Ben Higgins

ABOUT BEN HIGGINS

Cast as the 20th season lead of ABC's The Bachelor . He finished as the third runner-up on the season of The Bachelorette that immediately preceded his Bachelor season.

He graduated from Indiana University in 2012.

He worked as a software salesman during his Bachelor career.

He was born to parents Amy Diane Higgins and David E Higgins. He proposed to Lauren Bushnell during his season of The Bachelor; but the couple ended their engagement in 2017. He dated Lindsey Duke in the summer of 2017. In 2019, he began dating Jessica Clarke and they married in 2021.The couple announced they were expecting their first child together in August 2024. On February 12, 2024, they welcomed their daughter Winona.

He competed for Kaitlyn Bristowe 's heart on The Bachelorette.  He is good friends with reality star Jared Haibon .