The Bachelor, Season 21: Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi
Nick Vaill, an American actor, model, and a two-time finalist on “The Bachelorette,” proposed to special education teacher, Vanessa Grimaldi, in the season finale. Grimaldi and Viall were in no hurry to get married, though.
Even though Vanessa moved to Los Angeles, from her hometown of Montreal, Canada, the two were taking things slow. Nick even said, in an interview in 2017, “I think it’s too early for us [to get married].” “We’re still doing a lot of new things together. We’re very open about the fact that we have a long way to go and we’re excited about that journey.”
Now: Ben Higgins
Ben continued to live in Denver, working with software companies, participating in reality TV shows, and co-hosting his own podcast with Ashley Iaconetti. He also co-founded Generous Coffee, a coffee company based in Colorado that donates some of its profits to charity organizations.
In talking about his separation from Lauren, Ben said to E! News, "I think mutually Lauren and I saw that life was getting more difficult - I would say the joy that we felt toward our relationship at the beginning was — for some reason — slipping away, and we were both working very hard to bring that joy back. And it just never seemed to get there." The man did find his happy ever after, eventually marrying esthetician Jessica Clarke.
Now: Lauren Bushnell
A former flight attendant for Alaskan Airlines, Lauren recently founded a company that makes rosé wine, and we guess her BA in business management is a big help. She went on to date famous lifestyle blogger, Devin Antin, whom she split up with after a short time.
Bushnell then dated American country music singer, Chris Lane. They had a short spell of separation but have since found their way back to each other and got married in 2019. The two currently live in Nashville, Tenessee with their two children.
Now: Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi
But sadly, the couple broke up in August of 2017. In terms of showbiz, he appeared on several episodes of "General Hospital" in 2018. Nick eventually found love in Natalie Joy, a surgical technologist with an impressive social media following. The two got married and are making a family.
As for Vanessa, she went back to Montreal and found her own kind of love with Canadian businessman Josh Wolfe. The two are now married and have been busy raising their son, Winston.
Season 22: Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Becca Kufrin...and Lauren Burnham
Arie Luyendyk, a Dutch-born American racing driver, proposed to Becca Kufrin in the season finale. However, things ended with an exciting twist, when after just two months, Luyendyk announced that he'd had a change of heart and realized he'd made a mistake. He was in love with runner-up Lauren Burnham instead!
To make matters worse, the network filmed the entire break-up and released the whole thing on national TV, unedited. Kufrin wasn't happy, to say the least, but she managed to get something good out of it. Kufrin became the leading lady for what would be the next season of ABC's "The Bachelorette."