Hilary Duff, will you accept this rose?
Well, no, not really.
The former “Lizzie McGuire” star will be making a special appearance on next week’s episode of “The Bachelor" to guest host a segment of the romantic reality series. The 34-year-old, who is married to singer-songwriter Matthew Koma, will be helping Clayton Echard as he goes on his first group date of the season with his potential fiancées, according to People.
ABC released a summary of the episode and explained the date will consist of Duff enlisting “the help of the ladies to throw a dream Beverly Hills birthday party.” However, “when one woman is more interested in spending time with Clayton than the kids, the others have strong feelings to share.”
In photos from the episode, the leading man appears to be smiling and laughing while Duff is beside him. The former NFL player can be seen in khaki shorts while wearing a blue button-down t-shirt. Duff wore a tank top with skinny jeans.
However, Duff will not be the only celebrity appearing on the popular dating show.
Comedian and writer Ziwe will join the episode’s second group date. This portion of the show will consist of the comedian helping him spot the red flags of the women before he potentially proposes to one of them at the end of his journey.
Season 26 has already debuted new surprises for Bachelor Nation.
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In September, it was announced that the reality dating series tapped former NFL star Jesse Palmer to take over for Chris Harrison as master of ceremonies for the show’s upcoming season.
The 42-year-old was previously the star of the fifth season of “The Bachelor” in 2004. In the end, Palmer chose Jessica Bowlin, but the pair broke up shortly after the season aired.
Will Echard find love? Fans will just have to wait and see.
“The Bachelor” airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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