Who was Ben Higgins engaged to before Jessica?

Ben Higgins may have given his final rose to Lauren Bushnell, but he found lasting love with Jessica Clarke. Bachelor Nation first met Higgins when he competed for Kaitlyn Bristowe’s heart on season 11 of The Bachelorette.

Who did Lauren Bushnell date after Ben Higgins?

When Bushnell began dating her now-husband, Chris Lane, she felt as though she had done enough soul-searching to entertain a romance with the country singer following four years of friendship.

Are Ben and Jessica still together?

Jessica Batten has found her happily ever after! The Love is Blind alum and her partner, Benjamin McGrath, eloped after getting engaged in September 2021, and they shared exclusive details of their small ceremony with Brides.

Why did Lauren and Ben break up?

Still, Lauren said she and Ben ultimately broke up because they simply weren’t the best match for each other. “I think we shared a lot of the same core values, but personality-wise, I don’t think we were super compatible,” she told the outlet.

How long did Ben and Lauren stay together?

Higgins and Bushnell Lane officially ended their relationship in 2017, calling off their engagement after a year of dating. “I was really in a low place. I was kind of at that rock bottom place,” Bushnell Lane told Page Six.

What ethnicity is Jessica Clark?

Clark grew up in London; she is of Irish, Indian, and Nigerian descent. At 16, she won a national modeling competition, and signed with Models 1.