Clare Crawley Announced as the New Bachelorette on ‘GMA’

Clare has certainly had her ups and downs in Bachelor Nation and deserves a shot at being the new Bachelorette, but damn if this pick didn't take me by surprise, esp. since we first started seeing Clare way back in 2014. But hey, if the likes of Nick Viall and Ari Luyendyk Jr. can get a shot at picking who gets roses than why not Clare?

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