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If you are looking for a clear answer Chris HarrisonThe future as ‘Bachelor’ host, this is not in New Mexico, where the upcoming ‘Bachelorette’ cast is in quarantine … with no Chris in sight.
Sources close to the production tell TMZ … the entire cast and crew members arrived at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa – outside Albuquerque – for bubble time in quarantine, but so far Harrison is not among them.
We are told that pre-production has already started via virtual meetings and calls, and the plan is to start shooting at the end of March … but no one knows for sure who is hosting the show.
Our sources say the internal speculation is ‘Bachelor’ honchos want to wait and see how the ‘After the Final Rose’ show plays off with the fill host, Emmanuel Acho, before decisions are made.
Harrison has spent some time on a golf course in LA over the past week, and sources linked to him tell us that he is not currently in New Mexico … that does not mean he’s out of action is not.
We are told that there are still many moving parts, and that the network is not deciding. Perhaps, as Acho recently said, he is trying to determine what is in the everyone’s best interest involved.
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While he waits, our sources say Chris remain remorseful for the fuel of the controversy with racism around this season of “The Bachelor” … which comes to a conclusion on Monday night.