The Bachelor 20 - Ben Higgins - General Discussion - *Sleuthing - Spoilers* - #2

The commercial for After Paradise said the Bach would be there in studio.

Okay.  He might be in studio.  I just didn't hear that he would be for sure.  Just that the announcement that he is the bachelor would be made tonight.

Bachinfo wrote:I promise you the bach that is introduced tonight will be Ben.  I honestly did not hear if he will be there, in fact the wording that was used made it sound like he may not be there for the announcement. So it wouldn't surprise me if he was at GMA on Tuesday but not at after paradise tonight. Either way though on after paradise tonight Ben will be announced as the bachelor. I say this with 100% certainty.

Thank you for your input, along with all the others that have also come forward with this info.
I think there are many ways Ben could be announced without actually being literally in the studio, if this is the route production is going.

Just waiting for tonight to put a pin on this discussion.
I would say that it is possible for them to video conference him in as well. But CH was clear that "he" would be with them on the afterbuzz.

Sean Lowe and Chris Soules just followed Ben on twitter

umngirl wrote:The commercial for After Paradise said the Bach would be there in studio.

I think Kaitlyn & Shawn took the red eye from LA to NYC when they did ATFR live on the Monday nite & GMA on the Tuesday a.m.

Totally possible I am wrong, but I thought that's how it happened.

CH did say the new Bachelor would be in studio with him on After Paradise, so whoever the new Bachelor is, he is now in L.A. He clearly could take a red-eye and be in NYC for GMA tomorrow.

I am pretty sure the Bachelor is Ben, obviously since it is the worst kept secret ever. I tried out for the show, and I def would have wanted it to be him if I was on it. Since I'm not, I would rather it be someone else :/. I imagine Tenley feels even more like that since she has actually met him and kissed him or whatever. I'm sure if he wasn't going to be the Bachelor he would have dated Tenley or tried. Yea they are long distance, but whoever he chooses on the show will be also. That just kind of shows that he wants the experience more than a serious relationship, which is what people want to see on the show. I do think he is too young to be the Bachelor, most 26 year old are not ready to be engaged. I just don't see why they had to wait so long to do this "Big Reveal" when everyone has been reporting it's Ben for months now.

KatCAli90 wrote:I am pretty sure the Bachelor is Ben, obviously since it is the worst kept secret ever. I tried out for the show, and I def would have wanted it to be him if I was on it. Since I'm not, I would rather it be someone else :/. I imagine Tenley feels even more like that since she has actually met him and kissed him or whatever. I'm sure if he wasn't going to be the Bachelor he would have dated Tenley or tried. Yea they are long distance, but whoever he chooses on the show will be also. That just kind of shows that he wants the experience more than a serious relationship, which is what people want to see on the show. I do think he is too young to be the Bachelor, most 26 year old are not ready to be engaged. I just don't see why they had to wait so long to do this "Big Reveal" when everyone has been reporting it's Ben for months now.

That is what many sources have reported for a while now, that Ben H. is TB. He probably is, I just don't know how coincidental it is that Nick is in L.A. when we know TB is going to be announced. I'm not even positive that Ben is in L.A., but clearly he could be and nobody recognized him.

I agree that Ben is too young, and I have said this for a while. I think he's a good looking guy, he seems nice, and is a stand up guy, but don't think he has the charisma to carry this show. I guess we will find out come January.

Is there a photo of Ben going to LA at the airport? I dont need I could swear I saw? I prefer a photo?

Personally, I don't think age is as big a factor as ones maturity level and desire to have and/or find a lasting relationship.  I mean Chris Soules was in his 30s and many believed him to be sincere when he claimed he truly wanted to settle down, return to the farm and start having babies.  And that was clearly not what he actually wanted at all.  I know many that have become engaged or married by 26...so I can't say that Ben's too young.  Frankly, I don't feel we saw enough of him or got to know him enough in Kait's mess of a season to know if he's ready or whatever.  

As a lead, I think he'll be fine.  I have a feeling like many others, his personality was edited out because it was not integral to the Shawn vs. Nick show.  Maybe he'll pleasantly surprise us and be a nice change from the OTT drama of the last few seasons.  

As for if he and Tenley would have worked, tried dating or if he was even interested in her like that...who knows.  Just because she was interested, doesn't mean he felt the same way.  Not that she's not a nice girl, but maybe the spark and interest wasn't there on his part...so I won't hold that against him at this point.  As always...JMHO.

reason wrote: Is there a photo of Ben going to LA at the airport?  I dont need I could swear I saw?  I prefer a photo?  

I know there was a girl who posted on Twitter that "she thought she saw Ben walking by her at the Denver airport." But other than that, I don't think there is anything else. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.