Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum Are Divorcing
Plus, updates on every other couple to come out of Bachelor Nation
It’s been 17 years since the OG Bachelor, Alex Michel, stepped out of that famous limo to meet the group of women vying for his heart. Like many Bachelors and Bachelorettes to come, Michel did *not* find his wife-to-be on the highly-addictive reality show. However, there are some Bachelor couples who *have* found everlasting love. (We see you, Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter!) Peep our full gallery to find out the fate of every single Bachelor couple in franchise history.
Bachelor Couples Mega-Gallery
1/72 Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 7
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Yes
What went down at the finale? After being proposed to by both J.P. Rosenbaum and runner-up Ben Flajnik, the pediatric dentist chose J.P.—despite the fact her family weren’t his biggest fans.
Where are they now? After eight years together, tying the knot in December 2012 and welcoming kids Fordam and Essex, Ashley and J.P. announced on October 14, 2020 that they are divorcing. In a pair of matching Instagram posts, the couple said that the split came “after months of separation.”
“Our differences have taken a toll on our relationship and after years of attempting to repair the damage, we’ve decided that it is in our family’s best interest to create new and separate lives for our children,” Ashley wrote, before asking for privacy during this difficult time.
Sending Ashley and J.P. all the best.
2/72 Madison Prewett and Michael Porter Jr.
It was only a matter of time before *someone* in Bachelor nation linked up with an NBA player. Madi Prewett—the runner-up on Peter Weber’s season of The Bachelor—is sparking rumours that she’s dating Denver Nuggets player Michael Porter Jr., after the two were pictured cuddling on October 11. In a series of photos posted by Porter’s sister, Bri Porter, on her Instagram account, the power forward and Prewett are pictured gazing at each other and posing, holding hands. “My fav double date,” Porter captioned the post.
Needless to say we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled for more photos!
3/72 Chris Soules and Victoria Fuller
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 10, The Bachelor, Season 19 and The Bachelor, Season 24
Engaged? Never were
Actually got married? Nope
What went down at the finale? After being a fan favourite on season 10 of The Bachelorette, Soules went on to become the lead on season 19 of The Bachelor and left the show engaged to Whitney Bischoff. The couple announced their split in May 2015. Fuller, who competed on Peter Weber’s season of The Bachelor, made it to the top four before being sent home.
Where are they now? Split. Shortly after leaving the show, Fuller says she was put in touch with Soules through her friend and fellow contestant (who happens to be an Iowa native like Soules), Kelsey Weier, and the pair started texting and FaceTiming. In April 2020, fans speculated that Fuller was quarantining with Soules after she posted a photo captioned “Farm life,” with the location tagged as Arlington, Iowa. And in June the couple were photographed together in Fuller’s hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Speaking to PEOPLE about their relationship in July, Fuller said the duo were “really happy.” She added: “The last few months have been really special for us. We’re enjoying each other!”
But alas, all good things must come to an end. On a September 9 episode of fellow Bach alum Nick Viall’s podcast, Fuller confirmed that the pair had gone their separate ways. ”I am just living my best life,” she said. Fuller says that she and Soules remain friends, telling Viall: ”But I respect him so much. I think he’s an amazing man. I just think that like right now, I’m in such a different place than he is. And I’m not moving to Iowa anytime soon.”
4/72 Becca Kufrin and Garrett Yrigoyen
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 14
Engaged? Not anymore
Actually got married? Definitely not
What went down at the finale? After living through more Bachelor drama than one person deserves, Kufrin found love at the end of her season with a proposal from Yrigoyen. Even though we weren’t fully on board with her choice, we were happy to see her happy after a lot of disappointment.
Where are they now? Splitsville. After over two years together, on September 1, Kufrin confirmed that she and her former fiancé have ended their engagement and relationship. The announcement comes two months after Yrigoyen was criticized for a “Blue Lives Matter” Instagram post supporting police during the Black Lives Matter movement against racial injustice after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police.
“I don’t think it’s going to come as a shock to anyone, but Garrett and I have decided to end our engagement,” Kufrin said in an episode of her Bachelor Happy Hour podcast. “After many conversations, we came to this decision. It wasn’t something that we just arrived at one night,” she continued. “It wasn’t based solely off of one Instagram post or somebody else’s opinions or comments. There’s much more to it. To any relationship, there’s a lot of layers, and it’s not for me to divulge details. It’s no one’s business other than what I’m telling you right now.”
5/72 Clare Crawley and Dale Moss
Show + Season: The Bachelor Season 18, Bachelor in Paradise Seasons 1 and 2, Bachelor Winter Games, The Bachelorette Season 16
Engaged? Reportedly, yes!
Actually got married? Not yet
What went down at the finale? After appearing on season 18 of The Bachelor, leaving the show as runner-up for Juan Pablos Galavis’s heart, Crawley appeared on several seasons of Bach nation spin-offs before landing the lead role as The Bachelorette for season 16. After production of her season was shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming picked up in July 2020. But, according to Reality Steve, only 12 days into filming her season, Crawley pulled the plug, having already fallen in love with professional football player and model Dale Moss. This lead to potentially the most bonkers Bachelorette season ever, with Bach alum Tayshia Adams becoming the *new* season 16 lead. According to Reality Steve, Moss and Crawley are reportedly engaged, which is fast even by Bachelor standards.
Where are they now? Keeping their love on the down-low for now. Guess we’ll have to wait for the season to air to see what happens!
6/72 Krystal Nielson and Chris Randone
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 5
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Yes
What went down at the finale? Randone acted… questionably during season 5 of BiP. But, in the end, Nielson apparently called him out on his flaws, they worked things out, and he popped the question.
Where are they now? Officially filing for divorce. After a tying the knot in Mexico (on season 6 of BiP, obvi) in June 2019, Nielson and Randone announced in February 2020 that they were separating. ”It hurts to announce that at this moment, we have mutually decided to separate,” the couple told Bachelor Nation in a statement at the time. “Never did we imagine this scenario, but we’ve come to a point where we both need to work on ourselves. We are best friends that love and care for each other so deeply. We’ve appreciated everyone’s love and support so far throughout our journey and we just ask that you please respect our privacy as we navigate through this.”
And it looks like the pair are deciding to continue working on themselves…separately. On August 20, Nielson took to Instagram to share an update with her followers, announcing that the couple is officially divorcing six months after their separation. “The past 8 months have not been easy…I’ve been torn between mourning a life that could’ve been…and determined to fight for the future that I know I deserve,” Nielson wrote. “With respect and support for one another, Chris and I have decided to move forward with filing for divorce.” Nielson also thanked everyone for their support and love during this time.
Looks like “Glitter & The Goose” are no more.
7/72 Vanessa Grimaldi and Joshua Wolfe
Show + Season: The Bachelor Season 21
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Not yet!
What went down at the finale? Canadian contestant Vanessa Grimaldi said “Yes!” to season 21 The Bachelor lead and unlucky-in-love alum Nick Viall in the season’s final episode.
