05 Jan For Your Viewing Pleasure: ‘Bachelor’ Star Matt James Recaps His Season On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ [Video]

Matt James is officially the new Bachelor, and on Monday night, we got to know him and the 30 women trying to win his heart.

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Just a few weeks after seeing our girl Tayshia Adams fall in love with Zac Clark at the majestic La Quinta resorts, we’re already getting a whole new season of The Bachelor.

Matt James is a newbie to The Bachelor franchise, being first introduced to fans as the best friend of Tyler Cameron–a fan favorite and the runner-up on Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette. He was originally selected to be a contestant on Clare Crawley’s (short-lived) season of the show, but once production got halted due to COVID-19 and everything was up in the air, ABC announced Matt as their next Bachelor–and the show’s first Black Bachelor–without ever seeing him onscreen.

Following Monday night’s highly-anticipated premiere, Matt called into Jimmy Kimmel Live! to talk about his experience on the show, what it’s like being the lead without any prior Bachelor experience, and of course, Jimmy (and his wife) predict his final three.

Check out Matt James’ interview with Jimmy Kimmel down below to see what he has to say about everything that happens this season.