diversity on The Bachelor.