Fire Country Begins The End Of The Road For Gabriela's Original Replacement

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For context, CBS announced that both Billy Burke and Stephanie Arcila were leaving Fire Country after being with the show since its inception. The decision understandably shocked a lot of long-time followers of the series for different reasons. Vince's death was a total surprise, considering his role as the leader of Station 42 and the Leone family. Gabriela's exit, on the other hand, felt a little bit expected, given how the character's story progressed in the last year, particularly with regard to her relationship with Bode.

Not long after Gabriela's exit, however, Fire Country is seemingly laying the groundwork for her original replacement's own departure. This is rooted in a brand new casting news for the CBS series.

Audrey's Days In Fire Country May Be Coming To An End

While Gabriela is a character on her own in Fire Country, her role as Bode's love interest has been effectively transferred over to Audrey since Leven Rambin's character was introduced in season 3. When the show started, there was an understanding that, ultimately, Bode and Gabriela would be the endgame couple. That said, as Fire Country developed their story, the wedge between them became bigger, with the pair even starting to see other people even though they could quite easily be together.

Does Bode Need Another Romantic Partner In Fire Country?

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Get a First Look into Taylor Frankie Paul’s Season of ‘The Bachelorette’ — Watch Here!

Official sneak peek!

After 21 seasons, "The Bachelorette" is taking a bold new turn with a familiar face from the reality TV world.

Taylor Frankie Paul, star of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" and viral TikTok sensation, has officially been named the next Bachelorette. And she’s ready to hand out roses and find her happily ever after.

Now, we’re getting an official first look at her journey to find love with a clip from her upcoming season.

In the video, we see Bachelor Nation host Jesse Palmer pull Taylor outside for a quick chat as they tease what’s been happening on her season so far.

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Jesse jumps right in and says, “Quite a crazy day. Your journey’s off and running obviously and all the dates and all the trauma, it’s already all happening!” Taylor agrees and confesses, “I know, it got going fast! I have some crushes already, for sure. I’m like, I don’t want to say shocked, but I’m shocked.”

We get more insight into the men on her season as she shares that they’ve been gentlemen and she’s feeling a lot of chemistry. Taylor also revealed this experience has been “completely different” from "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" due to PDA on camera.

Jesse teased that Taylor has thrown the rule book out the window and is doing things her own way, and she admitted, “I’m not a very by-the-book girl… Also, if I want to send people home before the Rose Ceremony if I catch something, I’m sending them home.”

Talking about one of the men she sent home earlier that evening, she dished, “He made it easy because you know he was trying to fire back at me and I’m just like, ‘Absolutely not.’ I’m not here to waste your time, please don’t waste mine. And if you’re here for the wrong reasons, you’re leaving.”

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We then learned about a couple of her dates this season, which include a “Dancing with the Stars” Group Date, and connecting with Taylor’s fellow Mormon wives. “A few of them visited me and they helped me out a little bit. They gave me some info that was very good for me to know,” Taylor revealed, and Jesse added, “I think some of these guys are still licking their wounds actually from that group date because they got lashed!”

Jesse then asked Taylor if she’s falling in love and thinks her husband is there, and she confessed, “Yes, I do think that. It’s scary to say that because the last thing you want is to be heartbroken at the end of this, and you want that to be a mutual feeling. But on my end, yes. Absolutely.”

She also added that the hardest part of her journey has been “all the real feelings involved” and not seeing her family as much. But she shared her favorite part “has been the unknown” and she’s excited for the rest of her journey.

We love this little sneak peek, and we can’t wait to see Taylor’s Bachelorette adventure unfold. We’re rooting for her to find the love she’s been looking for!

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