https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/colton-underwood-next-bachelor-in-paradise-tia-controversy-jason-blake-wills

Reality Steve predicts (https://twitter.com/RealitySteve/status/1034934599930064897) the former NFL tight end and alum of Becca Kufrin's Bachelorette season will be named the next Bachelor. But according to Laura Bradley, Bachelor Nation doesn't think Underwood shouldn't be qualified for The Bachelor gig, since he's appeared to be flaky and in it for the fame on Bachelor in Paradise. ALSO: What's it like to wear former Bachelorette JoJo's Fletcher's clothing line. (https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/a22839464/jojo-fletcher-clothing-line-review/)

ABC Sets "Bachelor in Paradise’s" Colton Underwood for Next "The Bachelor"
by Mike Fleming Jr
September 4, 2018


Hours after he was seen spurning the lovely Tia and driving away in a trail of tears in last night’s episode of "Bachelor in Paradise", Colton Underwood has been announced by ABC as the central figure in the upcoming season 23 of "The Bachelor".

Underwood first joined the dating show in "The Bachelorette" season that had him vying for the affections of Becca Kufrin. He was sent home and came into this summer’s "Bachelor in Paradise" still wounded and conflicted about commitment.




After spending several episodes with Tia Booth, he finally confessed things were not going to work out between then and drove away in tears once again.

But the hunky former football player is ready to jump back into the dating pool this time with better odds, in a format in which a slew of eligible women will be elbowing each other out of the way in pursuit of his affection.

The 26-year-old Underwood received kudos for his candor when speaking about his virginity and received widespread support by viewers when he discussed the sensitive topic during his emotional breakdown on The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All reunion.

https://deadline.com/2018/09/colton-underwood-the-bachelor-bachelor-in-paradise-abc-new-season-1202456547/

In defense of virgin Colton Underwood as The Bachelor: He's a wholesome change of pace to previous seasons (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bachelor-was-colton-underwood-best-pick-1139557)
"He is a wholesome choice," says Jackie Strause, "and that is something this franchise could certainly use after being hit with backlash over Arie's season — when the 'kissing bandit' was criticized as the wrong lead in the #MeToo era — and Becca's cycle, which was hit with bad behavior and scandal time and again, including one contestant being convicted of sexual assault. One way to fix the franchise's vetting issues is certainly to lure more wholesome contestants with the safest pick. He's also dated someone famous outside the franchise (Aly Raisman) and has the biggest social media following of the new bunch — two checks in the "potential ratings" column for ABC."

ALSO:

Colton is The Bachelor's most conservative pick yet: He'll have no problem upholding the show's quietly conservative, family-oriented values (https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-bachelors-most-conservative-pick-yet-colton-underwood-an-actual-virgin)
Why Colton's virginity won't be a big deal when it comes to fantasy suites (https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/09/208978/bachelor-colton-underwood-virgin-fantasy-suites-history)
Colton makes sense because he's pretty stereotypical Bachelor Nation with his wholesome, middle America looks (https://www.elitedaily.com/p/why-is-colton-the-bachelor-the-reason-he-was-picked-makes-sense-11494743)