Could Chris Harrison Break Up With The “Bachelor”?
Amid speculation that the veteran ABC franchise host could leave after nearly 20 years, Page Six has learned exclusively that Harrison is building a home in a wealthy Austin, Texas enclave – far away from LA, where the show usually ties.
Rumors spread this summer that Harrison was quitting after Variety reported that – for the first time in the long history of ‘The Bachelor’ or ‘The Bachelorette’ – he would miss several episodes of ‘The Bachelorette’ and be temporarily replaced by season. 12. Participant JoJo Fletcher.
He explained to viewers that he was just taking a break from taking his son Joshua to college, and that it would be some time before he returned because of the COVID procedures – allowing the spit-swapping show to continue shooting despite the pandemic. – Quarantine him requirements before returning to work. (The production was shot in a “bubble” at a resort in Palm Springs, California).
But now we’re told Harrison is building a new place for him and his ‘Entertainment Tonight’ hostess Lauren Zima in the Barton Creek area of the trendy southern town.
His son attends Texas Christian College in Fort Worth. He is originally from Dallas.
Harrison and Zima reportedly started dating in August 2018.
ABC representatives declined to comment and a Harrison representative did not contact us.