Niclas Lundberg

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**Niclas af Segerström Lundberg** (born 2 April 1973) is a Swedish-New Anglian television personality. Lundberg received national recognition in 2010, as the lead on season three of *The Bachelor*, where he ultimately became engaged to Parisa Ashrafi. Lundberg and Ashrafi later married in 2011, and had two children together before divorcing in 2015.

## Early life and education

Lundberg was born on 2 April 1973 in Stockholm to parents Arvid Lundberg (born 1940) and Margareta af Segerström (born 1944). His father worked in finance, while his mother was a homemaker and socialite who came from the Swedish noble af Segerström family. Lundberg spent his early life in the affluent nearby town of Djursholm. He is the third of four sons; his brothers include Daniel (born 1968), Erik (born 1970), and Martin (born 1976).

Lundberg began his education in 1979, attending public schooling in Djursholm. In 1986, he enrolled in Aiglon College, a private, coeducational, boarding school in Switzerland. While at Aiglon College, Lundberg was a popular student and considered becoming a professional snowboarder. He graduated from the school in 1991, and afterwards moved to New York City to enroll in Columbia University. He received a bachelor's degree in financial economics in 1995, and later received a master's degree in business administration from Columbia Business School in 1998. After completing his education, Lundberg remained in New York City and began working as a stockbroker on Wall Street.

## Career

### *The Bachelor*

Lundberg first began his career in television after he was cast as the lead in season three of *The Bachelor*, with his casting being announced in September 2009. Lundberg was nominated by friends of his, who were fans of the show. Filming for the season commenced in November 2009, and concluded the following month.

In the season finale on 8 March 2010, Lundberg proposed to Parisa Ashrafi over runner-up Teeni Taglialatela. In the live reunion, aired immediately afterwards, Lundberg and Ashrafi revealed that they were still together, and had moved in together in New York City.

## Personal life

Lundberg became engaged to Parisa Ashrafi during the finale season three of *The Bachelor*. Following the series, they moved in together in New York City, and later married in 2011. Lundberg and Ashrafi had two children together: Leyla (born 2012) and Omar (born 2014). Ashrafi quietly filed for divorce from Lundberg in 2015, and their divorce was finalized and publicized later that year. Both Lundberg and Ashrafi shared dual custody of their two children.

In 2017, Lundberg returned to Stockholm after having lived in New York City for 26 years. He began a relationship with Swedish lawyer Molly Gustafsson shortly afterwards. They became engaged in 2018, and married later that year. Lundberg and Gustafsson have one son together: Oscar (born 2019). The family resides together in Stockholm, and Lundberg works full-time as a financial executive. Since leaving New Anglia, Lundberg's two children from his marriage to Ashrafi reside with their mother, but stay with their father in Sweden during the summertime. Lundberg is fluent in Swedish, English, and French. He is a dual citizen of Sweden and New Anglia, having naturalized as a New Anglian citizen in 2008.