‘Bachelor’ Ben Higgins ‘Crushing’ Being A Girl Dad
Ben Higgins is one of the most popular alums from the Bachelor Nation franchise. Viewers first met him as a contestant on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season of The Bachelorette. He was the third runner-up behind Nick Viall and winner Shawn Booth. Getting his heart broken didn’t deter him from looking for love.
He returned to the franchise for Season 20 of The Bachelor. He proposed to Lauren Bushnell at the end of the season. They broke up before they could marry, but he still didn’t give up on finding The One.
Bachelor Fan Favorite Welcomes First Child
Ben Higgins didn’t find his forever love on reality TV. He found it in Nashville. He started dating Jessica Clarke in 2018 and popped the question in 2020. They tied the knot in November 2021.
The happy couple announced on Instagram in the summer of 2024 that they were expecting their first child. Ben Higgins was initially scared of becoming a girl dad but all his fears washed away when they welcomed daughter Winona (Winnie for short) last month.
How are Ben Higgins and Jessica Clarke handling first-time parenthood? His parents revealed all.
His Mom Talks First Moments At Hospital
Ben Higgins’ parents, Amy and David, were recently guests on the Almost Famous podcast he co-hosts with Ashley Iaconetti. They shared insight on how their son and daughter-in-law are embracing parenthood.
Ben’s mother was particularly impressed by how he immediately pitched in after his daughter’s birth. “I just couldn’t believe that even the very first time we met Winona at the hospital and she needed a diaper change, I mean this boy picked her up, took her right over… and was diapering this brand-new baby up,” his mom said.
She added that she was “thrilled” to see him be an active parent from the very beginning. Of course, it won’t surprise Bachelor Nation fans that Ben Higgins is a good guy.
Ben Higgins ‘Crushing’ Being A Girl Dad
“It takes a village to raise a child” is a proverb that has been repeated for years. But Ben Higgins and his wife got first-hand experience on how true that is. The Bachelor star’s dad opened up on the podcast about the new parents creating a schedule around their daughter.
“They kind of had this daily plan as far as, here’s the feeding, here’s the quiet time, here’s when we need some help. So they did a really great job at laying that out,” he revealed.
His mother chimed in about how helpful the plan was so she knew when to help with the baby. “A lot of it has been that freedom to know not only what our expectations they expected from us but to be able to spend enough time to get to watch the two of them as new parents,” she said.
I tell ya, Jessica and Ben both are just rocking it. I can’t be more proud of them. They’re crushing it.” she concluded.
Shortly after the birth of Winnie, Jessica Clarke said on Instagram that they plan to have more children eventually. Does it surprise you that Ben Higgins is ‘crushing’ being a girl dad? Sound off in the comments.
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