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43 Celebrities You Never Knew Were 'Bachelor' Fans

Kim Kardashian West Leave it to KKW to throw The Bachelor watch party to end all watch parties. Her fiesta included three huge cakes adorned with images of Peter Weber, Hannah Ann Sluss, and Madison Prewett on each one, People reported. Kim also FaceTimed with Chris Harrison (because that's just what ya do when you're a Kardashian). Pierre Suu - Getty Images

Selena Gomez Soon after The Bachelor season 24 finale aired, Selena and Madison Prewett were spotted shopping at Target together on her Instagram stories. It seems Madi was doing just fine post-breakup playing games with Selena and co. NBC - Getty Images

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Charlize Theron The award-winning actress revealed her affection for the aviator Bachelor with a billboard snap on Instagram . She wrote in the caption: "Turbulence I like." Peter liked it so much, he snapped his own billboard photo with one of Charlize's Dior ads. Naturally, rumors started flying about the photo flirtation, but it all boils down to Charlize's Bachelor fandom. "I love the show," she told ET . "Look, hes like half my age not that that should matter, but, no, hes great. Im super excited. I love the show. Ive missed it. And Im just so glad that the show premieres in the winter when its dark early because my kids dont know what time I send them to bed but like 5:45pm. As soon as its dark, [I watch The Bachelor]." "I know a good show when I see one," Charlize told Access Hollywood in an interview. "I hope he finds the woman of his dreams. But do not let me down. I need some drama. I need some tears. I heard there was an injury, I'm already excited." Charlize Theron / Instagram

January Jones The actress has expressed her love of the reality show for years. In fact, her social media flirtations have sparked romance rumors with former Bachelor Nick Viall. She shut down those rumors and told Entertainment Tonight, Hes a friend of mine. Hes super sweet. No, Im single. But, hes a friend of mine and tells me lots of inside scoops. But, that doesn't mean her love of the franchise has cooled at all. A recent comment on Charlize's photo revealed her excitement has only grown. She wrote: "Omg!!! I can. Not. Wait." January stays in touch with cast members, too. Nick shared a new photo of the two after recording his podcast Viall Files. Naturally, she helped recap The Bachelor. Nick Viall / Instagram - Instagram

Donnie Wahlberg Donnie Wahlberg waxed poetic for nearly 1,500 words about his deep, deep love for the series for Chicago Splash . He proclaimed, "I am addicted to the The Bachelor!!!" and explained how the show took over his Monday nights. Donnie added: "I know all these Bachelor guys on a first-name and character-description basis." The star doesn't just watch The Bachelor, he gets invested in the relationships. His wife Jenny McCarthy caught his emotional reaction to one particularly painful breakup on camera and shared it on Twitter . In the clip, the New Kids on the Block alum laughs and says "she made me cry." He added, "I usually only cry when they get married." All. The. Feels. Theo Wargo - Getty Images

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Jenny McCarthy No fighting over the remote in this householdJenny is right beside her hubby Donnie when it's time for The Bachelor. She, too, is a proud Bachelor-aholic and introduced Donnie to the Monday-night phenomenon. "A good husband watches The Bachelor for his wife," Donnie wrote for Chicago Splash . She live tweets the show and shares adorable clips from their two-person watch parties. FOX - Getty Images

Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter himself isn't immune to The Bachelor's charms. Daniel Radcliffe admitted to watching the show in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2018. "I think aficionado is a bit strong, but I watch it pretty closely this year," he explains. "I am really enjoying it." The actor watches closely enough to predict a winner with pretty good accuracy. He said, "I liked Cassie [Randolph], I thought Cassie was a strong contender"who, of course, ended up with Colton Underwood at the end of Bachelor season 23. Jim Spellman - Getty Images

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Anna Kendrick The Pitch Perfect star live- tweeted Chris Soules season of The Bachelor in 2015. She sent out some real zingers, writing: "Kids, don't play the victim if you can't even act the part. Not buying it ladies." She and future Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe exchanged tweets, too. Anna shared relationship advice: "Kaitlyn can do better. Like if my boyfriend left me for her, I'd get it." Aurora Rose - Getty Images

