There are still a few months to go before the premiere of Ben Higgins' season of "The Bachelor," but there have been rumors that he may be having second thoughts about being on the show because he reportedly has a girlfriend back home in Denver, Colorado.
According to the Hollywood Gossip, Ben's girlfriend is rumored to be Kelly Osborn. The website reported that Kelly posted an Instagram photo of her and Ben at a Taylor Swift concert. While the status of their relationship is unknown, a source told the website that the two were at the concert together and were flirting all night.
The source, who claimed to be a friend of Kelly's, reportedly told OK! Magazine that the two were "acting like a couple" at the concert and "seemed really cute and happy together."
Meanwhile, other than preparing for being on the reality show, Higgins, 27, has been busy doing some charity work for Humanity and Hope and travelling to Honduras earlier this month to help out. He has also been answering fan questions on his Twitter account, and on Sept. 1, he shared what he has been doing to prepare for the filming of the new season of the reality dating show.
"Prayer, meditation, whiskey, how to date 20+ women self help books, and cleaning my home for a potential new guest," he tweeted.
In other news, "Bachelor" guru Reality Steve has the scoop on four girls who have made the cut for Ben's season, which airs on ABC next year. According to the website, some of the women who will be on the show are Breanne Rice, Olivia Caridi, and returning contestants Becca Tilley and Amber James.
The website reports that Breanne is a 30-year-old holistic nutritional therapy practitioner from Seattle and a contributing writer to South Sound Magazine. Olivia is 23 years old and currently lives in Virginia. She is a news anchor and reporter for NBC affiliate WCYB in the state. Reality Steve notes that both Breanne's and Olivia's social media accounts have been deactivated as of Sept. 22, and it's possible that being on the show has necessitated absolute social media silence in order to prevent leaks.
Meanwhile, Becca and Amber are both from Chris Soules' season, and Becca was the runner-up in that season, while Amber was eliminated after the third episode.
"The Bachelor" returns in January 2016 on ABC.
