Instead, the next Bachelor will be Arie Luyendyk Jr. Luyendyk is a race car driver who was the runner-up on Emily Maynard’s season of The Bachelorette back in 2012.
This is by far the longest gap between appearances on Bachelor seasons, but it’s the second time in a row The Bachelor has chosen someone who didn’t appear on the most recent season of The Bachelorette, after Nick Viall.
He finished ahead of Sean Lowe, who was made the Bachelor after that season of The Bachelorette.
After weeks of teasing from creator Mike Fleiss, the next star of The Bachelor was finally announced on Good Morning America Thursday.