Tonight, the latest episode of The Bachelor airs: Hear Ben Higgins' story in The Bachelor: The Greatest Season Ever (open in new tab). If you recall, Higgins famously told two women "I love you" (opens in new tab) during the Bachelor season. Lauren Bushnell (who broke up with him in 2017), who was the last rose, and JoJo Fletcher (who later became engaged to Jordan Rogers, who chose the last rose). Get ready to relive that frenzy. In my case, I hadn't followed the show yet, so this is the first time I've seen it. Since then, Higgins has found love again with Jessica Clark, and the two will no doubt be on tonight's broadcast. Chris Harrison is apparently eager to share some dramatic news (apparently Jason Tartick was offered the chance to propose (open in new tab) during an interview with Caitlin Bristow last week), but the two were already They are engaged, and have said they will probably have a long engagement. But for Bachelor Nation, it's a chance to officially introduce Higgins' new girlfriend. So, what do we know about her?

Clark (open in new tab) is 25 years old, lives in Nashville, graduated from the University of Mississippi, used to sell LED lights, and is apparently now a co-owner of the fitness platforms SweatNET Nashville and SweatNET Denver. She also just announced she's going back to school to get her esthetician's license (opens in new tab). She says, "I look forward to learning about ingredients, treatments, and products that improve different skin types and tones. And I can't wait to get back here and share my knowledge with you," she explained on Instagram.

Higgins explained that they met IRL a few weeks before announcing their relationship in February 2019, although they technically got to know each other by blending into Clark's DMs." Jessica walked into this whole thing and said, "I know what you're going through and I like you." She said, "With the right people, this feels wonderful, exciting, and peaceful. And I knew I wasn't super messed up! Someone actually likes me!"

Another isolation proposal! Higgins recounts getting down on one knee in her backyard because the two had no contact with the outside world, and it sounds really sweet:

"I'm full of love for you," Clark said a month later.

Until quarantine, they had never lived together in the same city; they shared (open in new tab) that they were waiting to have premarital sex, even though they now live together in the same house. The quarantine may affect their wedding plans, he said: "I have a feeling the engagement period is going to be longer. We don't know what this virus will affect."

Higgins also explained recently (opens in new tab) that they would like to have children, and are specifically considering adoption in the future. Clark also wants a puppy.

Like Caitlin Bristow, Higgins acknowledged the spectacular strangeness of watching himself fall in love with a bunch of women while literally everyone watching knows it all fell apart:

However, Higgins also noted that he and ex-Bushnell are in a good Says he's in a place (open in new tab): when Bushnell got engaged in 2019, he warmly congratulated her, explaining, "I hope this is a chapter that closes completely because I don't know Lauren anymore and my life is not tied to her."

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