Lisa Rinna’s Bold Pick For The Next Bachelorette Comes Straight From The Traitors

So here’s one I didn’t have on my 2024 TV bingo card: Lisa Rinna is pitching her Traitors castmate Maura Higgins to star in... The Bachelorette. Yes, really. And honestly, after the mess that just went down with the most recent canceled season, ABC might be desperate enough to listen.

First, who’s who and what’s happening?

Lisa Rinna—famous for Days of Our Lives, Real Housewives, a million memes about lips, and her own run on Dancing with the Stars—has been teaming up lately with Maura Higgins, best known for the always-super-chill Love Island UK. They’ve both been playing strategic murder mystery (with way too many capes, if you ask me) on Peacock’s The Traitors.

Recently, Rinna decided Higgins isn’t just good TV—she should literally be the main event on one of reality’s most notorious dating shows. Her words to E! News:

'I think she should be the Bachelorette. I think she should do everything, because she’s such good television. She can do it all.'

That’s a pretty ringing endorsement from someone who’s made a whole career out of being wildly watchable, for better or for worse.

Why now? Here’s what’s up with The Bachelorette

• The most recent season was actually yanked off the air before it even started.
• The would-be star, Taylor Frankie Paul, got caught up in a controversy that made ABC do a full U-turn and pull the plug—for now, anyway.
• With no new lead and a show in limbo, the hunt for the next Bachelorette is definitely on.

Maura’s Already Got a Busy Dance Card

Before she can hand out roses, though, Higgins is heading straight to Dancing with the Stars (the US one, not the UK version, which is already weirdly different). Rinna is officially ecstatic for her friend—she actually called it a 'life-changing experience' and sounded almost nostalgic:

'I am so excited, because that was a life-changing experience for me. It’s going to be life-changing for her. I was genuinely thrilled because I adore her. I love her so much, and I just think it’s so fun to watch these kids having their moment.'

And it’s not just Rinna cheerleading. Rob Rausch, another Traitors alum, jumped on the Maura Hype Train, telling E! 'She’s going to crush it, it’s going to be awesome, she’s got it in the bag.'

Could Higgins Actually Be the Next Bachelorette?

At this point, that’s pure speculation—ABC hasn’t commented and, face it, they’re likely scrambling to repair whatever’s left of the show’s rep after pulling an entire season. But let’s just say, between her time on reality TV in the UK, The Traitors in the US, and now Dancing with the Stars, Maura Higgins is racking up enough reality cred that it wouldn’t be the weirdest move the franchise has made (by a long stretch).

So, to sum up: Lisa Rinna’s betting big on her TV bestie, there’s a Bachelorette-shaped hole at ABC, and Maura Higgins is about to dance her way further into American living rooms. The universe is wild and reality TV just keeps getting weirder. Stay tuned—I actually kind of hope it happens.