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Sean Lowe Reflects connected The Bachelor 10 Years Later & Chris Harrison
Night 1 intros connected The Bachelor are notoriously cringe-inducing. And Sean Lowe admits determination was 1 that got his panties successful a twist.
"Fifty Shades of Grey was a large happening backmost then," Sean shared with E! News successful an exclusive interrogation portion looking backmost connected his 2013 season. Which is wherefore hairstylist Ashley Palenkas made a notation to E.L. James' steamy romance caller "and dangled a necktie successful beforehand of my eyes."
But it wasn't precisely a Mr. Lowe volition spot you present moment.
"If you cognize me, I'm not that guy," helium joked. "That was the archetypal infinitesimal of ‘OK, I'm gonna get a mixed container here.'"
But for each awkward innuendo, determination was a precocious point, similar gathering a quirky graphic decorator from Seattle, Wash. "From the get-go, I knew that she conscionable had this energy," Sean recalled of gathering now-wife Catherine Giudici. "She was 1 of those girls wherever I was like, ‘I don't cognize what it is astir her. I don't adjacent cognize if there's romanticist feelings there. But I conscionable privation to beryllium astir her.'"
That gut feeling led him done a travel of over-the-top dates, melodramatic roseate ceremonies and the commencement of a emotion communicative worthy celebrating 10 years later.
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"I judge everything was orchestrated truthful that I would conscionable my aboriginal woman and I volition everlastingly beryllium grateful for the accidental due to the fact that it changed my beingness forever," Sean, present dada to Sam, 6, Isaiah, 4, and Mia, 3, said of his acquisition connected the ABC world hit. "My family—the astir prized possession successful my life—is each owed to that cheesy, corny world TV amusement called The Bachelor."
As a new season with Zach Shallcross begins Jan. 23, Sean is taking a look backmost connected his televised journey.
From a delicious crystal pick sensation trial to a unrecorded fairytale wedding watched by millions, Sean's season may conscionable beryllium a bully feline tin decorativeness first.
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Let the Journey Begin
In January 2013, Sean Lowe began his hunt for emotion connected ABC's The Bachelor. While helium was initially uninterested successful the gig, Bachelorette Emily Maynard's third-place finisher was dilatory persuaded by a few supportive friends and producers. "I talked to my household astir it," helium said. "I prayed astir it. And ultimately, I conscionable thought this could beryllium a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If thing else, it'll astir apt beryllium a full batch of fun."
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Falling for You
At slightest she made a memorable first impression! Sean believes contestant Robyn Howard whitethorn person had the astir melodramatic limo arrival. "She attempted to bash a backflip oregon backmost handspring," helium recalled. "She landed connected her caput successful her beauteous formal and heels. I felt truly embarrassed for her." On the upside, helium shared of the lipid tract relationship manager, who's inactive adjacent with Sean's woman Catherine Giudici, "She played it disconnected truly well."
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Savor the Flavor
On nighttime one, Sean recalled Catherine crafting a delicious mode of grabbing his attention. "She brought retired a tray of 4 antithetic types of crystal pick and it was a property trial she wanted to bash with maine and seemingly I passed the test," helium joked. "I chose cookies and cream. I forgot what that said astir my personality, but she approved."
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Sparks Fly
Throughout the season, Sean's feelings for Catherine continued to grow. "I could not get her retired of my caput and I kept reasoning astir however I wanted to bash mean things with her," helium said. "We talked a batch connected the amusement about, 'Wouldn't it beryllium bully if we could conscionable laic connected the sofa successful our sweatpants and ticker a movie and bid pizza?' And I didn't truly person those thoughts towards anyone else. That's erstwhile it truly started to click."
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Popping the Question
Will you judge this straightforward reply for however Sean knew Catherine was his forever. Quite simply, helium shared, "I realized I can't spot myself ever saying goodbye to her, truthful I chose not to."
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Grand Finale
After proposing to Catherine with a ringing from Neil Lane, determination were a fewer unconventional adjacent steps. "The nighttime that we got engaged, we exchanged telephone numbers and to me, that was conscionable bizarre and lone successful Bachelor satellite does that happen," Sean said. "I knew that I had fallen successful emotion with her and I knew I wanted to perpetrate the remainder of my beingness to her."
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Honorable Host
Before Chris Harrison stepped distant from Bachelor Nation successful June 2021, the big served arsenic a mentor for Sean. When looking backmost connected his season, Sean credits Chris for making him consciousness little alone. "When you're the Bachelor, you're beauteous secluded. You don't person friends to autumn backmost on," helium said. "For me, Chris filled that role, due to the fact that helium is the eventual professional." And it was reasonably casual to ideate Chris arsenic portion of his crew.
"We're some Dallas guys," Sean explained. "We person a batch successful common. We some emotion sports and truthful helium was conscionable truthful casual to speech to. I ever enjoyed our clip unneurotic and appreciated his input."
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They Do!
On Jan. 26, 2014, Sean and Catherine got joined successful a unrecorded tv special. To this day, Sean wouldn't alteration a happening astir the solemnisation that was watched by much than 7 cardinal people. "If you wouldn't person told us, we wouldn't person known it was a televised wedding. The cameras were not precise prevalent," Sean explained. "A batch of radical person wedding video, but they're not precisely done by ABC and team, truthful ours is conscionable the champion ever."
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Passing Down the Roses?
Yes, helium has considered that kids Sam, 6, Isaiah, 4, and Mia, 3, could 1 time participate Bachelor Nation. And portion he's good with it in theory, ("They will, astatine that point, beryllium adults. They're escaped to bash immoderate they want") he's hopeful he's filmed his past hometown date. "As a father, " Sean said, "I anticipation they find emotion the old-fashioned way."
The Bachelor airs Monday nights astatine 8 p.m. connected ABC.
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