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Waukesha's Nick Viall Tabbed to be 'The Bachelor' on the Show's 21st Season
ABC made the announcement on Tuesday night after "Bachelor in Paradise," Viall, 35, will be the next man for a shot at love on national TV.
WAUKESHA -- The new 'Bachelor' for season 21 is none other than Waukesha's Nick Viall.
ABC made the announcement on Tuesday night after "Bachelor in Paradise," revealing that Viall, 35, would be the next man for a shot at love on national TV. He will get to hand out his roses in season 21.
After being the runner-up on two seasons of The Bachelorette, Viall, who is currently appearing on Bachelor in Paradise, will be the next Bachelor.
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It’s official: Nick Viall is your new Bachelor! (And we did NOT see that coming.) https://t.co/fNo5ZxK0ZH pic.twitter.com/9fwsuyhO2j
— E! News (@enews) August 31, 2016
Viall is a graduate of Waukesha North High School and was a state champion track athlete, taking the crown in the 800-meter run in 1999.
He has strong family ties in Waukesha, but today the Salesforce.com account executive lives in Chicago.
Will this be the year Nick finds his match on the popular TV show?
The selection has been a controversial one for some, just check out this People.com article that pans ABC's decision ... and poor Nick: http://www.people.com/article/...
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