Bachelorette Fans Angry After ABC Drops Major Spoiler During Commercial Break

Johnny DePhillipo said goodbye to Gabby on The Bachelorette last night, but unfortunately, this did not come as a surprise to many viewers. 

In a Bachelor in Paradise promo aired during The Bachelorette broadcast, Johnny appeared front-and-center on the beach. This reveal might have gone over well with fans if it hadn't dropped prior to Gabby and Johnny's ill-fated date. After Johnny admitted he couldn't see himself getting "to an engagement in the next week or so" and parted ways with Gabby, viewers took to Twitter to poke fun (and express their anger) at ABC for this flub: 

Watching Gabby and Johnny's overnight date kick off knowing where it's going after ABC spoiled his trip to Paradise minutes before#TheBachelorette #Bachelorette pic.twitter.com/GR9aVLuY6x

— Accept This Rose (@IWatchBachelor) September 6, 2022

Lol at them showing Johnny in the paradise promo before his fantasy suite even airs
#TheBachelorette #bachelorette pic.twitter.com/6eW5UkGYma

— inmedialife (@inmedialife) September 6, 2022

Johnny: “I can’t commit to an engagement in such a short time.”

Also Johnny: *joins Bachelor in Paradise where people get engaged in an even shorter time*#TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/ufM0pZfykx

— Bachelor Fantake (@BachelorFantake) September 6, 2022

CAN THEY AT LEAST SHOW BACHELOR IN PARADISE CLIPS THAT DONT HAVE JOHNNY FRONT AND CENTER OMFGGGGGGG #TheBachelorette

— calli (@calliremillard) September 6, 2022

Did they really just drop Johnny off at BIP on this show? #TheBachelorette #bachelorette pic.twitter.com/0ujSgdWbQR

— SP (@Notthisreality) September 6, 2022

Me pretending I didn’t see Johnny in the Bachelor in Paradise promo #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/OZqDdhxJ4z

— America (@A_dawg956) September 6, 2022

Johnny will join fellow Bachelorette Season 19 alums Logan Palmer and Jacob Rapini on Bachelor in Paradise, as well as other singles from The Bachelorette Seasons 17 and 18 and The Bachelor Seasons 20, 25, and 26. 

Bachelor in Paradise Season 8 premieres on ABC Tuesday, September 27 at 8/7c. 

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Jade Budowski is a freelance writer with a knack for ruining punchlines and harboring dad-aged celebrity crushes. She was previously a reporter/producer at Decider and is a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow her on Twitter: @jadebudowski.