A flight attendant from West Linn, Oregon, Lauren Bushnell was one of the contestants in "The Bachelor" Season 20 featuring Ben Higgins. (Photo : Instagram/Lauren Bushnell)
Many fans are still convinced that Ben Higgins, 27, chose Laura Bushnell, 25, as "The Bachelor 2016" winner after the recent spoilers that claim so followed by the Instagram photos by the latter apparently showing her wearing an engagement ring. If the spoilers are true, Bushnell's recent Instagram post is suggesting that she and Higgins were in a lovers' quarrel.
Including Bushnell, there are eight ladies still in "The Bachelor" Season 20. With Lauren Himle, 25, eliminated in the sixth week, the other remaining bachelorettes are Caila Quinn, Amanda Stanton, 25, Emily Ferguson, 23, Becca Tilley, 26, JoJo Fletcher, 23, Olivia Caridi, 23, and Leah Block. 25.
Before "The Bachelor" Season 20, Higgins competed in "The Bachelorette" Season 11 featuring Kaitlyn Bristowe, 30, but he was eliminated in the eighth week. It was Shawn Booth, 28, who was chosen by Bristowe as the winner.
In 2015, Higgins was rumored to be in a relationship with Tenley Molzahn, 31, runner-up in "The Bachelor" Season 14 featuring Jake Pavelka, 38. Recently, Molzahn clarified that she and Higgins are just friends.
"It was definitely more casual," Molzahn told Us Weekly. "We got to get to know each other really, really well, and he became a close friend, and I feel like he supported me through 'Bachelor in Paradise' airing, and then I was supporting him along his road to being the Bachelor."
In a recent blog post, Molzahn wrote positive things about Higgins, who she described as "a quality guy" and one of the best men she has ever known. For her, what make "The Bachelor" Season 20 special are Higgins' qualities including his sincerity, honesty and transparency.
The next episode of the ABC reality dating game show will air on Feb. 15. There will be a special episode titled "Bachelor at 20: Celebration of Love" on Valentine's Day.
The first 19 seasons of "The Bachelor" featured Alex Michel, Aaron Buerge, Andrew Firestone, Bob Guiney, Jesse Palmer, Byron Velvick, Charlie O'Connell, Travis Lane Stork, Lorenzo Borghese, Andrew Baldwin, Brad Womack, Matt Grant, Jason Mesnick, Jake Pavelka,Ben Flajnik, Sean Lowe, Juan Pablo Galavis and Chris Soules. Womack rejected finalists DeAnna Pappas and Jenni Croft in Season 11 and he was featured again as the bachelor in Season 15.
Watch some highlights of "The Bachelor" Season 20 Week 6 here:
