The Next 'Bachelor' is Announced
by EG
The Bachelor announced its pick for the the series' next lead this week, and there's something about the new leading man that's a little surprising. Read on to find out what it is.
Via Page Six.
Colton Underwood is getting another shot at love.
On Tuesday, the former NFL star was announced as the 23rd “Bachelor” in franchise history, after finishing fourth on Becca Kufrin’s season of “The Bachelorette” in July.
“I’m very excited,” Underwood, 26, told People. “I’m so grateful. I can’t tell you how much I’ve been smiling.”
Underwood, who split from Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, in 2017 previously dated fellow “Bachelor” contestant Tia Booth, before vying for Kufrin’s heart. And though Underwood made a number of headlines after revealing he was still a virgin while competing on the show, he also turned heads again this summer, attempting to give his relationship with Booth, 26, another go on “Bachelor in Paradise.”
“Thank you for teaching me even more about myself, and most importantly, for your friendship that I know will continue far beyond ‘Paradise,'” Underwood captioned a photo of himself and Booth on Instagram following Monday’s episode of “Paradise.” “Don’t settle for anything less than the world, because that’s what you deserve.”
Though Underwood closed the door on Booth’s return to “The Bachelor,” he’s ready to hand out the roses to a new slew of single ladies, hoping to pop the question at his journey’s end.
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