If you didn’t watch last night’s Bachelor finale, spoilers follow, so reconsider reading the next sentence. If you don’t care and just want to know already, then your answer is … Lauren Bushnell, the 25-year-old flight attendant you might have thought was going to win anyway! (Despite a few other I love yous to the contrary.) Ben Higgins, the 27-year-old software salesman from Indiana, explained who his heart truly belonged to with a confusing rejection for runner-up Joelle “JoJo†Fletcher:
And a proposal for Lauren B.:
And, oh, look at this, he did it again tonight, at the end of a very awkward After the Final Rose special that included raunchy questions from Jimmy Kimmel and a face-to-face with JoJo:
If you already miss all this, fear not: The Bachelor was renewed and will return for season 21. And runner-up JoJo will take a turn as the next Bachelorette:
The 25-year-old Texas real-estate developer begins searching for her other soulmate on the show’s 12th season, which begins May 23 on ABC. Enjoy the clips above for the meantime, and be sure to come back for a more comprehensive recap in the morning.