Love him or not: This guy is your new 'Bachelor'

ABC turns to a familiar face for the show's 21st season.
 By 
Keith Wagstaff
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Love him or not: This guy is your new 'Bachelor'
He's here! Nick Viall attends the Alt 98.7 Summer Camp at Santa Monica. Credit: Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images

The time has come, The Bachelor fans.

ABC has announced the leading man for the Season 21 of the dating show, and the winner is ... Nick Viall.

Yes, the man who has already appeared on the The Bachelorette twice and Bachelor in Paradise will be handing out roses on The Bachelor.


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Viall, 35, is currently dating Jen Saviano on Bachelor in Paradise, so, um, yeah, looks like that might not work out.

The Bachelor will return to ABC in December.

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Keith Wagstaff

Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.

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