The Bachelorette stars for Season 19, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia, have appeared to sign off social media in anticipation of starting to film their new season this week.
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Gabby and Rachel, who both had their hearts broken on Clayton Echard's season of The Bachelor, shared a joint post Monday on Instagram, hinting that they are getting ready to start taping The Bachelorette's upcoming nineteenth season as dual stars of the show.
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The ladies posted two photos of themselves supporting each other as well as one image of Rachel crying on a staircase after learning Clayton was in love and had slept with them both on The Bachelor's latest season.
"Started from the bottom (of the stairs) now we're here," the post read, referring to Rachel's emotional reaction to Clayton's revelations during a "Rose Ceremony from hell," as The Bachelor host Jesse Palmer recently put it.
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"We couldn't be more excited to have each other on this journey to find love #thebachelorette."
Supportive comments from Bachelor Nation and fans everywhere rolled in, including a post from The Bachelor's official Instagram page.
"We are so excited for you both," the show wrote.
On The Bachelorette's official Instagram page, the new season is already dubbed "dreamy, surprising, empowering, amazing, romantic and dramatic" in a promo.
However, fans have yet to discover how the format of The Bachelorette 19 is going to work with two leading ladies.
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"Everyone keeps asking. We just got thrown in," Gabby said during a Good Morning America appearance last week.
"But I have faith and a lot of trust and I love Rachel to death and I know we're gonna have each other's backs the whole way, so there's really not a doubt in my mind that it's gonna end up well."
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For the first time ever, The Bachelorette will have two stars for the entire season.
The reality dating series featured two Bachelorettes once before on Season 11, but the men voted for their favorite of the two women at the end of Night 1 and ultimately selected Kaitlyn Bristowe to continue on the show instead of Britt Nilsson.
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Given Gabby and Rachel had created an incredible bond while going through Clayton's season together and even got dumped at the same time, some viewers are afraid The Bachelorette is going to put the two friends at odds.
"I love Gabby and Rachel but there's no way this doesn't pit these two against each other," one fan tweeted last week. "Every guy is gonna be asked the same question 'who do you like more!'"
The Bachelor creator and executive producer Mike Fleiss, however, responded, "Not true! You'll see..."
During The Bachelor's Season 26 finale, Clayton broke up with and devastated Gabby and Rachel -- in a group dumping session -- after sleeping with and professing his love to both of them in order to chase down the girl he was "most in love" with, Susie Evans, who became his girlfriend in the real world once filming ending.
Jesse announced at the end of the live finale broadcast how both Gabby and Rachel will star on The Bachelorette next season after enduring a tumultuous and emotional ride on Clayton's season in which they had felt "betrayed" as well as "misled" and "cast aside."
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Jesse said on the live finale that producers found Gabby and Rachel's support of one another through those challenging times inspirational and so they're both equally deserving of this opportunity.
The Bachelorette's nineteenth season will premiere Monday, July 11 on ABC and feature Jesse returning as the host.
Following Chris Harrison's permanent exit from the franchise, The Bachelorette had been hosted by Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams for Season 17 starring Katie Thurston and Season 18 starring Michelle Young.
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