Chris Harrison Shares Why New Bachelorette Andi Will Surprise You
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ABC/Guy D’Alema(LOS ANGELES) — When it was announced that Andi Dorfman would be the new star of The Bachelorette, fans were split on whether she’d be a good fit.
Host Chris Harrison assures critics not to worry: she will be.
“She’ll be great,” he told ABC News. “I like Andi a lot. She jumped off the page because she’s so bright and such a professional woman.”
Harrison said she reminds him of former Bachelor star Sean Lowe, who spoke out in defense of Harrison after Monday’s disastrous After the Final Rose show.
“When Sean came off of Emily [Maynard]’s season, people didn’t know him to be the fun-loving jokester that he is. They saw a different guy on Emily’s season because you didn’t get to see him that much and I feel like Andi’s the same way,” he said. “People see her as a tough woman who cross-examined Juan Pablo, but there’s a soft, sweet, really funny vulnerable side that will make her a great Bachelorette.”
Harrison said that she was “a pretty easy choice,” but a few other former Bachelor contestants would have been good options, too. He said Renee Oteri would have been “awesome,” but she recently got engaged to someone else.
“I do think Sharleen [Joynt] would’ve been intriguing as well,” he added. “Even Clare [Crawley] would’ve been a great option!”
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