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Ben Higgins Reveals Takeaway He Hopes Daughter Winnie Gets from Watching Him as the Bachelor
Opening up.
As Bachelor Nation fans know, former Bachelor Ben Higgins married the love of his life, Jess Clarke Higgins, in November 2021 and the two announced last summer that they were expecting their first child together.
Earlier this year, Ben officially joined the girl dad club and shared the exciting news that their daughter Winona (Winnie for short) had finally arrived.
The Bachelor Nation star loves to keep fans updated online and recently shared a deeper glimpse into his life with a new expanded edition of his book, “Alone in Plain Sight.”
In the book, Ben opens up and shares he’s anticipating the day when Winnie discovers that he was the Bachelor.
“I understand how my days of changing diapers will quickly move into Winnie going off to school and making friends and going to sleepovers and learning to drive and being asked out on her first date.” he wrote. “Someday she’ll probably watch Season 20 of ‘The Bachelor.’”
The proud girl dad continued and revealed the takeaway he hopes Winnie will get from watching him as the Bachelor.
He said, “I hope that if she ever watches it, she’ll say, ‘Dad, you were so cool when you were young’ other than, ‘Oh my gosh, Dad. This is cringe!’ (I know, a man can dream).”
Ben then reflected more on his time as the Season 20 Bachelor and shared what he wished for during his journey.
He said, “My prayer when I was the Bachelor was, ‘I don’t know how to do this, and I don’t know where this is going to spit us out, but if everybody comes on the show and they leave being glad they did it, then it was a win for me.”
Ben also shared more about his relationship with Winnie and how it feels to be a parent.
“When I spend time with my daughter, I never think about what I’m giving up,” he admitted. “These moments with her are some of the most special I will ever experience in life. I know I’m just getting started on this parenting journey.”
So sweet! We love hearing more about Ben’s life with Winnie, and we couldn’t be happier for him and his family.
