ABCHave we already met the next Bachelor?!
While The Bachelorette is still in the middle of its drama-filled season, the ABC hit franchise is already looking ahead at its upcoming 20th season of The Bachelor and who will be their next leading man. But have they already found their guy in last season's winner, Josh Murray, who split from Andi Dorfman in January?! Rumors have been swirling that the handsome Atlanta-based fan-favorite could star, and he even told us he'd definitely consider becoming the next Bachelor.
But is Josh really being looked at as the next Bachelor? We went straight to the best source possible to get the truth about this casting rumor: Chris Harrison!
"I know people have said that, I'm not sure in this day and age what constitutes a rumor. I can tell you that those rumors don't come from us, it's not internal and it's not being thrown about in the Bachelor franchise and it's not being talked about at ABC," Harrison tells E! News. "Maybe he's talking about it or maybe Bachelor Nation's talking about it. I know they love him and he's a great guy by the way. Great-looking guy and obviously, we saw that he was heartbroken after his relationship with Andi. So would he be a viable candidate? Sure, he's a great guy, but I know we're not having those discussions."
Oh, and ladies who are fans of corn and farming, don't get your hopes up that Chris Soules will come back for another shot at televised love after his split from Whitney Bischoff, as Harrison tells us, "Prince Farming will definitely not be back."
So with Josh and Chris out of the way, that leaves all of Kaitlyn Bristowe's suitors in the running, and Harrison seems confident that their next Bachelor is currently still on the show. "Just off the top of my head I can think of four guys," Harrison says. "Those guys are still on the show, so it's not hard to figure out who we're interested in."
And Harrison says he and The Bachelor team definitely take viewers' opinions, especially from social media, into consideration when making their decision. "I see people responding to them. You take a little bit of a Litmus test off of social media," he explains. "So who are they talking about? There's a pretty good wide spectrum of men they're mentioning, so I think we have some good guys."
The guys currently left on the show? Shawn B, Ben Z, Ben H, Tanner, Joe, Jared, Chris "Cupcake," JJ and, of course, Nick Viall, who also appeared on Andi's season and made headlines this week after it was revealed he was the contestant Kaitlyn slept with ahead of the fantasy suites in Monday night's episode.
Our best bet for which of Kaitlyn's men will be the next Bachelor, if we're taking a certain Snapchat snafu into account? The shy-but-cute Ben H, or Ben Z, who opened up in a big away during Monday night's episode.
But we're curious to hear who you think could be the next Bachelor: Josh or one of Kaitlyn's men? Sound off in the comments below!
The Bachelorette airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.