PAST WINNING BACHELOR COUPLES: Where Are They Now?
Season 1: Management consultant Alex Michel picked Amanda Marsh, but didn't propose. Instead, the two dated for a nearly a year before Marsh broke up with him after reportedly learning he was keeping in touch with runner-up Trista Rehn.
Michel later became a spokesperson for Match.com and produced and starred in YouTube video, "Our Very First Sex Tape."
(Source: PRnewswire) Watch the NSFW video here.
Trista was then featured on the first season of spinoff "The Bachelorette" and married firefighter Ryan Sutter.
The two are one of the few successful couples to come from the series and have two children together.
(Source: People)
Season 2: VP of family-owned bank and restaurant owner Aaron Buerge and Helene Eksterowicz were engaged for a few months before calling it quits.
Buerge later married again in 2009 and two years later told People he declared bankruptcy. He's currently raising both a daughter and stepdaughter in Montana.
(Source: People)
Season 3: Sales manager of the Firestone Family Estates, Andrew Firestone proposed to Jen Schefft, but the two broke up a few months later.
Firestone later married actress Ivana Bozilovic. The pair now have two children. He's also the host of "Billionaires Car Club."
(Source: Us Magazine)
Season 4: Mortgage company creator Bob Guiney gave a promise ring to Estella Gardinier, but the two separated soon after the finale aired.
Guiney was later married to ABC's "All My Children" actress Rebecca Budig for five years before divorcing in 2010. Since then Guiney turned to hosting shows on Game Show Network and TLC.
Season 5: Former NFL Giants quarterback Jesse Palmer and Jessica Bowlin broke up a few months after the show's end.
Palmer is now an ABC and ESPN studio analyst for college football. He also hosts food competition show "Recipe to Riches" on Food Network Canada.
(Sources: ESPN, Food Network Canada)
Season 6: Pro Bass fisherman Byron Velvick and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader Mary Delgado called off their engagement five years after meeting on "The Bachelor."
(Source: Us magazine)
Velvick is now the President and owner of Amistad Lake Resort in Texas. He also was a host and contributing analyst for ESPN fishing coverage.
(Sources: Amistad Lake Resort, Duckett Fishing)
Season 7: Actor Charlie O'Connell ("Dude, Where's My Car?") and Sarah Brice dated on and off before breaking up for good in 2010.
O'Connell has acted in a few television series since "The Bachelor." His most recent film is an international release of a twist on the Big Bad Wolf.
Season 8: Doctor Travis Stork and Sarah Stone broke up after the season finale aired.
Stork was a medical expert on "Dr. Phil" before becoming a co-host on medical talk show "The Doctors." He's currently married to a pediatrician.
(Source: People)
Season 9: Cosmetics entrepreneur Prince Lorenzo Borghese and Jennifer Wilson never got engaged, but the two dated before breaking up several months after the show ended.
Borghese has been featured on a reality spoof called "America's Next Top Dog: The Princess," wrote a book called "The Princess of Nowhere," and appeared on the UK's 10th season of "Big Brother."
Season 10: U.S. Naval Officer doctor Andrew Baldwin was engaged to Tessa Horst for a few months before calling it off.
Baldwin has worked at a clinic in Africa, sponsored a child, and speaks on childhood obesity and nutrition. He's also a marathon runner.
(Source: MortonReport)
Season 11: Bar owner Brad Womack left two women in tears when he didn't choose either Deanna Pappas or Jenni Croft.
(Source: ABC)
Womack returned as the Bachelor of season 15. However, he didn't find find love this time either. After a few months together both he and Emily Maynard broke up.
Season 12: Global financier Matt Grant became engaged to actress Shayne Lamas, but the two parted ways five months later.
Grant was reportedly dating a public relations rep in 2008, but was linked to former "Bachelor" star, Natalie Getz as of 2011.
(Source: People, Life & Style)
Season 13: Account executive Jason Mesnick proposed to Melissa Rycroft but later changed his mind, withdrew his proposal, and began dating, and later wed, Molly Malaney.
Rycroft went on to work at ABC, co-hosting spinoff show "Bachelor Pad" and contributing to "Good Morning America." She also appeared twice on "Dancing with the Stars."
Season 14: Pilot Jake Pavelka starred in the aptly titled season "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love" proposing to Vienna Girardi before a messy breakup that resulted due to reports of cheating accusations to rumors of Girardi being extra clingy.
(Source: E!)
After competing on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" and "Bachelor Pad," Pavelka is dating TV and Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth after meeting at a Hallmark awards show last year.
(Source: Us Magazine)
Season 15: Brad Womack returned again, choosing children's hospital event planner Emily Maynard but failed to end up married.
Season 16: Winemaker Ben Flajnik and Courtney Robertson broke up while the show was airing, then got back together and engaged, before ultimately calling off their wedding.
Today, Flajnik is still single and is currently using online dating app Tinder.
(Source: Us Magazine)
Season 17: Entrepreneur Sean Lowe is currently engaged to graphic designer Catherine Giudici.
Desiree Hartsock will now be the new bachelorette.
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