The Bachelor (Season 22)

The **22nd season** of *The Bachelor* premiered on January 1, 2018. It featured 36-year-old Arie Luyendyk Jr., a race car driver.

He was previously rejected by Emily Maynard on the 8th season of *The Bachelorette*.

He ultimately chose to propose to Becca Kufrin.

## Filming and development

### Casting and contestants

Arie was announced as the Bachelor on September 7, 2017, on *Good Morning America*.

The women were announced on December 9, 2017.

### Production

This season traveled to many places like, Lake Tahoe; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Paris, France; Tuscany, Italy and Peru. Appearances for this season included racing driver Robby Gordon, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling wrestlers Ursula Hayden and Angelina Altishin, wrestler Kenny King, singer/songwriter Connor Duermit, country band Lanco, indie singer and songwriter Tenille Arts and French singer Pauline Paris.

## Contestants

The season began with 29 contestants.

Becca Kufrin
27
Prior Lake, Minnesota
Publicist
WinnerLauren Burnham
25
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Technology Salesperson
Runner-upKendall Long
26
Santa Clarita, California
Creative Director
Eliminated in week 9Tia Booth
26
Weiner, Arkansas
Physical Therapist
Eliminated in week 8Bekah Martinez
22
Clovis, California
Nanny
Eliminated in week 7Seinne Fleming
27
Long Beach, California
Commercial Real Estate Manager
Eliminated in week 7Jacqueline Trumbull
26
Morgantown, West Virginia
Real Estate Coordinator
Quit in week 7Chelsea Roy
29
South Portland, Maine
Real Estate Executive Assistant
Eliminated in week 6Jenna Cooper
28
Upland, Indiana
Social Media Manager
Eliminated in week 6Krystal Nielson
30
Missoula, Montana
Fitness Coach
Eliminated in week 6Ashley Luebke
25
West Palm Beach, Florida
Real Estate Agent
Eliminated in week 5Maquel Cooper
23
American Fork, Utah
Photographer
Eliminated in week 5Marikh Mathias
27
Salt Lake City, Utah
Restaurant Owner
Eliminated in week 5Brittany Taylor
30
Belton, South Carolina
Tech Recruiter
Eliminated in week 4Caroline Lunny
26
Holliston, Massachusetts
Realtor
Eliminated in week 4Bibiana Julian
30
Miami, Florida
Executive Assistant
Eliminated in week 3Annaliese Puccini
32
San Mateo, California
Event Designer
Eliminated in week 3Lauren Schleyer
31
Dallas, Texas
Social Media Manager
Eliminated in week 3Jennifer "Jenny" Delaney
25
Northbrook, Illinois
Graphic Designer
Eliminated in week 2Lauren Griffin
26
Indianapolis, Indiana
Executive Recruiter
Eliminated in week 2Valerie Biles
25
Nashville, Tennessee
Server
Eliminated in week 2Alison "Ali" Harrington
27
Lawton, Oklahoma
Personal Stylist
Eliminated in week 1Amber Wilkerson
29
Denver, Colorado
Business Owner
Eliminated in week 1Brianna "Bri" Amaranthus
25
Grants Pass, Oregon
Sports Reporter
Eliminated in week 1Brittane Johnson
27
San Diego, California
Marketing Manager
Eliminated in week 1Jessica Carroll
26
Calgary, Alberta
Television Host
Eliminated in week 1Lauren Jarreau
33
New Roads, Louisiana
Recent Master's Graduate
Eliminated in week 1Nysha Norris
30
Anderson, South Carolina
Orthopedic Nurse
Eliminated in week 1Olivia Goethals
23
Geneseo, Illinois
Marketing Associate
Eliminated in week 1
### Future appearances

Bibiana Julian and Lauren Griffin appeared on The Bachelor Winter Games. Griffin was eliminated in week one. Julian quit in week four.

Rebecca "Becca" Kufrin was chosen for the 14th season of *The Bachelorette*.

Bibiana Julian, Annaliese Puccini, Chelsea Roy, Kendall Long, Krystal Nielson, Nysha Norris, Tia Booth, Jenna Cooper, Caroline Lunny, Jacqueline Trumbull and Olivia Goethals all returned for the 5th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*. Julian, Lunny, Norris, and Trumbull were eliminated in week two. Booth quit in week four. Roy was eliminated in week four.

Annaliese Puccini and Bibiana Julian both returned to compete in the 6th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*. Puccini and Julian were eliminated in week one.

## Episodes

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 Arie, Becca and Lauren join host Chris Harrison to reflect on the season. Arie recalls the weeks in Peru with Becca and Lauren, including his unexpected decision that blindsided both of them. Special guests, including some of the provocative women from this season, Bekah M., Kendall, Seinne and Tia, also discuss Arie's dilemma and his astonishing choices.