Where are they now? After saying yes, Vanessa and Nick broke up five months into their engagement in August 2017. In January 2019, Vanessa revealed that she was dating businessman and fellow Canadian Joshua Wolfe, and on August 9 the Montreal-native popped the question while the pair were visiting Quebec City. Congrats to the couple!
8/72 Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph
Show + Season: The Bachelorette Season 14, The Bachelor Season 23
Engaged? No
Actually got married? Nope
What went down at the finale? After appearing on Becca Kufrin’s season of The Bachelorette, Colton became the lead on Season 23 of The Bachelor. In the March 2019 two-part finale, Colton was dumped by final three contestant Cassie Randolph after wrestling with doubts over whether she wanted to be with him. In the finale episode, Colton decided to send home the final two women (Hannah G. and Tayshia) in order to pursue Cassie, famously jumping a fence in Portugal and convincing her to spend the week with him. On the After the Final Rose episode, Colton and Cassie revealed that they were still together, but not engaged and not living together.
Where are they now? Just friends. A little over a year after coming out to the world as a couple (and after sticking together as Colton recovered from COVID-19), the pair shared news of their breakup in joint Instagram statements. “Its been a crazy few months to say the least,” Colton captioned a black and white photo of he and Cassie on a boat. “Cass and I have been doing a lot of self-reflecting. Sometimes people are just meant to be friends – and that’s okay. We both have grown immensely and been through so much together – so this isn’t the end of our story, it’s the start of a whole new chapter for us.”
In her own post, Cassie acknowledged that while neither of them felt ready to talk about the split publicly, the nature of their relationship made doing so a necessity. “Colton and I have broken up, but have decided to remain a part of each others lives,” she wrote. “With all that we have gone through, we have a special bond that will always be there. I love Colton very much and have an enormous amount of respect for him. We have both learned and grown so much these past couple years, and will always have each others back. Always.”
Wishing these two all the best!
9/72 Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan
Show + Season: The Bachelorette Season 15, The Bachelor Season 24
Engaged? No
Actually got married? Nope
What went down at the finale? After appearing on Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette, Peter became The Bachelor on Season 24 of the show. In the March 2020 finale, Peter proposed to Hannah Ann Sluss, only to break up with her while the show was airing. Kelley, a contestant on Peter’s season who he’d met before the show started filming, went home before the finale.
Where are they now? After the finale aired, Peter briefly reunited with runner-up Madison Prewett, with the couple announcing their split two days after the finale. On March 25, Peter and Kelley were spotted together on Chicago’s river walk and have been quarantining together since. While the pair initially stated that they *weren’t* dating, with Peter saying that they were “taking it really slow,” sources say that the pair are now offish a couple!
10/72 Ben Higgins and Jessica Clarke
Show + Season: The Bachelorette Season 11, The Bachelor Season 20 and Bachelor Winter Games
Engaged? Yep
Actually got married? Not yet!
What went down at the finale? After appearing on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season of The Bachelorette, Ben became The Bachelor on Season 20 of the show. In the March 2016 finale, Ben proposed to Lauren Bushnell, a flight attendant from Oregon.
Where are they now? In May 2017, after over a year together (and their own reality show, Ben and Lauren, Happily Ever After?), Lauren and Ben ended their engagement. In February 2019, Ben went public with his very non-Bach nation related GF, Jessica, a fitness entrepreneur. And now, they’re engaged! Ben reportedly popped the questions on March 27, in Jessica’s hometown of Franklin, Tennessee, with Ben telling ET: ”I was super nervous. She’s my best friend, my partner and I love her. I was nervous to kind of do this whole thing in front of her. I wasn’t anxious, it’s just a big moment!”
11/72 Peter Weber and Madison Prewett
Show + Season: The Bachelor Season 24
Engaged? Nope
Actually got married? Not gonna happen
What went down at the finale? Holy cow, a lot! In part one of the season 24 finale, Madi decided to leave the show and go home, citing her and Peter’s differing values and lifestyles as the motivator. But probably also a major factor: Peter’s mom Barbara. In the lead up to her departure, Madi met Peter’s family and was grilled by them over her conservative religious values and how different they perceived her lifestyle to be from Peter’s line-dancing ways. It was a lot to handle, and probably only further exacerbated Madi’s already wavering belief in their relationship.
Where are they now? Done, and we’re honestly not at all surprised. Two days after the March 10 Bachelor finale—in which fans saw Peter propose to Hannah Ann, only to break up with her a month into their engagement and reunite with Madi—both Madi and Peter took to Instagram to share the news that they had split up again. “As Peter and I have decided to go our separate ways, I am confident that we will both move in the direction of our purpose and never forget that God has a plan in all things. I will always love and respect him. I am convinced our paths were meant to cross and we are both better because they did,” Madi captioned a photo of herself and her former BF laughing during the After the Final Rose special. In his post—which featured a solo photo of the former Bach looking very pensive—Peter also talked about making the difficult decision, and continuing to have love and respect for Madi. He also gave ex-fiancé Hannah Ann a shout out, writing: “You are such a strong, confident woman and you deserve all the love in the world.”
Both Madi and Peter commented supportingly on each other’s posts, so it really looks like there’s no hard feelings. But somewhere, Barb is absolutely *thrilled.*
12/72 Kendall Long and Joe Amabile
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 5
Engaged? Nope
Actually got married? Nope again
What went down at the finale? While they were pretty much *the* couple on their season of Paradise, Kendall ultimately broke Joe’s heart (and the hearts of Bach nation viewers everywhere) in the finale when she told the grocery store owner: “There’s a part of me that obviously loves you, and I’ve known that for a while, but I don’t know what kind of love it is. I don’t know if it’s in love.” Thankfully, Kendall revealed on the reunion show that she travelled to Joe’s hometown of Chicago post-Paradise to win him back, and the couple were back together and better than ever. In September 2018, Joe competed on Dancing with the Stars (with Kendall supporting from the sidelines the whole time), and the couple moved in together in West Hollywood in April 2019. Then, in December 2019, the couple adopted a super cute dog together. #CoupleGoals
Where are they now? Done, and we’re crying. After less than two years together, the couple announced that they’re going their separate ways, and it sounds like it had a lot to do with where they want to live. In a joint statement made to Bachelor Nation, the former couple said: “We have decided mutually to go our separate ways. Joe has made the decision to move back to Chicago while Kendall will be remaining in her hometown of Los Angeles.”
“Our family and friends have always been an extremely important element to who we are as people,” the statement continued. “We can’t imagine continuing our lives without them closer, especially when thinking of starting a family of our own one day. We both respect each others’ decision and still have a great deal of love for each other. We appreciate all the love and support everyone has given us throughout our relationship.”
13/72 Katie Morton and Chris Bukowski
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 6
Engaged? Not anymore
Actually got married? Nope
What went down at the finale? After about 100 seasons on the franchise, Bachelor franchise vet Chris Bukowski seemed like he’d finally found love with down-to-earth dancer Katie. The pair, who was one of the strongest couples throughout the season, left Paradise engaged and seemingly happy.
