So when will we get official word from ABC? At this point there’s no way to tell. If Clayton Echard is, in fact, the Season 26 Bachelor, producers might still wait until his elimination from Michelle Young’s season before making anything concrete. Or maybe they’ll try to get back out in front of the news and make the announcement sooner. Producer Mike Fleiss, who has been making empty promises for weeks now about an official announcement, tweeted a seemingly substantial clue Wednesday, as media outlets began to run with the Echard news.
