Facts about this Year’s Bachelor: Ben Higgins
1. Like former Bachelor Chris Soules, Ben Higgins also comes from a small town called Warsaw, with a population just under 14,000.
2. After dealing with heartbreak after being on The Bachelorette with Kaitlyn Bristowe, he is still close friends with Shawn Booth, the man who is engaged to Kaitlyn.
3. Ben Higgins is a charitable man. He is very passionate about giving back. Before beginning to film The Bachelor, he traveled to Honduras and supported the charity Humanity and Hope United.
4. Ben Higgin’s celebrity crush is Blake Lively because he is attracted to the girl-next-door type.
5. Ben Higgins plans to end his journey on the Bachelor with a proposal.
6. Ben founded the basketball club team at his college, Indiana University.
7. Ben has one tattoo of the bible verse Proverbs 16:3 which says “Commit to the Lord, whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”
8. Ben Higgins is a goofball. It is said that he has dressed up in a tiger costume when opportunity has arisen.
9. Ben wants nothing more then go find the love that his parents have.
10. Ben is currently a business analyst for Talisys, a financial services company in Denver.