Where are they now? Finished. The couple took to Instagram on December 10 in matching posts to announce their split. “We’ve reached a point in our story where we agree it’s best to go our separate ways,” they wrote. “We have chosen to love and respect each other as friends because that’s the base of our relationship, and it’s what is most natural for us.” News of the breakup can’t come as a *huge*surprise to Bachelor nation; while Katie and Chris left Paradise on a serious high, their appearance on After the Final Rose was anything but happy-go-lucky. Katie entered the hot seat sans both her fiancé and her engagement ring. While Katie told host Chris Harrison that they were still engaged, it wasn’t without difficulties, with the model and dancer telling the host that she’d “never been so insecure in a relationship before,” and claiming that she’d been putting in a lot of unreciprocated effort.
“I don’t know when I’m going to feel like my tank is filling up, because I’m empty for everyone else,” Katie said of the strain and feeling emotionally depleted. “It just doesn’t feel fair.” When Chris finally came out the couple took part in an IRL couple’s therapy session (TBH, Chris Harrison is *not* qualified for this), before Katie eventually put on her ring. But it didn’t look super great for the couple.
After the finale aired, both Katie and Chris took to Instagram to reaffirm their love and commitment to each other. “Love is tough. Love is beautiful. Most importantly love is patient,” Chris wrote alongside a photo of himself feeding Katie pizza. “Sometimes you need a shock to the system to put a fire under your ass. What I felt then I feel even more now. I love you @katieemo and can’t wait to feed you pizza for the rest of our lives.” Yeah…that didn’t age well.
14/72 Demi Burnett and Kristian Haggerty
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 6
Engaged? No
Actually got married? Unfortunately not
What went down at the finale? After a historic run in Paradise, Demi and her girlfriend, Kristian, got engaged in the season finale in a seriously sweet and tear inducing proposal. After struggling with accepting her identity and sexuality, Demi asked Kristian to marry her, telling her: “I came here to find myself, but I found myself in you.” *Crying*
Where are they now? Donezo. After coming out as the most emotionally mature couple in Paradise (and after Kristian used the After the Final Rose to return Demi’s proposal, getting down on one knee during the taping to ask for her hand in marriage), our queer queens have called it quits…at least for now.
After weeks of speculation from Bachelor nation over the status of their relationship, both Kristian and Demi took to Instagram on October 31 to share that the couple is no longer together, but still supportive of each other. Both women shared photos of themselves together with matching captions, writing: “With a heavy heart full of love for one another we have decided it is best for us to take a step back from our relationship. We ultimately want what is best for us in the long run and for us right now, that means being apart and growing individually.”
The ladies thanked fans for their love and support, writing that they hope their love story has ”helped others feel more accepted and confident within themselves,” and reminded some watching that “they aren’t alone and don’t need to be ashamed of who they are.”
This one hurts, guys.
15/72 Hannah Godwin and Dylan Barbour
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 6
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Not yet, but we’re betting they will be soon!
What went down at the finale? After getting off to a somewhat rocky start (*ahem* Blake *ahem*), the mom and dad of Paradise sealed the deal with a sweet proposal on the beach.
Where are they now? Engaged and living in the same state. As of the finale, Hannah and Dylan are still going strong, with the former making the move from Birmingham, Alabama, to Los Angeles, California, to be closer to her San Diego-based fiancé and #1 fan. We see a quick wedding and lots of babies in the future for these two.
16/72 Kevin Wendt and Astrid Loch
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 5
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Not yet!
What went down at the finale? This pair got together in Paradise, broke up on the second-last episode—which Sharleen Joynt called that season’s “biggest, most disappointing bomb“—and then reconciled just in time for the finale.
Where are they now? Engaged! After Astrid made the move from Tampa to Toronto in December 2018 (a true testament of love if we’ve ever seen one), the couple have been going strong in the Canadian city. And on August 28 the pair took the next step, with Kevin proposing to Astrid after a romantic bike ride and sunset picnic. The engagement photos are seriously gorgeous.
FYI, the ring—which Kevin designed himself, according to People—was purchased from Wendt’s Jewellery; a shop established in 1884 by Kevin’s great-great-grandfather. So sweet!
17/72 Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 2 and 3
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Yes
What went down at the finale? The better question is, what didn’t go down? After two seasons (and a number of years) of publicly obsessing and crying over Jared after the two first met in Paradise, Ashley *finally* decided to move on. The Bach Nation (and JoBros fave) participated in Bachelor Winter Games in early 2018 and left with a new (Canadian!) beau, Kevin Wendt. But it turned out that seeing Ashley in a relationship with someone else was just what Jared needed to realize that she was the love of his life. After the restaurant manager shared his feelings with her, the pair revealed that they were *finally* in a happy relationship with a 45-minute video in May 2018.
Where are they now? After getting engaged on Season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise (in front of Ashley’s ex…awks), the couple wed in a seriously gorgeous Rhode Island ceremony in August 2019.
18/72 Hannah Brown and Jed Wyatt
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 15
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? After a season of drama and *lots* of tears, Hannah broke up with runner-up Tyler C. and chose Jed W. instead. Listening to the tune of her heart (and Jed’s guitar), she gave him the final rose and got engaged.
Where are they now? Hannah and Jed have since ended their engagement following his alleged cheating scandal. Two days after getting engaged, Hannah found out about “the other woman” Jed was dating before coming onto the show. When she learned more details about his relationship, and that it wasn’t *technically* over like he said it was, she ended things after five weeks.
Hannah is newly single again and already making *bold* moves. On “After The Final Rose,” she asked Tyler on a date, so maybe she’ll find her happily-ever-after after all.
19/72 Wells Adams and Sarah Hyland
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 12 and Bachelor in Paradise, Season 4
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Not yet!
What went down at the finale? Wells was competing for the heart of Jojo Fletcher but didn’t make it passed top eight of the season. He was eliminated during a date and later went on to be a bartender for Bachelor in Paradise.
Where are they now? Wells is engaged to Modern Family‘s Sarah Hyland! Even though its a match made outside of Bachelor Nation heaven, Hyland was vocal about having a crush on Adams during his 2016 Bachelorette season. The two later met via social media and started officially dating in 2017. The couple regularly posts Snapchat and IG vids of them watching shows from The Bachelor franchise—and as if that couldn’t get any cuter, they are usually watching while snuggling with their multiple doggos.
After Adams proposed, Bach alums chimed in on social media with their congratulations and excitement. Our fave might be from Bach host Chris Harrison who responded to Adams’s heartfelt homemade video of the proposal saying, “Congrats brother. Took you long enough.”
