The Bachelor alum Tayshia Adams has revealed why she decided to leave the "Click Bait with Bachelor Nation" and "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcasts.
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Last month, Joe Amabile confirmed that Tayshia was finished with "Click Bait" and The Bachelor alum Tia Booth would be stepping in as her replacement, and now Tayshia has provided some insight into her career change.
"My 'Click Bait' fam, guess who?! It's me, Tayshia. Dang it, I really miss saying that," the Season 16 The Bachelorette star began on the Thursday, January 27 episode of "Click Bait," according to Us Weekly.
"I am just stopping by to say hi and to really express my love and gratitude to every single one of you before I say goodbye for a little while."
Tayshia apparently had a change of heart about returning to the podcast fairly recently.
"I was really anticipating and looking forward to coming back to 'Click Bait,' but it just seems to be that time for me to work on myself and the many things I have coming down the pipeline," Tayshia revealed.
Tayshia said she appreciates all of "the love and support" from the podcast's listeners and it's meant a lot to her.
"Especially those of you who have been there since Day 1 who have helped us build 'Click Bait' from the bottom up," Tayshia noted.
"This podcast holds such a special place in my heart and I am just really excited to see where it goes."
Tayshia assured fans that the podcast will be left in "very, very capable hands" with Joe, Natasha Parker and their new co-host, Tia.
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RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOW"I am always going to be rooting for you guys and I will definitely be listening," Tayshia concluded. "I mean who knows, I may even stop by and say hello in the future."
Tayshia kicked off "Click Bait" as a co-host with Joe and The Bachelor alum Hannah Ann Sluss when the podcast first debuted in October 2020.
Hannah Ann, 25, reportedly left the podcast in November of that year, and then Tayshia continued to co-host with Joe and Natasha.
When The Bachelorette 18 starring Michelle Young premiered in Fall 2021, Tayshia reportedly jumped from "Click Bait" over to Season 14 The Bachelorette star Becca Kufrin's "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast.
Tayshia last appeared on "Bachelor Happy Hour" in December 2021, according to Us.
The Bachelor alum Serena Pitt, who accepted a marriage proposal from Joe on Bachelor in Paradise's seventh season last year, has served as Becca's co-host for recent episodes.
Together, Becca and Serena have recently interviewed Season 26 The Bachelor star Clayton Echard and two of his bachelorettes, Sarah Hamrick and Sierra Jackson, on "Bachelor Happy Hour."
Tayshia -- who starred on The Bachelorette's sixteenth season in 2020 -- sparked speculation she was done with the two podcasts last month when she reportedly removed mentions of the shows from her Instagram bio.
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Tayshia had co-hosted both The Bachelorette's seventeenth and eighteenth seasons.
On The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All for Season 18, Tayshia publicly confirmed her split from Zac Clark, who popped the question to Tayshia at the end of The Bachelorette's sixteenth season.
Tayshia apparently had a rough end to 2021, especially because Kaitlyn told Us in December that Tayshia had been "beside herself" and very visibly upset backstage while taping The Men Tell All.
"I'm so proud of her for being so professional and being able to show up and put a smile on her face and do a great job hosting while going through it," Kaitlyn gushed of her pal, adding that Tayshia handled the show like "a true professional."
After Tayshia's representative announced in late November the Season 16 The Bachelorette star and Zac had decided to part ways, Tayshia told the audience in tears during The Men Tell All that she was "heartbroken."
"We tried really hard and I love him very much," Tayshia revealed. "And I'm not sure what the future holds."
Tayshia then missed The Bachelorette 18 finale due to COVID-19 exposure.
Tayshia and Zac got engaged when her The Bachelorette season wrapped filming in August 2020, and they broke up nearly one year after their engagement aired on ABC in December 2020.
Tayshia explained in early December why she didn't say more about her split from Zac while confirming the breakup news on The Men Tell All broadcast.
"I really said all I had to say on that stage," Tayshia told Becca on "Bachelor Happy Hour" at the time.
"I don't really have anything to add to it just because I'm still going through it all."
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Tayshia added, "And yeah, I spoke my peace. And one day, when I feel like I have more to say, I'm sure we can talk about it all... I am definitely hanging in there."
Tayshia called that day of filming The Men Tell All "really tough" and "heavy" for her but she knew at the same time that she had "a job to do."
A source previously told Us that Tayshia and Zac "couldn't fully commit to each other" because of their busy schedules.
"They eventually realized it wasn't going to work and their relationship ran its course," the source explained.
"Zac is very into his Release Recovery Foundation work and Tayshia has her own thing going on. With her schedule, they have been spending a lot of time apart."
Rumors Tayshia and Zac had ended their engagement and decided to part ways first broke in mid-November.
An insider told Life & Style at the time that Tayshia and Zac were "on a break" after Tayshia had been spotted multiple times without her engagement ring earlier in the month.
"They're definitely taking some time apart to figure things out," the source explained about the couple. "It doesn't look good."
Tayshia's representative confirmed to People several days later, "Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark are no longer a couple."
The couple's relationship apparently fell apart pretty recently given Tayshia and Zac had put on a united front and seemed to be thriving as a couple in early November.
On November 7, Tayshia and Zac participated in the New York City Marathon together, and Zac gushed about his fiancee the following day on Instagram. He said the world is "a better place" with Tayshia in it.
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"We're really looking forward to kicking back after we get done and really spending some time here in New York," Zac said.
"With our schedules and how everything's worked out, we're just super excited to take advantage of what's here and eat some good food and explore a little bit and make sure that she really feels like she knows New York."
Prior to starring on The Bachelorette, Tayshia competed for Colton Underwood's heart on The Bachelor's 23rd season and was eliminated during his round of overnight Fantasy Suite dates.
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