Ben Higgins’ Wife Jessica Has Asked About His ‘Bachelor’ Season ‘Less Than 5 Times’ in 4 Years: ‘She Never Watched’ It

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Not part of Bachelor Nation. Ben Higgins revealed that his wife, Jessica Clarke, didn’t watch The Bachelor before they began dating — and she’s not too interested in binge-watching his season either.“I bet Jess has asked me about the show less than five times in our four years together,” the “Almost Famous” podcast cohost, 33, tells Us Weekly exclusively while sharing Clarke’s thoughts on the franchise. “Like, [she’s] never watched [it].”Her mother, however, was a fan of The Bachelor and the esthetician actually got her first look at her future husband when his season aired in 2016. “She watched one episode [of] my season when she was in college, and her mom claims that Jessica walked in the room and [said], ‘I could date that guy,'” Higgins recounted. “Her mom said that was shocking, because Jessica never spoke like that.

Like, [she] never spoke openly about who she was into or what she’s into.”The comment made such an impact on Clarke’s mother that when Higgins slid into her DMs years later, she encouraged her daughter to respond. “Her mom was like, ‘Whoa, that’s … a weird [full] circle moment,'” the TV personality continued. “[She said], ‘You should message him back.

See what happens.’ And then we’re married.”Just over one year after the Indiana native reached out to Clarke via Instagram, Us confirmed in March 2020 that the pair were engaged. “Every Thanksgiving from now on, I’ll remember the first message you sent me!” she wrote via Instagram in November of that year, while reflecting on their online introduction. “Waking up 2 years ago and seeing a DM from a random stranger, I never imagined I’d be marrying him.”“Thank you for supporting me in following my dreams, loving me on my most tired days, making me a better