While it isn’t very common, some family members have managed to appear on the Bachelor franchise.
Kelsey Anderson’s dad, Mark Anderson, competed on the first season of The Golden Bachelorette after Kelsey got engaged to Joey Graziadei on season 28 of The Bachelor. While Mark got sent home by Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos before hometown dates, Kelsey explained that she had a “great time” watching her dad on TV — aside from watching him “kissing somebody.”
“It’s funny, but I mean, I’m sure he had the same experience watching me on The Bachelor. So it’s all fair,” she told Us Weekly in October 2024, adding that sharing a similar dating experience with her dad was “really cool” for her. “Joey and my dad were talking about it for a while, just, like, the relationships you build. It’s cute for us to all have something else to bond over.”
Aside from Kelsey and her dad, Emily and Haley Ferguson also made headlines during Ben Higgins’ season 20 of The Bachelor as the first twins to ever appear in the franchise. (Both sisters went on to appear in Bachelor in Paradise.)
“It was the greatest experience of our life,” Emily told Yahoo Entertainment in January 2024. “Looking back on it, I wouldn’t have changed any of it for the world and as weird as it sounds, it definitely made Haley and I a lot closer.”
Keep scrolling to see more family members who have appeared on the Bachelor franchise:
Kelsey Anderson and Dad Mark Anderson
Kelsey appeared on season 28 of The Bachelor and ended up engaged to Graziadei during the season finale. Kelsey’s dad, Mark, then appeared on Vassos’ season 1 of The Golden Bachelorette, which aired in September 2024. He was sent home by Vassos before hometown dates.
Matt James and Mom Patty James
Matt was the Bachelor on season 25 of the series, which aired in January 2021. He ended up engaged to Rachel Kirkconnell in the season finale. Matt’s mom, Patty James, starred on Gerry Turner’s season 1 of The Golden Bachelor. She was one of six contestants eliminated by Turner during the season premiere.
Despite getting kicked off, Matt praised his mom for going on the show.
“It was exciting, because my mom doesn’t really put herself out there like that. And I think that as people get older, they lose hope in the ‘finding love’ aspect of life,” Matt shared with Today in March 2024. “For her to be that energized was inspiring for me. It’s never too late to find somebody.”
Twins Emily and Haley Ferguson
Emily and Haley were the first twins to ever appear on Bachelor nation, starring on season 20 of the ABC show. The twosome subsequently went onto star on Bachelor in Paradise.
Sisters Ashley and Lauren Iaconetti
Ashely starred on Chris Soules’ season 19 of The Bachelor, which aired in 2015. She then went onto star in season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise and season 3 of The Bachelor Winter Games. Ashley’s sister, Lauren starred on season 2 of BiP, however she voluntarily left early in the season after explaining that she wanted to rekindle things with a guy back home.
Sisters Allison and Lauren Hollinger
Allison and Lauren starred on Graziadei’s season 28 of The Bachelor. Lauren left during the second episode of the show, while Allison went home during week 4.
“It’s a difficult situation,” Graziadei told Us Weekly in January 2024, referring to having sisters competing against one another on the show. “I obviously put two and two together on my own when I was in the whole process of it because I could tell how much they had similar stories. They obviously look alike too.”
Twins Joey and Justin Young
Joey and Justin were on Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey’s season 19 of The Bachelorette, which aired in July 2022. They were both eliminated in week 1. The twins then decided to go on season 8 of Bachelor in Paradise, however they both left in week 6.
“We don’t always go for the same type [of women],” Justin shared with Bachelor Nation in November 2022. “Maybe looks-wise a little bit, but personality-wise, almost opposites, I feel like.”
