The Bachelor star Ben Higgins, dubbed "Ben The Perfect 10" by ABC, will look for his soulmate among 28 women when the series premieres Monday, January 4 at 8PM ET/PT.
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ABC has announced The Bachelor's 20th edition will begin with former Bachelors Sean Lowe, Chris Soules and Jason Mesnick paying Ben, a handsome small-town guy from Warsaw, IN, a visit to share some advice and words of wisdom. After being dumped by Kaitlyn Bristowe, Ben will be searching for a wife while facing his biggest fear of being "unlovable" head on.
Although Ben is only 26-years-old, he says he's ready to settle down and start a family. So as the limos arrive one by one to the Los Angeles mansion, Ben's filled with excitement and anticipation to meet his bachelorettes.
The contestants will include one woman who reveals she's friends with Kaitlyn, identical twin sisters who catch Ben off-guard, a beautiful girl who makes a bold move to kiss him, one woman is accompanied by a mini-horse she brings inside the mansion, and a bachelorette so nervous she forgets to tell Ben her name.
The party gets started once Ben steps inside the mansion. He'll quickly get stolen away for an exam by a dentist and then two last-minute arrivals will really shake things up. Another bold bachelorette will plant the night's first real kiss on Ben -- a move which has "surprising results," according to the network.
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The bachelorette to finally receive Ben's first-impression rose will not see it coming.
A long, stressful but fun night will conclude with the 20th season's first Rose Ceremony during which Ben must hand out coveted roses to 21 women, sending the rest packing. One bachelorette will shockingly pull Ben aside and chastise him for something he didn't do.
The adventurous dates that will test the women's dedication to Ben and spontaneity are as follows: A one-on-one date in which the couple is joined by Ice Cube and Kevin Hart from Ride Along 2, twelve bachelorettes playing a soccer game with members of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Soccer Championship team, and another dozen women showing off their talents in Las Vegas as the opening act for ventriloquist and Season 2 winner of America's Got Talent Terry Fator.
Nine bachelorettes will learn some of the Spanish language and eat great food in Mexico City, one woman will get to meet one of Mexico's premiere fashion designers and walk the runway for Fashion Week, and six ladies will enjoy a day in the sun at Pig Island, where pigs will be swimming all around them.
Some of the more personal, simple dates this season will include Ben taking one woman to the Baker's Youth Center in his hometown of Warsaw -- where he used to spend summers working with the kids -- and a few professional basketball players from the Indiana Pacers will surprise them and participate in an activity. Ben will also take one bachelorette on a date to Wrigley Field baseball stadium.
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The hometown dates will be filled with "emotional revelations," according to ABC, as lucky women will get to meet Ben's family and he in turn will visit their hometowns. As for the romantic overnight dates, the Final 3 women will travel to an exotic tropical island, where the unsuspecting Bachelor will experience more surprises.
The Bachelor is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss, Elan Gale, Bennett Graebner, Peter Scalettar and Nicole Woods serve as executive producers.
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