April 23, 2026 bachelor insider
Kaitlyn Bristowe Hung Up on Paula Abdul During Surprise FaceTime — Find Out Why!
Surprise!
Bachelor Nation fans got to know and love Kaitlyn Bristowe on Season 19 of “The Bachelor” and Season 11 of “The Bachelorette.”
Since her time on the shows, Kaitlyn has been keeping fans updated with her life on her podcast and social media pages, where she has millions of followers.
The former Bachelorette loves to keep things real with her followers, and this week, revealed that she hung up on pop icon Paula Abdul during a surprise FaceTime call.
On her Instagram Story, Kaitlyn posted a video of herself at home and said, “I’m so embarrassed. I have a hair treatment in, and I was eating dinner and my mom calls me and she FaceTimes me. No warning! And she goes, ‘Katie, guess who I’m with!’”
Kaitlyn then revealed, “Just Paula Abdul. Just mom and Paula Abdul hanging out. I always thought they were twins.”
The Bachelor Nation star continued and shared a snippet of her conversation with the famous performer and television personality.
Kaitlyn spilled, “She was like, ‘Hi! I’ve watched you in everything you do. And I voted for you and I just felt…’ and I was like, ‘I’m sorry, um what?’ Just mom hanging out with Paula? FaceTiming?”
Her dogs then started barking in the background due to her enthusiasm, and the former Bachelorette revealed she had to hang up on Paula while FaceTiming her.
“Um, wow. I’m embarrassed,” she said. “I actually had to hang up on Paula Abdul because my dogs wouldn’t stop barking. Oh, my gosh!”
Kaitlyn then posted a photo of her call with Paula Abdul and reflected, “I grew up dancing, idolizing Paula Abdul. That was so cool! …Casual.”
So cool!
What an amazing surprise. We love Kaitlyn and Paula Abdul!
