‘The Bachelor’ Host Jesse Palmer on Why Men Love the Show and if He’ll Return for Another Season

Within the early 2000s, Jesse Palmer performed for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. In 2004, he moved from the soccer discipline to tv because the star of “The Bachelor” Season 5. Now, almost twenty years later, Palmer is the host of the truth relationship present — and the previous NFL quarterback says, it’s true: males love “The Bachelor.”

“After I take pictures, the man might be like, ‘I’m doing it for my wife, belief me,’” Palmer says with amusing. “After which he’ll stroll away and the wife is like, ‘That was for him. He watches each Monday.’”

An ESPN analyst since 2007, Palmer is aiming to bridge the hole between sports activities audiences and actuality TV viewers inside Disney’s umbrella.

Palmer’s internet hosting gig got here amid controversy when longtime host Chris Harrison departed the franchise after 19 years when his racially insensitive commentary throughout an interview acquired widespread backlash.

When Palmer received the job, he signed on for Season 26, however was not introduced as Harrison’s everlasting alternative going ahead. On the time, the community didn’t touch upon his deal phrases past one season, however sources defined that the concept was for Palmer to proceed with the franchise sooner or later, each on the flagship “Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette,” although seemingly not “Bachelor in Paradise.”

ABC has not introduced any plans for the host past this season, and when talking with Selection, Palmer didn’t point out whether or not he’d be returning, coyly responding, “Proper now, I’ve my arms completely full with Clayton.”

Nevertheless, he says he’s an enormous fan of the franchise and could be fascinated about conversations about persevering with his function as host for extra seasons to come back.

“I’ve been a giant fan of the franchise ever since I used to be ‘The Bachelor,’ and so to have this opportunity to come back again was actually nice and it actually has introduced it full circle,” Palmer says. “I’m an enormous fan of Clayton and so, actually the strain I really feel on this function is basically making an attempt to do proper by him and assist him on his journey.

He provides, “I can formally now say with none query, it’s manner much less hectic internet hosting the present than truly being ‘The Bachelor.’”

Right here, Jesse Palmer talks to Selection about internet hosting this season of “The Bachelor,” whether or not he’ll be again and teases extra drama to come back this season.

After I spoke to Clayton, he mentioned you’re like a giant brother to him and also you’ve actually been a mentor. I’m certain you’ve seen the tweets that individuals appear to assume that you simply guys are a clone of one another. Have you ever been maintaining with these?

Yeah, I secretly hate Clayton as a result of Clayton’s like my youthful, taller, extra athletic, higher trying brother, which simply drives me nuts and he doesn’t let me neglect it. We’ve this brotherly sibling rivalry. We take pictures at one another loads. In case you observe us on social media, you’ll completely see that. The very first time I met him was when he received out of the limo in entrance of the mansion… and I bear in mind taking a look at him and first considering, ‘My God, he’s manner larger than I believed he was going to be.’ And I’ve been in NFL locker rooms round huge folks.

There’s been numerous cross promotion along with your roles at ESPN and ABC with a enjoyable promo for school soccer throughout “The Bachelor.” Are you succeeding in your quest to deliver the school frat bros over to Bachelor Nation?

I hope so. We’ll discover out. We’re now in a time the place it’s cool to bro out, get some rosé and get your pool going as a result of “The Bachelor,” now now we have swimming pools — it’s like fantasy leagues. Get entangled! Get happening this! It doesn’t have to only be such as you misplaced the distant combat along with your vital different, your wife or your girlfriend on Monday night time and now it’s important to watch this. Get entangled. You bought Clayton, a former Missouri Tiger on his quest discovering love.

I really feel just like the worst stored secret of “The Bachelor” fandom is that males truly love “The Bachelor.”

It’s so true. After I take pictures, the man might be like, “I’m doing it for my wife, belief me, this can be a huge factor.” After which he’ll stroll away and the wife is like, “That was for him. He watches each Monday. He loves the present. He noticed you in 2004. He was a giant Giants fan and also you had been on ‘The Bachelor.’”

Is that this only for one season, or are you the without end host?

Proper now, I’ve my arms completely full with Clayton. He’s the six-foot-six soccer participant and I’m making an attempt to ensure I simply get them to the following rose ceremony on time, so I’m simply targeted on that. However I’ll say, I’m an enormous fan of the present and of the franchise and in the event that they wish to have these conversations, I might be fully keen to try this. However for now it’s a soccer mentality: play the following down, attempt to get one other first down, attempt to assist Clayton in any manner I can. In order that’s the place my focus is at this level.

But when they do ask you to return for one more season, whether or not it’s “Bachelor” or “Bachelorette,” you’d be recreation?

Can I get a non-public jet?

You’re very busy. You could have numerous jobs. I don’t understand how you do it.

Might they only parachute me out when Clayton or whoever is on his manner again, or simply drop me off the place there’s faculty soccer or baking? After which I may simply hop again on? If they’d the jet, I’d completely be recreation for it. Completely.

Strahan and Seacrest should have the corporate jet as a result of they’ve a gazillion jobs, so the mannequin is there. 

I simply must make much more cash. That’s the one factor you’re leaving out as a result of I believe Strahan and Seacrest and their gross revenue bubble is loads increased than the place mine is correct now [laughing].

Clayton tells two ladies that he sleeps with them and he tells a number of ladies that he loves them, and within the promos, it seems as if you happen to can see who he’s speaking to, so we’d understand how the season ends. There’s a rumor that there are a number of promos, so it’s a faux out. What intel are you able to give me there? 

Properly, what I might say is that there are very clever folks engaged on the present which are very considerate about what they’re placing out and what they’re exhibiting folks at dwelling. It’s laborious to think about a world the place they’d simply give everyone the ending earlier than the present’s even began.

Okay, so we don’t understand how that is going to finish?

The large theme to this season is that on “The Bachelor,” there aren’t any guidelines. Clayton is keen to do no matter it takes and take dangers and take probabilities in an effort to discover his individual — probably the most genuine and true manner for him to try this, he feels, is by being an open ebook and by doing issues his manner. We’ve already seen numerous firsts… Followers at dwelling will see a number of issues this season which have by no means been seen in 20 years at “The Bachelor” and there have been a number of instances the place myself, because the host, and our producers had been actually on the sting of our seats as a result of we had no thought what was coming subsequent. We’ve simply scratched the floor. There are going to be eye-popping moments for Bachelor Nation followers at dwelling.