20/72 Dean Unglert and Caelynn Miller-Keyes
Show + Season: Bachelorette, Season 13 & Bachelor, Season 23
Engaged? No
Actually got married? N/A
What went down at the finale? Dean appeared on Rachel’s season of The Bachelorette before being sent home after holding down a spot in the top four. Caelynn also made top four in Colton’s season of The Bachelor but didn’t find her happily-ever-after with him.
Where are they now? Luckily for Dean and Caelynn, striking out in the past meant they could explore things with each other. In recent news, the pair are travelling together before coming back to LA. According to an exclusive source to E! News, “Dean and Caelynn are dating,” and “met through mutual Bachelor Nation friends and started DM’ing on Instagram.”
21/72 Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 4
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Not yet
What went down at the finale? The couple, who connected on Season 4 of The Bachelor spin-off, decided to stay together and explore their relationship outside of Paradise, instead of jumping right into an engagement.
Where are they now? Engaged! On June 2, 2019, both Adam and Raven announced their exciting news on Instagram, posting photos of the moment Adam popped the question on May 31. “I’m keeping you forever and for always. We will be together all of our days. Wanna wake up every morning to your sweet face…Always” Raven wrote alongside a series of photos that included Adam down on one knee and Raven showing off her ring. Adam posted a similar series of photos with the date: “5.31.19.”
Raven hinted that things were getting serious in July 2018, when she moved from Arkansas to Dallas to be with her beau. At the time, she told ”The Morning Toast”: “I’m really obsessed with Adam. I’m just really happy to be with him. I really do feel butterflies talking about him.”
22/72 Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Seasons 11 & 14
Engaged? No, but fingers crossed!
Actually got married? N/A
What went down at the finale? As Season 11’s Bachelorette, Kaitlyn Bristowe accepted a proposal from the season’s front-runner personal trainer Shawn Booth. The duo lived together in Nashville for three years (with their seriously cute pup) before breaking up in November 2018. Jason Tartick, a banker from Buffalo, competed for Becca Kufrin’s heart on Season 14 of the series, making it to the final three before he was sent home after a date in Thailand.
Where are they now? Shortly after her split with Shawn, Kaitlyn and Jason connected when he was a guest on her podcast Off the Vine, in December 2018. In January 2019, Jason confirmed they were dating—dispelling comments by Kaitlyn’s ex that they’d connected *while* she was still engaged. Speaking about her new love, Kaitlyn told E! News: “Jason is the most stable human being I’ve ever met in my life. He is an absolute rock for me. I’ve never met anyone like that…He’s everything. He’s hilarious. He’s so driven. He’s smart. He’s well-spoken. He loves his family. He’s romantic. Like, he’s everything.” In May the couple adopted a puppy and are set to move in together.
23/72 Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 21
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Yes
What went down at the finale? “My love for you is unmeasurable,” the race-car driving Bachelor told Becca Kufrin as he proposed to her during the season finale of Season 21. But apparently his love *was* measurable, because directly after the finale, viewers watched as Arie dumped Becca in a v. awkward breakup scene. In the very same episode, Arie brought out runner-up Lauren Burnham and proposed to her instead!
Where are they now? After “doing the damn thing” on Season 6 of The Bachelorette, Becca is now engaged to Garrett Yrigoyen and the pair are living together in San Diego.
Arie and Lauren (who announced their pregnancy—it’s a girl!—in late 2018) got married in Hawaii on January 12, 2019, with Chris Harrison officiating (wow!). And despite our overwhelming meh feelings about this pair, we have to concede that they are one of Bachelor Nation’s biggest success stories…
24/72 Jordan Kimball and Jenna Cooper
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 5
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? After an especially rocky season of BiP that included Kimball throwing a giant teddy bear into the ocean in a fit of jealousy, this pair wrapped their time in Paradise with an engagement. But the morning after the finale, Reality Steve broke the news that Cooper allegedly cheated on Kimball and faked their relationship to benefit her business, and that ignited a lot of back-and-forth about what actually went down, including this emotional Insta post from Kimball.
Where are they now? For Kimball, he attempts at Blue Steel on his Instagram abound, and made a guest appearance on Dancing With the Stars in October alongside his new BFF, Grocery Store Joe. As for Cooper, she showed up to celebrate Lauren and Arie at their joint bachelor-bachelorette party in November.
Cooper will be releasing a book that will be a tell-all of what went down during the cheating allegations now that she is no longer under contract. Kimball is not one for the drama and he says exclusively to Life & Style that ”I’m not entertaining anything she says. It’s almost been a year and she is still at it. What a nightmare.”
25/72 Courtney Dober and Lily McManus
Show + Season: Bachelor Winter Games, Season 1
Engaged? No
Actually got married? N/A
What went down at the finale? Like Dean Unglert and Lesley Murphy, Courtney (The Bachelorette Australia) and Lily (Bachelor New Zealand) seemed to hit it off straight from the first episode, and maintained a drama-free stay at the Vermont chalet. There was no proposal during the finale, but we had a feeling this duo would stay together for a long time.
Where are they now? Well, our feeling was wrong. The adorbs, realer-than-real pair announced their split on Instagram on August 28, 2018, with the caveat that they will remain “best friends” (in the words of Lily, “that long limbed f—k will be a part of my life for a very long time.”) For once, we actual believe this tired line isn’t lip service.
26/72 Derek Peth and Taylor Nolan
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 4
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? After falling in love in sunny Mexico, Derek Peth proposed to Taylor Nolan during Season 4’s reunion special September 2017, presenting the then 24-year-old with a Neil Lane ring (but of course). Host Chris Harrison described the proposal as one of the “sweetest” and “rawest” moments he’s seen in a long time.
Where are they now? Only nine months after the engagement, the once-in-love pair have decided to part ways. In a joint statement released to E! News on June 2018, the exes wrote: “It is with much sadness that we have decided to end our engagement. We put everything we could into our relationship and are heartbroken to go forward separately, but we know this is the best decision for the both of us.” Despite the breakup, the pair noted that they will remain close. “We will still be present in each other’s lives with support, admiration and respect for each other,” they said.
Distance may be to blame for the split, as Taylor is based in Seattle and Derek lives in New York City.
27/72 Brad Womack and no one!
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 11
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Brad Womack became the first Bachelor in the history of the franchise to reject both women in the finale of his season, turning down both finalists Jenni Croft and Deanna Papas.
Where are they now? Brad broke another franchise record by returning to the show during Season 15 and becoming the only Bachelor to come back for a second season. He proposed to finalist Emily Maynard during the finale, but they two only lasted eight months before calling off the engagement. As of 2018, Brad is a bar owner based in Texas, and has kept a relatively low profile.
28/72 Jen Schefft and No One!
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 3
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Bachelorette Jen Schefft rejected both proposals of runner-up entrepreneur John Paul Merritt and art gallery director Jerry Ferris.
Where are they now? Jen met her current husband Joe Waterman on a blind date and the two married in 2009. They now have two daughters, Mae and Charlotte, and live in Ohio.
