originally set to be a contestant on Clare Crawley's upcoming season of. But, filming of Crawley's season was put on hold in March for coronavirus precautions, just ahead of the night she was supposed to meet her group of men.
The ABC Food Tours co-founder is familiar to many fans in Bachelor Nation, though; he's best friends with former Bachelorette fan favorite Tyler Cameron, who was runner-up on Hannah Brown's season in 2019.
James, Cameron and Brown all spent significant time quarantining together early on in in the pandemic. The casting is a huge milestone for the Bachelor franchise, which has been criticized for its historic lack of diversity.