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SURPRISE!

Clare Crawley is The Bachelorette!

Despite not having appeared on any entry in this franchise for over two years, and despite being the relatively ripe old age of 38, Crawley has been confirrmed by ABC as the next anchor of this program.

But was she always the network’s first choice?

Which other former reality star(s) were under consideration by producers?

Scroll down for the answer!