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What Happened on ‘The Bachelor’ Season 19? A Refresher After Chris Soules’ Ladies Reunite
It’s been more than 10 years since Chris Soules‘ season of The Bachelor aired in early 2015, and some of the most memorable women from his season gathered in Nashville for a girls’ weekend this month. Ashley Iaconetti, Jade Roper, Whitney Bischoff, Becca Tilley, Kaitlyn Bristowe, and Carly Waddell were present for the reunion.
The ladies posted tons of content from their get together, with Iaconetti even noting, “This was such a good-for-the-soul couple of days, and we’re already planning next year’s reunion. Our time together was so special.”
The reunion has us thinking back to Soules’ season, which brought so many iconic women from The Bachelor franchise. Scroll down for a refresher.
Who was the winner of The Bachelor Season 19?
Bischoff was Soules’ final pick on Season 19 of The Bachelor. The two got engaged at the final rose ceremony and went public with their relationship in March 2015 after the finale aired. However, by the end of May, they had ended their romance.
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By September 2015, Bischoff met her now-husband Ricky Angel on a dating app. They tied the knot in October 2017, then welcomed a son in May 2019 and a daughter in August 2023.
Who was the runner-up on The Bachelor Season 19?
Soules’ runner-up was Tilley. During their final date, she expressed concerns about whether she’d be ready to live a small-town life with Soules, who is from Iowa. He dumped her at the final rose ceremony, telling her that he didn’t think she was ready to settle down yet.
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Tilley returned to date Ben Higgins on Season 20 of The Bachelor, finishing in fifth place. She got engaged to Hayley Kiyoko in July 2025.
Who else was in The Bachelor Season 19 cast?
Bristowe was the contestant to finish in third place. Soules dumped her after fantasy suites week. She then became the lead for The Bachelorette and got engaged to Shawn Booth. They were together for three years before splitting in 2018, after which Bristowe went on to date and get engaged to Jason Tartick. They ended their relationship in 2023. Since then, she’s been keeping her personal life out of the spotlight, but is rumored to be dating The Bachelorette’s Zac Clark.
Roper finished in fourth place, getting dumped by Soules after hometown dates. She appeared on Season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise where she met Tanner Tolbert, her now-husband, whom she shares three children with.
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Waddell and Britt Nilsson were the ladies eliminated by Soules ahead of hometown dates. Waddell got married after meeting Evan Bass on Season 3 of Bachelor in Paradise, and they had two children together. However, they’ve since broken up. She recently ended her engagement to Todd Allen Tressler one year after announcing that he’d proposed.
Meanwhile, Nilsson was in the running to become The Bachelorette lead alongside Bristowe, but she was sent home on Night 1 after the men voted to have Bristowe instead. Nilsson has been married to Jeremy Byrne since 2017, and they have two daughters.
Iaconetti was eliminated during Week 6. She has since married fellow Bachelor Nation alum Jared Haibon, whom she met on Bachelor in Paradise but didn’t start dating until years later, and shares two sons with him. Other Week 6 eliminees were Megan Bell, who quit, and Kelsey Poe.
During Week 5, Soules sent home Mackenzie Deonigi and Samantha Steffen. Week 4 saw the eliminations of Ashley Salter, Juelia Kinney, and Jillian Anderson. In Week 3, the ladies sent home were Amber James, Tracy Darakis, and Trina Scherenberg, while Alissa Giambrone, Jordan Branch, Kimberly Sherbach, Tandra Steiner, and Tara Eddings were eliminated in Week 2.
The women sent home at the first rose ceremony were Amanda Goerlitz, Bo Stanley, Brittany Fetkin, Kara Wilson, Michelle Davis, Nicole Meacham, and Reegan Cornwall.
Is Chris Soules still single?
Soules briefly dated Victoria Fuller, another Bachelor Nation alum, in 2020. However, as of January 2025, he is still single.
“I’m kind of in that season of my life where I’ve been through a lot of stuff, you know, so just trying to get myself in a good position to still find somebody,” he said on the Almost Famous podcast.
