Circling back for more roses? Not every Bachelor or Bachelorette star finds love with their final pick — and some leads choose to give their former contestants a second chance once they are back on the market.
While the ABC series has managed to help find several men and women find their happily ever after — including Sean Lowe and season 17 winner Catherine Giudici, who are married with three children — some of the show’s leads don’t stay engaged to their top suitor.
In fact, many stars of the show, including season 16’s Clare Crawley and Dale Moss, have fizzled out on more than one occasion after trying to make things work. A few of the dating series’ leads, however, have chosen to go back to their season’s contestants to search for a potential forever love — including Jason Mesnick.
The season 13 lead proposed to Melissa Rycroft during the show’s 2009 finale, but things didn’t last between the pair. Mesnick called things off during the After the Final Rose special, turning his attention on runner-up Molly Malaney.
“Melissa is a great girl, but there wasn’t any chemistry,” he told Us Weekly at the time. “So I broke up with her after Christmas, about a month after we wrapped. Obviously, I didn’t want it all on TV, but I had to take the chance if it meant getting [Molly] back. I’d rather have picked up the phone, trust me!”
The account executive isn’t the only franchise star to circle back to one of his TV exes and pursue a romance outside the show — Arie Luyendyk Jr. found love with his runner-up, Lauren Burnham, after breaking off his engagement to Becca Kufrin.
One month after season 17 Bachelorette Katie Thurston and fiancé Blake Moynes confirmed their split, Us reported that the Washington native was dating another man from her season: John Hersey.
“Internet rumors lead me to this guy becoming a dear dear friend,” Thurston wrote alongside pics with Hersey in September 2021 after relocating to San Diego and sparking a strong bond with the bartender. The following month, she and Moynes revealed they called it quits after six months together.
“It is with mutual love and respect that we have decided to go our separate ways,” the duo said in a joint statement in October 2021. “We are so grateful for the moments we shared together and the entire journey that has unfolded this year, but we ultimately have concluded that we are not compatible as life partners, and it is the most caring choice for both of us to move forward independently.”
Thurston revealed her new love via her Instagram Story in November 2021 as part of her “12 Days of Messy” challenge in which she compared her former contestants to Taylor Swift songs. She unveiled Hersey as “Begin Again,” hinting that he was her fresh start.
Scroll down to see which Bachelor Nation leads dated one of their seasons’ contestants after the show:
The Seattle native shocked Bachelor Nation when he called off his engagement to Rycroft during the March 2009 After the Final Rose special. At the time, he revealed that he had changed his mind and wanted to give his relationship with runner-up Malaney a second chance. Mesnick married Malaney in February 2010 and they share daughter Riley. Mesnick is also the father of son Ty, whom he shares with ex-wife Hilary Buckholz. Rycroft found love with Tye Strickland, whom she wed in December 2009. The pair share three children, sons Beckett and Cayson and daughter Ava. ABC/ADAM LARKEY
"Honestly, I don't think I've ever told anybody this, but after Roberto [Martinez] and I broke up, I actually went on a date with Frank,” Fedotowsky said during the May 2019 Bachelorette reunion special. “And we were romantic for, like, a night!" The former entertainment journalist got engaged to Martinez during the show’s May 2010 finale after having a heartbreaking goodbye with Neuschaefer in Tahiti. Neuschaefer exited the series after making it to the final three, telling the Bachelorette that he had feelings for his ex-girlfriend. The exes have since moved on, with Fedotowsky marrying Kevin Manno in 2017. The couple shared two children: daughter Molly and son Riley. Neuschaefer, for his part, married Jennifer Carr in April 2019. ABC/Rick Rowell
The couple met while filming season 22 of The Bachelor, which aired in 2018. While the racecar driver originally proposed to Kufrin, he broke up with her during the show’s finale to explore his connection with Burnham. Luyendyk Jr. proposed to the Virginia native during his season’s After the Final Rose Special and they tied the knot in January 2019. The twosome have since welcomed three children: daughter Alessi and twins Lux and Senna. Kufrin, for her part, went on to be the season 14 Bachelorette, getting engaged to Garrett Yrigoyen during the August 2018 finale. The Minnesota native confirmed in September 2020 that they had split. She later appeared on season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise where she met Thomas Jacobs. After briefly splitting up on the show, they confirmed in October 2021 that they were back together. Courtesy of Lauren Burnham/Instagram
The Alabama native met Cameron during her season 15 season of The Bachelorette, which aired in the spring of 2019. The former college football player was the runner-up on the season after Brown picked Jed Wyatt as her final rose recipient. Brown called off the engagement while the season was still airing after Wyatt’s ex-girlfriend Haley Stevens claimed they were dating right up until he left for the show and had promised to get back together once he came home. During the After the Final Rose special in July 2019, Brown asked Cameron to get a drink with her and he accepted. The following month, Cameron was spotted at the Dancing With the Stars champion’s place after staying the night. While the two went their separate ways after he was spotted with Gigi Hadid, Brown sparked romance speculation again in March 2020 when she supported Cameron through his mother’s death — and proceeded to stay with him and his quarantine crew in Florida during the COVID-19 crisis. They last spoke in October 2020, going their separate ways for good. The God Bless This Mess author moved on with Adam Woolard, going public with their relationship in February 2021. Cameron, on the other hand, had a brief romance with model Camila Kendra that ended in August 2021. Wyatt, for his part, has been dating model Ellen Decker since November 2019. ABC/Mark Bourdillon
The former Miss Alabama USA revealed in her November 2021 memoir that she and her third runner-up, Weber, hooked up while his Bachelor season was airing in 2020. Brown explained that at the time, Weber had called off his engagement to Hannah Ann Sluss and invited her to his room to cuddle after she crashed at his family’s home following a Bachelor Nation engagement party for Dylan Barbour and Hannah Godwin. “I didn’t go there expecting us to have sex. But we did,” she wrote. “I’m not sure what to say about it, except that it wasn’t good. I thought we were reconnecting. I was lonely. But it wasn’t right. … The sex didn’t last very long, and afterward, we both rolled over and fell asleep.” ABC/John Fleenor
Fans watched the pilot propose to Sluss during the season March 2020 finale of the ABC series after Prewett sent herself home ahead of the final rose ceremony. Weber later called off the engagement revealing he still had feelings for Prewett. The California native briefly pursued a relationship with the Auburn University alum following the show’s finale airing, but they two parted ways after a few days. ABC/John Fleenor
The Bachelor met Flanagan ahead of filming season 24 of the series. Their connection grew while she was a contestant on the show, but Weber sent her home during week 7. Us broke the news in April 2020 that the Adventures of Pilot Pete author and the lawyer were officially dating. Weber announced their breakup on New Year’s Eve in December 2020, but the duo briefly reconnected in early 2021. Flanagan confirmed in March 2021 that after reconning at the Super Bowl one month prior, they tried to give their relationship a second chance but split shortly after Valentine’s Day. Courtesy of Peter Weber/Instagram
The season 17 Bachelorette called off her engagement to Moynes in October 2021, just two months after their proposal played out on TV. Us confirmed in November 2021 that Thurston moved on with another suitor, Hersey. Broadimage/Shutterstock
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