## Where are they now?

Arie and Rebecca ended their relationship shortly after filming ended, as Arie wasn't able to get over his feelings for Lauren. He broke the engagement off, in order to find out if Lauren would give him a second chance.

Arie proposed to Lauren at the **After the Final Rose** show and she accepted. On November 14, 2018, they announced that they are expecting their first child. On January 5, 2019, they announced that they are expecting a girl. On May 29, 2019, they welcomed their daughter, Alessi Ren. They got married on January 12, 2019, in Haiku Mill, Maui, Hawaii.

Becca Kufrin is got engaged to Garrett Yrigoyen whom she met on the 14th season of *The Bachelorette*. They announced their split on September 1, 2020.

Kendall Long dated Joe Amabile whom she met on the 5th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*. They announced their split on January 29, 2020.

Rebekah Martinez is dating Grayston Leonard. On September 12, 2018, they revealed that they are expecting their first child. They welcomed their daughter, Ruth Ray, on February 2, 2019. On November 28, 2019, they announced that they are expecting their second child. They welcomed their son, Franklin James, on June 19, 2020.

Jenna Cooper got engaged to Jordan Kimball whom she met on the 5th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*. They broke off their engagement when text messages of Jenna's relationship with another man surfaced.

Krystal Nielson got engaged to Chris Randone whom she met on the 5th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*. They were married on June 16, 2019. They announced their split on February 14, 2020.

Annaliese Puccini dated Kamil Nicalek whom she met on the 5th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*. They broke up at the **After Paradise** show.

## The Ring

Both engagement rings are by Neil Lane.

**Becca's Ring**
 A 4-carat platinum set diamond halo ring that featured an additional set of smaller diamonds surrounding the center stone. The band was completely covered in diamonds.**Lauren's Ring**
 A handmade platinum and diamond ring that is 3.65 carats, features a cushion-cut center stone surrounded by a halo of smaller diamonds and accented with two baguette diamonds on the band’s shank, with over 170 small stones as decorative accents, the ring is totally encrusted with diamonds on all three sides.
## Promotional gallery

### Arie

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### The Women

* Arie & the Women during first Rose Ceremony
* Rebecca "Becca" Kufrin
* Lauren B (Bachelor 22)1.jpgLauren Burnham
* Kendall (Bachelor 22)1.jpgKendall Long - Week 9
* Tia (Bachelor 22)1.jpgTia Booth - Week 8
* Rebekah (Bachelor 22)1.jpgRebekah "Bekah" Martinez - Week 7
* Seinne (Bachelor 22)1.jpgSeinne Fleming - Week 7
* Jacqueline (Bachelor 22)1.jpgJacqueline Trumbull - Week 7
* Chelsea (Bachelor 22)1.jpgChelsea Roy - Week 6
* Jenna (Bachelor 22)1.jpgJenna Cooper - Week 6
* Krystal (Bachelor 22)1.jpgKrystal Nielson - Week 6
* Ashley (Bachelor 22)1.jpgAshley Luebke - Week 5
* Maquel (Bachelor 22)1.jpgMaquel Cooper - Week 5
* Marikh (Bachelor 22)1.jpgMarikh Mathias - Week 5
* Brittany (Bachelor 22)1.jpgBrittany Taylor - Week 4
* Caroline (Bachelor 22)1.jpgCaroline Lunny - Week 4
* Bibiana (Bachelor 22)1.jpgBibiana Julian - Week 3
* Annaliese (Bachelor 22)1.jpgAnnaliese Puccini - Week 3
* Lauren S (Bachelor 22)1.jpgLauren Schleyer - Week 3
* Jennifer (Bachelor 22)1.jpgJennifer "Jenny" Delaney - Week 2
* Lauren G (Bachelor 22)1.jpgLauren Griffin - Week 2
* Valerie (Bachelor 22)1.jpgValerie Biles - Week 2
* Alison (Bachelor 22)1.jpgAlison "Ali" Harrington - Week 1
* Amber (Bachelor 22)1.jpgAmber Wilkerson - Week 1
* Brianna (Bachelor 22)1.jpgBrianna "Bri" Amaranthus - Week 1
* Brittane (Bachelor 22)1.jpgBrittane Johnson - Week 1
* Jessica (Bachelor 22)1.jpgJessica Carroll - Week 1
* Lauren J (Bachelor 22)1.jpgLauren Jarreau - Week 1
* Dnysha (Bachelor 22)1.jpgNysha Norris - Week 1
* Olivia (Bachelor 22)1.jpgOlivia Goethals - Week 1
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