Re: Tayshia Adams - Zac Clark - Bachelorette 16 - FAN Forum - Discussion

by Guest Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:49 pm

ElonM wrote:Mills confirming they are still together.
https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/the-bachelorette-finale-tayshia-zac-clare-dale-season-16-1234871550/

They are engaged and incredibly happy,” ABC Ent.’s senior vice president, alternative series, specials & late-night programming, Rob Mills, says of Adams and Clark.

Clark, an addiction specialist, had one of the most vulnerable moments this season when he opened up about his past struggles with substance abuse and told Adams about hitting rock bottom, during one of their dates. After spending time in rehab, Clark is now living his life to the fullest, and has dedicated his career to helping others through recovery.

Typically, viewers get to catch-up with the new couple during “After the Final Rose,” which airs after the finale. This year, host Chris Harrison would have had to sit down with two couples — Adams and Clark, and Crawley and Dale Moss, the contestant for which she departed the season early and to whom she got engaged after only a matter of weeks. But this year, that hour was nixed because of COVID-19 production complications.

“As wonderful as it is that we have these happy couples, we didn’t really need Chris to sit and dig in. We can follow them all on Instagram now. They’re all doing great,” Mills says.

Mills also told Variety that “After the Final Rose” seemed like an unnecessary burden for the production team that had bent over backwards throughout the pandemic to safely produce their shows. (As the first major U.S. show to resume projection during the pandemic earlier this year, producers quarantined away from their families for three months to shoot “Bachelorette” in 125-degree heat at La Quinta Resort & Club near Palm Springs, Calif., and then went straight to a resort in Pennsylvania to shoot Matt James’ season of “Bachelor,” again sequestered away from their homes.)

“They really needed a break,” Mills says, praising all of the producers and crew members. “So, on December 22, to say, ‘Let’s go live for “After the Final Rose,”‘ it just didn’t really make sense. We don’t really need one.”

Here, Mills talks with Variety about all the behind-the-scenes details of “The Bachelorette” Season 16, plus gives a preview into the new season of “The Bachelor” with James.

I thought Zac’s hometown date was really when you saw them connect and could see him being the winner

“Zac lives everything fully. When he found out his parents were coming, he started to cry. Zac says his last name a lot — I think he’s really proud of himself and his family. He’s come really far and he’s come through a lot of hardship. So, it was nice to see some levity with Zac just having some fun on that date. That was where you watched this couple and saw they are meant to be with each other. You could see they are going to have so much fun together in their marriage.”