Tayshia Adams was unable to co-host “The Bachelorette’s” live finale on Tuesday night due to COVID-19 exposure.
“As you guys may know, it’s a little crazy here in New York, and I was recently exposed. After the Final Rose, special. So out of an abundance of caution for Michelle [Young] to have her night, as well as Kaitlyn and the crew, I will not be there in person,” Adams, 31, explained.
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She added, “But that does not mean I won’t be tuning in, popping my popcorn, and enjoying it all.”
The former “Bachelorette” star concluded her post by wishing luck to her co-host Kaitlyn Bristowe and admitted that she “cried a lot about not being there.”
Bristowe, 36, spoke about Tayshia Adams’ absence, saying, “As you can see, I am alone up here tonight … Tayshia was recently exposed to COVID, so unfortunately she can’t be with us tonight. So Tayshia, we — and I — are really gonna miss you.”
The live finale went on, but it wasn’t without hiccups. Fans took to Twitter shortly after the show began to express their outrage that the audience members were not wearing masks in light of the rising COVID-19 pandemic.
One fan of the show tweeted, “OK but the audience isn’t distanced or masked…?”
WHY IS NO ONE WEARING A MASK THIS IS A SUPERSPREADER EVENT#TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/l26YGTawi3
— Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin) December 22, 2021
“WHY IS NO ONE WEARING A MASK THIS IS A SUPERSPREADER EVENT,” another wrote.
Meanwhile, another person wrote, “My body literally pulled back looking at this – with everything going on and especially when she noted that T had exposure to it – they should not have a full audience and people being maskless!”
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“We’ve seen a lot of chatter online. So, just so we’re clear, everyone around me has tested negative. But just to exercise additional caution, the audience will remain masked throughout the rest of the show.”
She also tweeted, “You had to be tested twice and today to be able to come in. Everyone has been wearing masks in between, but now we are making sure everyone keeps it on the entire time. But I assure you, everyone has been tested.”