29/72 Chris Leroux and Mikaela Wightman
Show + Season: The Bachelor Canada, Season 3
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Chris Leroux chose Mikaela Wightman during the season finale (after accidentally calling her by the wrong name the day before!) Unfortunately the couple split before the After the Final Rose episode aired, with Chris noting that he wasn’t ready to “give [his] heart to somebody fully.”
Where are they now? Chris Leroux has kept off the internet and out of headlines since his split with Mikaela.
Mikaela is a self-proclaimed travel addict and runs Shopaholmik, a fashion and lifestyle blog. She can be seen posting a mysterious boo on her IG by covering his face and keeping him tag-less.
30/72 Travis Lane Stork and Sarah Stone
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 8
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Travis chose Sarah during the finale, but did not present a ring for the school teacher. The pair split only weeks later.
Where are they now? Travis met and then married pediatrician Charlotte Brown in 2012, but the pair divorced in 2015. He is engaged to Nashville attorney Parris Bell.
Sarah lives in Nashville as a real estate agent. She and husband Brock Smith share three daughters.
31/72 Jesse Palmer and Jessica Bowlin
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 5
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Jesse chose finalist Jessica Bowlin during the season finale, but did not propose to her. That was probably for the best, though, because the couple split only one month after the finale aired.
Where are they now? Former college football player Jesse is now a sports commentator on Canadian sports network TSN and American sports network ESPN. However, Bachelor Nation hasn’t seen the last of him; Jesse made a franchise comeback as the host of Bachelor producer Mike Fleiss’s new show, The Proposal, in summer 2018.
Jessica is now an attorney in California, and is married to Omar Rawi, with whom she has a son, Brady and a daughter, Parker.
32/72 Bob Guiney and Estella Gardinier
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 4
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Bob fell in love with mortgage broker Estella during Season 4 of the franchise. However, he offered her a promise ring instead of an engagement ring. Good call; the couple only lasted one month before going their separate ways.
Where are they now? In 2016, Bob wed Jessica Canyon in a beachfront ceremony in Mexico. According to his website, the former Bachelor spends his time singing in the band, Fat Amy, as well as his other band, the Band from TV. He has also hosted a number of reality television shows, including HGTV’s Date My House.
Estella is a self-proclaimed “nutritionista,” fitness trainer, and founder of Project Love You, an organization dedicated to spreading positivity. Her relationship status is unknown.
33/72 Aaron Buerge and Helene Eksterowicz
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 2
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Helene was the first contestant to win a rose on Season 2, however, the couple only lasted five weeks after getting engaged on the show. According to Helene, Aaron broke it off with her at a Starbucks. Not cool, dude.
Where are they now? Aaron has been married to Angye McIntosh—a commercial insurance agent—since 2009. The couple share a daughter, Aven, and live in Montana.
Helene currently lives in New Jersey and works as a school psychologist. She and husband Andrew Goodman, a technology consultant, married in 2013 and have a two-year-old son, Noah.
34/72 Matt Grant and Shayne Lamas
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 12
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Matt, who is the American franchise’s only British Bachelor, proposed to Shayne during the Season 12 finale. Two months later, the pair split.
Where are they now? Matt Grant married Rebecca Moring in England in 2017.
Shayne married husband Nik Richie in a Las Vegas ceremony in 2010. The pair have two children together, daughter Press, and son Lyon.
35/72 Juan Pablo Galavis and Nikki Ferrell
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 18
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Juan Pablo chose Nikki Ferrell over runner-up Clare Crawley. During the After the Final Rose episode of the series, Nikki revealed that her Bachelor beau had yet to say he loved her. The pair split up only two months later.
Where are they now? Juan Pablo—quite possibly the most-hated Bachelor of all time—married TV host Osmariel Villalobos in 2017; they met after Juan Pablo commented on an Instagram video of her dancing with her nephew.
Nikki currently works as a pediatric nurse. She married sales executive Tyler Vanloo in 2016 in Kansas City (fellow Bachelor alum Andi Dorfman was a bridesmaid!). They pair called it quits in December 2018 after two years of marriage.
36/72 Samantha Steffen and Nick Peterson
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 2
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Although there was no engagement, the pair agreed to continue their relationship after their season of BiP wrapped. According to Us Weekly, the pair eventually split because they lived in different cities.
Where are they now? Samantha has kept her private life largely off social media. There is no word on a potential beau for the Los Angeles-based Bachelor alum.
Nick Peterson owns multiple Orangetheory gyms in Pennsylvania. And just like his ex, he has kept his love life off the world wide web.
37/72 Prince Lorenzo Borghese and Jennifer Wilson
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 9
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Prince Lorenzo chose Jennifer over runner-up Sadie Murray, but there was no proposal; the pair broke up two months later.
Where are they now? Animal lover Lorenzo now owns a pet spa in Tuscany. He’s also the president of Animal Aid USA, a rescue and relocation organization for pets living in kill shelters. There is no word on his relationship status.
Jenn is married to accountant Lee Gerschutz. She is reportedly a wellness coach based in Florida. Her Facebook page has since been deleted so any recent updates are unclear.
38/72 Brad Womack and Emily Maynard
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 15
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? It was the second time the Texas-based Bachelor made an appearance on the show, but the first time he *actually* chose a contestant. Brad proposed to Emily during the finale of Season 15. However, they broke up only months later after multiple arguments that led the couple to have a very on-again-off-again relationship. According to Emily, Brad once broke up with her by cc-ing her on an email to producers saying that “things didn’t work out.” Ouch.
Where are they now? As of 2018, Brad is a bar owner based in Texas, and has kept a relatively low profile.
Emily returned to the franchise as a Bachelorette, but her relationship with winner Jef Holm fell through only three months later. As of 2018, she has written a book about her Bachelor franchise experience: I Said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Love. She married Tyler Johnson in 2014, and the pair share three sons, Jennings, Gibson, and Gatlin, as well as daughter Ricki.
39/72 Ashley Iaconetti and Kevin Wendt
Show + Season: Bachelor Winter Games, Season 1
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Ashley pursued Kevin through most of Bachelor Winter Games, but he was interested in another contestant (remember when he gave American contestant Bibiana Julian his Date Card?) Eventually, though, he and Ashley connected and were together for the After the Final Rose finale that aired in February 2018.
Where are they now? People reported that Ashley and Kevin split in March 2018, three months after filming wrapped on Winter Games. And as the world now knows, Ashley is currently engaged to fellow Bachelor Nation alumn Jared Haibon—the pair revealed their relationship status in May 2018 in a 45-minute video and got engaged in the upcoming season of Paradise.
Post-Winter Games, Kevin appeared on the fifth season of Paradise, where he hooked up with Astrid Loch. And as of January 2019, the duo was living together in Toronto.
40/72 Emily Maynard and Jef Holm
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 8
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Single mom Emily Maynard chose entrepreneur Jef Holm over racecar driver Arie Luyendyk Jr. during an emotional finale. She accepted Jef’s proposal, but they only stayed together for three months after the finale. “I have nothing but respect and love for Jef and his family, but ultimately we are just at different points in our lives,” Emily told People after the split.
