“I’ve been getting a lot of questions, whether or not I’m being on the nextBacheloretteseason, so I thought I would just quickly touch base on it,” began Bristowe, 36, who co-hosted season 17 and 18 ofThe BachelorettealongsideTayshia Adams.
Continuing, Bristowe noted how “it’s been a wild year” as she comes off “filming twoBacheloretteseasons, my live podcast tour and now ending theDancing with the Starstour.” (Bristowe joined the tour aftertaking home the Mirrorball Trophyalongside pro partnerArtem Chigvintsevduring season 29 ofDWTSin November 2020.)
Kaitlyn Bristowe.Christopher Willard/ABC
Due to her busy schedule, which also includes planning a wedding to fiancéJason Tartick, Bristowe said she simply could not make hosting duties work again. Despite that, theSpade & Sparrowsfounder said she has a positive outlook on the situation.
“So, hashtag blessing in disguise, I guess,” she added. “There’s a lot of exciting things coming up in the next few months, and it all just feels very overwhelming. But I guess it’s that saying like, you can have it all, but you can’t have it all at once. I will be sad, though I want to be there to support them, but that’s the update.”
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Bristowe first announced she would be co-hostingKatie Thurston’sBacheloretteseason with Adams in March 2021 after longtime hostChris Harrisonstepped down in February. The duo then returned asco-hosts of the ABC seriesfor season 18 withMichelle Young.
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick.Kaitlyn Bristowe / instagram
Both women were tapped to co-host the series after having starred on it themselves.
With Bristowe, she competed on season 19 ofThe Bachelorstarring Chris Soules, and placed third overall. Bristowe was later selected as the leading lady for season 11 ofThe Bachelorette, where she ultimately got engaged to contestant Shawn Booth. Theysplitthree years later in 2018.
Two months afterannouncing their break-up, Bristowe went public with her relationship with Tartick, a fellow franchise alum who made it to the final three onBecca Kufrin’s season ofThe Bachelorettein 2018.
The couple, whomet on Bristowe’s podcast, announced in May 2021they were engagedand have since been focused onplanning their wedding.
“I was like, Jason, we got to lock down a wedding planner because once I’m gone [on tour], I’m not gonna be able to do much and I’m not too picky about things,” Bristowe recently toldEntertainment Tonightof planning their nuptials. “I’ll let the wedding planner, as long as I trust them, do their thing, so hopefully that will make it easier.”
“We think we aregoing to do it in Nashville,“she added. “October of 2022.”
source: people.com
