<P> The 22nd season of The Bachelor premiered on January 1, 2018 . This season features 36 - year - old Arie Luyendyk Jr., a real estate agent and race car driver from Scottsdale, Arizona . </P> <P> Luyendyk was the runner - up on the eight season of The Bachelorette featuring Emily Maynard . The season concluded on March 5, 2018 in which 27 - year - old publicist Becca Kufrin was named the winner . During the finale, Luyendyk subsequently ended his engagement with Kufrin while admitted that he was still in love with runner - up Lauren Burnham to give another chance on their relationship, in which Luyendyk proposed to Burnham in the After the Final Rose special . In the aftermath of the show, state representative Drew Christensen introduced a bill to ban Luyendyk from Minnesota, Kufrin's home state . </P> <P> On September 7, 2017, during Good Morning America, Luyendyk was announced as the next Bachelor over The Bachelorette season 13 runner - up Peter Kraus, who was the fan favorite choice for the role . Many fans were in disbelief in response to Kraus' decision and the producers selected Luyendyk as a last minute direct replacement . </P> <P> This season traveled to Lake Tahoe; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Paris, France; Tuscany, Italy and Peru . Appearances for this season included racing driver Robby Gordon, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling wrestlers Ursula Hayden and Angelina Altishin, wrestler and The Bachelorette contestant Kenny King, singer / songwriter Connor Duermit, country band Lanco, indie singer and songwriter Tenille Arts and French singer Pauline Paris . </P>

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