Where are they now? As of 2018, Emily has written a book about her Bachelor franchise experience: I Said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Love. She married husband Tyler Johnson in 2014, and the pair share three sons, Jennings, Gibson, and Gatlin, as well as daughter Ricki.
In February 2018 it was announced that Jef is dating Hayley Enzor, a public relations executive. He has been public about his disapproval of Arie as the new Bachelor, famously betting that he would donate $5,000 to charity if Arie lasts one year with any woman from the show. (However, joke’s on Jef, as Arie and Lauren Burham married in 2019 and now share a babygirl.)
41/72 Dean Unglert and Lesley Murphy
Show + Season: Bachelor Winter Games, Season 1
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? During the World Tells All special, Dean adorably got on one knee to present Lesley with a key to his home. “I know you travel around a lot. You always need a place to call home,” he said to the flustered travel blogger. “And because of that, will you accept this key to my house?” *Cue the waterworks*
Where are they now? According to IG, the pair split in April 2018. Since then, the travel blogger has moved to California. Now, she’s exploring the world with beau Alex Kav. In one post, she says “I truly feel so insanely lucky to be able to share these experiences with him after years of solo travel.”
In 2018, Dean said he was seeking therapy to help him with his personal issues. According to his IG, he’s been doing some travelling of his own to places such as Japan, Australia, and around Europe.
Fast forward to 2019, Dean is doing some travelling with another Bachelor alum, Caelynn Miller-Keyes from Colton’s season. According to an exclusive source to E! News, the couple “met through mutual Bachelor Nation friends and started DM’ing on Instagram.”
42/72 Clare Crawley and Benoit Beausejour-Savard
Show + Season: Bachelor Winter Games, Season 1
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Although Benoit left the Winter Games heartbroken after Clare seemingly clicked with German contestant Christian Rauch, the pair secretly started dating after the show was over. He surprised both the audience and Clare with a proposal on the World Tells All special.
Where are they now? Benoit and Clare have split, announcing the news in a joint statement on Instagram in April 2018, four months after their engagement.
According to her IG bio, Clare continues to work as a hair colourist in Sacramento, California and shows no signs of a potential beau.
Benoit took the breakup with Clare a little hard. He told Narcity that “Break-ups are always super hard on me. I’m an intense and passionate person. So, I fall in love in an intense way and I feel the same intensity during the heartbreaks.” The Canadian’s relationship status also seems unknown.
43/72 Andrew Baldwin and Tessa Horst
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 10
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Andrew proposed to Tessa during the finale. Three months after the show wrapped, the couple ended the engagement. However, they decided to keep dating for another month before eventually splitting for good.
Where are they now? According to his Twitter account, Andrew is a family physician for the U.S. Navy but his relationship status is unclear.
Tessa now works at A Better Way, a child healthcare organization based in San Francisco. She also shares a son with husband Tom Pickard, whom she married in 2013.
44/72 Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 14
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Jake chose Vienna over runner-up Tenley Molzahn, and proposed in the season finale. However, things were not all champagne and roses for long with the newly-engaged couple, as they split only four months later following an explosive argument that was televised for all the world to see.
Where are they now? Jake made an appearance on Dancing with the Stars in 2010, and even tried for love once more during the franchise’s drama-filled Bachelor Pad 2 (his ex Vienna also joined the cast). However as of 2018, the real-life bachelor is keeping his love life on the DL.
In 2017, Vienna disclosed she had miscarried twin daughters due to a rare condition called twin-to-twin transmission syndrome. She is currently enjoying life with her boo Jay Husagic whom she’s been dating well after ending things in 2016 with ex-fiance Todd. The pair both share cute couple pics on the regs of date nights, parties and vacations.
45/72 Deanna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 4
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Deanna Pappas thought she found her happily-ever-after in snowboarder Jesse Csincsak, and accepted his waterfront proposal during the season finale of the show. The happiness was short-lived, though, as the pair split only months later.
Where are they now? Jesse found love with wife and fellow Bachelor alum Ann Lueders and the two married in a Las Vegas ceremony in 2010. The couple share three children together, Carter James, Noah Theodore and daughter Charlotte Jean.
Deanna married Stephen Stagliano—whose twin brother, Micheal, was a contestant on Jillian Harris’s season of The Bachelorette—in October of 2011 and they’re now parents to a son and daughter.
46/72 Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 21
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Four-time Bachelor alum Nick Viall chose Montrealer Vanessa Grimaldi at the end of his season, and proposed to her with the prerequisite Neil Lane diamond ring. However, Viall’s fourth franchise appearance turned out to not be the charm, because only five months after the engagement, the couple announced their split.
Where are they now? After a stint on Dancing with the Stars, Nick has squashed reality TV for good. Instead, the former Bachelor has turned his sights to fake TV, a.k.a. acting. The up-and-coming-actor made an appearance in TV series Speechless, and appeared in a holiday film, A Christmas Cruise. There’s no news on whether Viall found love as yet, but he keeps himself occupied with his podcast, The Viall Files Podcast, where he even interviews Bachelor Nation alums.
Vanessa has used her experience as a special education teacher to create No Better You, a foundation that helps students with special needs. She living life in Montréal with her pup, best friends, and non-Bachelor Nation boyfriend Joshua Wolfe.
47/72 Jasmine Lorimer and Kevin Wendt
Show + Season: The Bachelorette Canada, Season 1
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Canada’s first-ever Bachelorette, Jasmine Lorimer, accepted Kevin Wendt’s proposal during the season finale. The pair split five months after the finale, citing “personal differences and distance” as the reason.
Where are they now? Kevin appeared on the first-ever season of Bachelor Winter Games, and dated fellow Bachelor alum Ashley Iaconetti. The cute pair split months later (also citing distance), but they continue to remain on good terms. He was then a cast member on season five of Bachelor in Paradise, where he met current girlfriend Astrid Loch and the couple now live together in Toronto.
Jasmine lives in British Columbia, where she works as a hair colourist. She posts pictures on her IG of her special beau, Graig Gouweloos, who is a snowboarder and filmmaker. In one IG caption she wrote, “I’ve already gone through enough public dating that I have felt apprehensive about putting it all out there again. But I came to the realization recently that that’s no way to live… so here we are. His name is Craig and he’s basically the sweetest human on planet earth.” Safe to say she’s in a happy and loving relationship.
48/72 Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 10
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Josh Murray proposed to Bachelorette Andi Dorfman during her season finale. The pair were engaged for five months before splitting later that year.
Where are they now? Dorfman is a New York Times best-selling author with her tell-all memoirs It’s Not Okay and Single State of Mind.
The Bachelor alum currently lives in Atlanta and owns multiple fitness studios. As of 2017, he was single after ending his engagement to Amanda Stanton, whom he met during Season 3 of Bachelor in Paradise.
