There has been a new shocking revelation in the The Bachelorette scandal of Tayshia Adams replacing Clare Crawley as the lead. This new piece of news is not something fans were expecting to hear about this season.
Clare Crawley was announced as The Bachelorette on the After The Final Rose ceremony during Pete Weber's season of The Bachelor. Crawley was in the middle of filming when production was halted due to the Covid-19 lockdown. May fans wondered if they would ever get a season of the show with Clare, but ABC made it happen. Clare and her suitors were all put up in a resort were they quarantined and filmed the whole season. Later, there were rumors that Tayshia was taking over Clare's spot because Claire had fallen in love with a contestant early on in the competition and wanted out. Now people are saying the transition was planned all along.
According to The Daily Mail, a shocking new report from Reality Steve reveals that all those rumors about Clare wanting to leave after falling in love with Dale Moss are not true, and that bringing Tayshia in as the replacement was actually planned by production. While Steve did not have every detail, he was able to tell his readers that he heard reports that Clare "refusing to film, locking herself in closets, and quitting the show to be with Dale," is not exactly why production decided to bring Tayshia on as well. Claire did recently admit on a podcast that she did a little snooping on some of the men from her season on social media before her season had started production. From this, it seems Clare may have developed feelings for Dale before her season began. She and Dale never spoke or texted apparently, but production knew Clare only had eyes for Dale and none of the other suitors stood a chance. Once they started filming it was hard for Clare to hide that she was into him more than anyone else there. Reports say that Clare and Dale are still together, but there is no news on whether they are engaged or not.
Nine days after Clare started filming, production brought in Tayshia to the resort, which was reportedly planned by production the whole time. The twist is that Clare was unaware that she was going to be replaced by Tayshia. While Clare did fall for Dale early on, it seems Clare didn't demand to leave early, but was instead convinced by production to bow out early. They sensed Clare would end up with Dale after a conversation she had with production prior to the start of filming, so they had Tayshia ready to replace her. Steve reminded his readers that while he cannot prove these reports, he knows ABC will never reveal the truth as to why Clare was replaced. Clare did agree to this decision so there is no reason for them reveal the truth.
Going by Reality Steve's reporting, it seems that production may have manipulated Clare into leaving early so they can bring Tayshia on as The Bachelorette. While there is no actual proof, this does sound like something the show would do.
Sources: The Daily Mail, Reality Steve