Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell look so in love when they finally appear together in public for the first time after 'The Bachelor' finale.
- Mar 15, 2016
AceShowbiz - How Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell continue their lives after "The Bachelor" finale? To answer your curiosity, the newly engaged couple appeared on "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose" which aired Monday night, March 14 after the "Bachelor" season 20 finale.
Ben showed up first, reunited with runner-up JoJo Fletcher who wanted to know how he made his final decision. Ben said he pictured which woman he couldn't live without and that's how he knew which woman to pick.
Despite admitting that it was "heart wrenching" when Ben sent her away, JoJo had nothing bad to say about Ben. After all, she has been announced as the new Bachelorette, so it's just a matter of time before she finds her own true love.
Lauren then came onto the stage in a white dress. Host Chris Harrison tried to push an impromptu wedding, but Ben rejected the idea. Instead, Ben used the occasion to propose to Lauren again, this time in front of her family. "When I did this the first time, I had to call your dad on the phone. I didn't get to do it the way I would have liked to. Your family is here. I'd like to bring them out," he told a surprised Lauren.
"That day was a day that I meant every word I said," he said while getting down on one knee again, "You have continued to support me and love me and keep me smiling in some of the weirdest and hardest situations. I meant it on that day... but will you marry me once again?" Ben proposed to Lauren with a $100,000 Neil Lane-designed diamond ring in the season finale.
Also during "After the Final Rose", Jimmy Kimmel crashed the show to ask a series of uncomfortable questions like one about the fantasy suites and where babies come from. Lauren revealed she's moving to Denver in a few weeks to be with Ben. Ben also said that he told Lauren everything that happened during the show before she saw it. And he promised the wedding would happen "soon."