49/72 Michelle Money and Cody Sattler
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 1
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Paradise didn’t end with an engagement for these two, but they did decide to continue their relationship after filming concluded. Cody moved to Utah to be with Michelle and her daughter, but unfortunately the relationship ended six months after it began.
Where are they now? Michelle created The Money Method: Master Your Money Look, a 14-day Facebook-based course about looking and feeling your best. She is currently dating Canadian professional golfer Mike Weir.
Cody Sattler owns a fitness supplement company. There’s no mention of a potential love match for this BIP alum, but he does post great workout videos on his Instagram!
50/72 Tim Warmels and April Brockman
Show + Season: The Bachelor Canada, Season 2
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Tim proposed to realtor April Brockman during the finale episode. Unfortunately, the couple only lasted six months before splitting. “We’ve experienced so much love, we have no regrets and we cherish the journey we’ve gone through together,” Tim wrote on his blog of the split.
Where are they now? According to his Instagram, Tim is an entrepreneur. He has posted many photos with a mystery blonde, but there is no mention of her name on his social media.
April continues to work as a realtor in Toronto, and she’s married to Canadian filmmaker Michael Del Monte, with whom she now shares a beautiful baby boy named Adrian.
51/72 Josh Murray and Amanda Stanton
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 3
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Josh Murray proposed to esthetician Amanda Stanton with an $85K ring during the season finale of Bachelor in Paradise Season 3. The pair was involved in an on-again-off-again relationship before splitting up for good seven months after getting engaged.
Where are they now? Amanda returned for Bachelor in Paradise Season 4 and started dating Robby Hayes, but the two did not last. As of April 2019, She has been happily single after her split from boyfriend Bobby Jacobs. Amanda spends her time focused on her fashion career and her two little girls.
Josh owns multiple fitness studios and currently lives in Atlanta. He hosts his own podcast show called Naked Chats with Josh Murray where he’s even talked about both Bachelor Nation exes, Andi Dorfman and Amanda.
52/72 Andrew Firestone and Jen Schefft
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 3
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Andrew chose Jen Shefft as his one true love, but alas, the couple split after a few months.
Where are they now? Andrew and model Ivana Bozilovic wed in 2008 and share three children.
Jen went on to become the franchise’s next Bachelorette, but she turned down a proposal by finalist Jerry Ferris. She wed Joe Waterman in 2009; the couple have two daughters.
53/72 Chris Soules and Whitney Bischoff
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 19
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Chris Soules proposed to fertility nurse Whitney Bischoff during his season finale. Sadly, the couple split only seven months after the engagement, noting in a joint statement that they continue to be “supportive friends.”
Where are they now? Whitney married her sales executive fiancé Ricky Angel in 2017 (they met on dating site Bumble). Kaitlyn Bristowe, Shawn Booth, Evan Bass and Carly Waddell were wedding guests.
On a far more serious note, Chris was involved in a car accident in 2017 in his Iowa hometown that resulted in the death of a 66-year-old man. He was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and pled guilty in November 2018.
54/72 Ben Flajnik and Courtney Robertson
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 16
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Ben proposed to Courtney—the season’s resident villan—over fan favourite Lindzi Cox. The pair didn’t last long, though, as they released a joint statement about their split nine months later, citing distance and the need to focus on their respective careers as the main reason for their demise as a couple.
Where are they now? Ben is now a community manager at popular business review website Yelp. The San Francisco-based former Bachelor is also the founder of Fernet Francisco, a locally crafted fernet and Ion Wines, a dry rosé wine. After a few failed relationships (including a rumoured fling with Kris Jenner!), the former Bachelor looks to be single.
In 2014, Courtney works as a realtor and released a tell-all memoir: I Didn’t Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain. After a brief relationship with Arie Luyendyk Jr, Courtney’s relationship status is undetermined.
55/72 Meredith Phillips and Ian Mckee
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 2
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Meredith chose Brazilian-American Ian Mckee during the season finale, and accepted his proposal. Sadly, only one year later, the pair called off their engagement.
Where are they now? Meredith found love with her high school sweetheart Michael Broady. In 2013, she spoke publically about her alcohol addiction. Since then, the former Bachelorette has kept her private life under wraps. However, on the 2019 Bachelorette reunion, Meredith apparently wasn’t invited and didn’t even know a reunion was happening. (It’s kind of fishy considering she has previously spoken about being drugged and sexually assaulted by a crew member.)
Ian has largely kept out of the spotlight. He is reportedly single and is working as a sports design consultant.
56/72 Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 5
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Jillian chose technology consultant Ed Swiderski, accepted his proposal and moved to Chicago to be with him. Unfortunately, they called off their engagement one year later.
Where are they now? Jillian is an interior designer and cohost of home renovation reality show Love It or List It Vancouver. She got engaged to retired snowboarder Justin Pasutto in 2016, and the pair share two children: Annie and Leo.
Ed is also a married man, wedding Chicago TV anchor Natalie Bomke in 2015. He currently lives in Chicago.
57/72 Alex Michel and Amanda Marsh
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 1
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Amanda was the first contestant to win the Final Rose on The Bachelor, accepting it from OG Bachelor Alex. However, the couple split one year later. In 2008, Amanda told EW that Alex’s rendezvous with runner-up Trista during the show led to their breakup.
Where are they now? Alex is currently living in Washington D.C., where he’s a consultant. No word on his relationship status.
Amanda eventually married Jay Caldwell, a childhood friend, with whom she has a daughter.
58/72 Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 20
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Ben Higgins stirred up some controversy after saying “I love you” to both flight attendant Lauren Bushnell and runner-up JoJo Fletcher. However, it was Lauren who got the ring, and a *big* one at that! He proposed to the flight attendant with a custom Neil Lane engagement ring that was reportedly worth $100,000! Sadly, the pair split one year after the engagement—and a short-lived reality show called Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After?
Where are they now? Ben tried for love once more on the Bachelor Winter Games, but left the show early after struggling to connect with anyone. He is in love with girlfriend Jessica Clarke and is happy to no longer be tied to Lauren.
As of November 2018, Lauren was dating country singer Chris Lane. As of June 2019, she is engaged and about the start a new chapter with Chris as her fiancé.
59/72 Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 6
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? After telling runner-up Chris Lambton that she was “in love with somebody else,” Ali accepted Roberto’s proposal during the finale, but the pair broke up one year later. One month after announcing the split, Ali sat down with People to talk what went wrong. “He’s more introverted,” she said. “I love being around people and sharing stories and going out to dinner.”
Where are they now? Ali found love outside out Bachelor Nation, and married TV and radio host Kevin Manno in 2017. Ali and Kevin share a daughter, Molly, and a son, Riley.
Roberto has been keeping a very low profile (a.k.a. we don’t have a clue what he’s up to). All we know is that he still works as an insurance agent at State Farm.
60/72 JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 12
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Not yet!
What went down at the finale? JoJo found her happily ever after with Jordan, and accepted his proposal during a romantic finale episode.
