The Bachelor Getting An LGBTQ+ Lead?

The Bachelor is a very famous reality television show that revolves around the dating life of its contestants. Following the popularity of the series, there were several spin-offs made not only in America but in other countries as well. Becca Tilley is also one of the contestants who appeared in the 19th season of The Bachelor. In it, she grabbed the runner’s position. The beauty again returned for the 20th season of the show but was eliminated in the 7th week. These shows made her a household name in the country and managed to garner a tremendous fan base all around the world.  The Louisiana-born star has recently talked about an LGBTQ+ lead being introduced in the dating show. Let’s get further into the article to know more about what made her say this.

The Bachelor: Becca Tilley Talked About Having LGBTQ+ Lead In The Show


The Bachelor has been running for decades now with more than 25 seasons. However, all the season’s stars are male, while Bachelorette has females in the lead. The television star Becca does not agree with the concept, and she recently talked about showing same-sex relationships on the show. In an interview with UsWeekly, the former The Bachelor contestant said that Australia had done this before. They introduced a bisexual person in the lead of The Bachelorette. She recently came across a video on TikTok of the show and hit on the idea of having an LGBTQ+ lead in the American show. The 33-year-old said, “I have not watched the season or anything, but it looked like it was pretty well done.”

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She was impressed with the concept and suggested introducing it to the show. Moreover, she also talked about Demi Burnett and Kristian Haggerty’s relationship in her interview. Demi and Kristian were part of the sixth season of The Bachelor in Paradise who fell in love with each other and dated. It was the first same-sex relationship featured on the show. Although the relationship was for a short period, it was beautiful. However, fans did not trust their love until the two days off the screen. The “Scrubbing In” host said, “Love is Love, just show it.”

The Bachelor:  Becca Tilley Is Dating The Singer Hayley Kiyoko


Becca Tilley’s love story has a motivational journey. She appeared in Chris Soules’ season. However, she did not meet her life’s love and was placed in the second position. She again started her love journey and was featured on the Ben Higgins season of The Bachelor. The bad luck continued, and she was eliminated in the seventh week of the show. The love wheel churned, and she finally met her Prince, charming. Becca dated the former Bachelorette contestant Robert Graham as well.


After her breakup with Robert, Tilley went off the market, and she spotted anyone until 2022. In February, the Bachelor Nation alum revealed she had been dating someone for nearly four years without telling the name. Her mystery partner was finally revealed in May 2022. The beauty surprised her fans by introducing her gorgeous girlfriend, Hayley Kiyoko, in May 2022.

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