The Bachelor franchise has been a part of viewers live since 2002 it has become a cic spawning spin-offs like The Bachelorette Bachelor in Paradise and the golden Bachelor besides having a strong lead it is also important that the franchise host is someone who can have a good rapport with the contestants and be The Confidant for them whenever they are feeling the pressures of the competition for years the main host of The Bachelor franchise was Chris Harrison he was with the show since it started and had become the face of the franchise for many years still after 2021 he stepped aside after he made some remarks attempting to defend one of the contestants from a comment she had made in the past after Harrison was let go the question on everyone's mind was who would be the person to replace him in such an iconic role it was a time of trial and error after Harrison tacia Adams and Caitlyn and Bristo took over the role for two seasons of The Bachelorette it made sense when Caitlyn and taia took over because they had both been in the main role for prior seasons and could relate even more to the main contestants still even though they hosted two seasons of the franchise the network decided to move in a different direction for the newest season and brought in Jesse Palmer as the main host of the franchise it was a surprising choice but he has experience appearing in Food Network shows and hosting Good Morning America since he started hosting season 19 of the Bachelorette he has shown he has what it takes to be the franchise's new face and even being The Bachelor himself in the earlier years of the show has helped him understand the contestants on a deeper level Jesse Palmer is no stranger to Bachelor Nation before getting the gig as host Jesse Palmer was The Bachelor for the show's fifth season when he was chosen as the bachelor he was a 25-year-old professional football player looking for love and expecting to be married by the end of the process his tenure may be long ago but many Bachelor viewers will never forget how Palmer confused contestants names and gave out the wrong Rose during a rose ceremony during the rose ceremony he meant to give a rose to a contestant named Karen but instead gave it to Katie after he hands out the rose he immediately tells Chris Harrison that wasn't the girl I wanted to give it to I was staring at Karen offering her the rose and I said Katie and then in my peripheral vision another woman started walking that's when I thought to myself damn it I screwed that up besides forgetting someone's name Jesse did something else notable as the bachelor he ended the season with a girlfriend and not a fiance Jesse decided to stay true to himself and follow his gut instinct when choosing between finalists Jessica Bolan and Tara huby ultimately he decided Bolan was the winner but the two did not get engaged Jesse said he was not ready to propose to her feeling they needed more time to grow and learn about each other even though the two continued their relationship they broke things off a month after their finale aired marking one of the shortest relationships in Bachelor history thank thanks to these moments though Jesse prepared to host the franchise since he experienced it firsthand