Where are they now? The cute couple are still engaged and live together in Dallas—but have said that they are in no rush to get married. “It’s coming it’s just when the moment is right, it’s going to happen,” said JoJo in an October 2018 interview.
61/72 Brad Smith and Bianka Kamber
Show + Season: The Bachelor Canada, Season 1
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No.
What went down at the finale? Bachelor Brad Smith chose Bianka Kamber over runner-up Whitney Lee. The Mississauga, Ont.-based nurse accepted his proposal during the season finale. The pair broke off their engagement two years later, and announced it in a statement via Facebook.
Where are they now? Brad has had many occupations since his split with Bianka, including a morning talk show reporter, Chopped Canada host, and restaurant co-owner (of Toronto’s Resto Boemo).
Bianka is a breastfeeding consultant and doula based in the GTA. She is currently dating Michel Cardoso Sequeira.
62/72 Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 13
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Not yet!
What went down at the finale? Rachel chose “hopeless romantic” Bryan Abasolo over proposal-shy Peter Kraus (much to the fury of Bachelor Nation).
Where are they now? Rachel and her chiropractor beau recently moved into their Dallas home together. The pair are still engaged and currently planning their wedding which is set to happen in the summer of 2019.
63/72 Marcus Grodd and Lacy Faddoul
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 1
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Marcus Grodd proposed to Lacy Faddoul during the finale of the first season of Bachelor in Paradise. The pair married in a Mexico wedding during the first episode of the next season of BiP, but the marriage was never legally considered valid in the U.S. According to Marcus, Lacy “drastically changed” after he returned from his training with the U.S. Marines, and the two split shortly after.
Where are they now? Marcus found love with party-planner Ally Lutar, and the two got married in a Vancouver wedding in 2018. Fellow Bachelor alum Josh Murray was one of Marcus’ six groomsmen.
According to Lacy’s Instagram bio, the former Bachelor contestant is the owner of an elderly care facility. She has kept her love life off of the internet, and so there is no indication that she is dating.
64/72 Carly Waddell and Evan Bass
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 3
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Yes
What went down at the finale? During the finale of Bachelor in Paradise Season 3, Evan Bass proposed to Carly Waddell in the most adorkable way possible. “Carly Waddell, will you freaking marry me?” the quirky contestant asked before Carly—of course—accepted. The two lovebirds married in Mexico, with host Chris Harrison officiating.
Where are they now? The pair are still going strong, and welcomed their daughter, Isabella Evelyn Bass in January 2018 and are expecting baby number two November 2019.
65/72 Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 11
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Kaitlyn chose Nashville-based personal trainer Shawn Booth, and accepted his proposal in the season finale. The couple then moved in together in Nashville—along with Shawn’s adorable golden retriever, Tucker Doodle Dog, and seemed destined to be a Bachelor Nation success story.
Where are they now? Kaitlyn and Shawn announced their breakup in November 2018, and this news hit FLARE HQ hard. Kaitlyn is our all-time favourite Bachelorette, and this couple seemed so damn *solid.* As for what went wrong? Their official statement said they are “committed to being friends,” while E! News suggests the breakup was due to intense work schedules (Shawn opened his own gym; Kaitlyn has been recording music) and “differing passions.”
Kaitlyn is going strong with boyfriend Jason Tartick and has taken the next steps in their relationship. They now live together in Nashville and adopted a fur baby, a dog named Ramen Noodle.
Shawn is living his days as a single man working on his fitness career. After the couple’s split, he did say in the Almost Famous podcast that it’s hard seeing how fast Kaitlyn moved on. He says, “I just have a tough time understanding why she would put this out everywhere, or blasting it all over the place, knowing that it could hurt.“
66/72 Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert
Show + Season: Bachelor in Paradise, Season 2
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Yes
What went down at the finale? Tanner Tolbert proposed to Jade Roper during the finale of Bachelor in Paradise Season 2. The two married in a California wedding in 2016 in front of their Bachelor peers. Three years later, they’re still together!
Where are they now? The cute couple welcomed daughter Emerson Avery in 2017. Now they have a baby boy on the way and Tanner is excited to have his own mini version of himself.
67/72 Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 9
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Yes
What went down at the finale? Desiree became engaged to mortgage broker Chris during her season finale. The lovebirds married in 2015 (and the wedding bands were designed by Bachelor franchise Neil Lane, but of course).
Where are they now? Defying Bachelor odds, the pair are still happily married! The adorable couple welcomed a baby boy—Asher Wrigley Siegfried—in 2016. In July 2018, they announced that they were pregnant with a second boy, Zander Cruz Siegfried, who was born January 2019.
68/72 Charlie O’Connell and Sarah Brice
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 7
Engaged? No
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Jerry chose Sarah as the winner of his season, but there was no proposal. Instead, the couple dated on and off for five years, before breaking up for good in 2010.
Where are they now? In March 2018, Charlie proposed to Anna Sophia Berglund, a Playboy Playmate and they wed shortly after in May 2018.
Sarah works in marketing and is currently married and a mother to three boys.
69/72 Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 17
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Yes
What went down at the finale? Sean chose Catherine over runner-up Lindsay Yenter in the season finale, proposing to her in Thailand.
Where are they now? It seems he made the right choice, because the adorbs couple is still together to this day! The two married in a televised ceremony in 2014 and have since had two sons: Samuel Thomas and Isaiah Hendrix. Their family continues to grow as they’re expecting baby number 3.
70/72 Byron Velvick and Mary Delgado
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 6
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? No
What went down at the finale? Byron proposed to the former Tampa Bay cheerleader in Spanish during the season final, and she accepted. The two were together for five years before ultimately splitting in 2009.
Where are they now? Byron is an avid fisher, and has appeared on multiple fishing shows. He now runs a resort located in Texas.
Mary married her husband James Kordomenos in 2015, and now runs a real-estate business in Florida.
71/72 Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney
Show + Season: The Bachelor, Season 13
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Yes
What went down at the finale? Jason originally chose Melissa during the season finale, choosing to say goodbye to Molly. However—only six weeks after the finale— Jason revealed that his feelings for Melissa were no longer the same. He broke up with a heartbroken Melissa on live TV, only to confess his feelings for Molly in the same night (an act now referred to as getting “Mesnicked”).
Where are they now? As it turns out, Jason made the right choice. He and Molly married during a televised wedding in 2010 and have been together ever since! Molly—who gave birth to daughter, Riley Anne Mesnick in 2013, is Jason’s second child. He also is father to a son, Ty, from a previous marriage.
72/72 Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter
Show + Season: The Bachelorette, Season 1
Engaged? Yes
Actually got married? Yes
What went down at the finale? The first ever Bachelorette found love with firefighter Ryan Sutter, and accepted his proposal during the finale episode of the series. Trista and Ryan married during the franchise’s first-ever televised wedding in December of 2003.
Where are they now? The Sutters are still together and very much in love. They live in Colorado, and are proud parents to son Maxwell and daughter Blakesley.
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