Spencer Pratt I used to live tweet during The Bachelor, and I loved it, until it became an unsafe environment, The Hills star revealed in the 2018 book Bachelor Nation . All I did was like a fellow Bachelor fans tweet and she said she wanted to kill herself. It was Anna Kendrick. She wrote something like, @SpencerPratt just favorited my tweet, looks like I now need to go kill myself. Craig Barritt - Getty Images

Lucy Hale The Pretty Little Liars star rang in the new year in Times Square with Peter Weber and shared all about her New Year's Eve companion on the 'gram . "Clearly I took a lot of pictures tonight Im gonna make a flip book " Jeff Neira - Getty Images

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Dakota Fanning Two of her favorite TV shows are The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, per a W magazine July 2018 interview. "I do prefer The Bachelor because I like seeing the dynamics of all the girls interacting with one another," she said. Her favorite iteration so far is Arie Luyendyk, Jr.'s season. "It was some of the best TV I've ever seen, the Arie and Becca [Kufrin] breakup. I was screaming at the TV, 'Leave already. Leave already!'" She reads all about her fave shows, too. "But the funny thing is, my mom and I always read the spoilers on the blog Reality Steve, but still watch the show." David M. Benett - Getty Images

Ryan Seacrest He may not be a diehard fan, but he definitely tunes in. I usually start strong, and then I lose it in the middle, and then I finish with the live shows, he told Us Weekly . He added during a Live with Kelly and Ryan episode, "I support the reality TV genre." If he did have an opportunity to be The Bachelor, Ryan says, "I'd be doing it for all the right reasons and not exposure." Astrid Stawiarz - Getty Images

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Katie Lowes and Josh Malina The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have had plenty of scandals, so it's no surprise the cast of Scandal watches regularly. Scandal stars Josh Malina and Katie Lowes appeared on After Paradise in 2015 and revealed the whole cast was obsessed with the shows in an Instagram post. ktqlowes / Instagram

Sean Penn When Sean and Charlize were still a couple, they watched the reality series together. "We argue about whether or not we should fast [forward]," he said on Jimmy Kimmel Live in March 2015. "I don't really want to hear the conversations, I want to know the decisions. You can decide on this one or this one. And I want to see somebody cry. And then see somebody get ecstatic and then see them cry." Sean hasn't shared his recent viewing habitsbut as any Bachelor fan knows, once you start, it's hard to stop. Gary Miller - Getty Images

Amanda Seyfried The actress tweeted along as season 18 Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis looked for love. She's shared many tweets since then during The Bachelorette and as the cast-offs paired off in Bachelor In Paradise. Gotham - Getty Images

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John Mayer The singer admitted he watches the series while on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May 2012. "I don't even feel like it's my fault for liking it," he told Ellen. "It's not a guilty pleasure. It's designed to be a pleasure." What he really loves is the drama. "Get me the helicopters, girls crying, girls crying on helicopters," he shared. "If you get tears in flight, that is prime stuff." Joseph Okpako - Getty Images

Jennifer Aniston The Morning Show star admitted she watches The Bachelor way back in 2011. Its a train wreck! Jennifer shared in an interview. She doesn't have any empathy for the contestants, either. Have you seen them? You cant feel bad for them. Theyve done that to themselves just to entertain us. Its junk food. Its great junk food. I was mesmerized by how these girls, they meet this guy, they have three dates together or something, and theyre weeping as though theyve just lost the love of their life," she added. "I dont understand that. Theo Wargo - Getty Images

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Lea Michele The Glee alum hasn't always been a Bachelor fan, but Sean Lowe's season pulled her in. "I'm so obsessed, it's ridiculously unhealthy," she revealed. She joined one of her friend's watch parties, and "it totally hooked me." She also freaked out on Jimmy Kimmel Live when she got to ask Jimmy about his experience guest starring on Chris Soules' season. "You were in!" she exclaimed. "Tell everyone, what do you know." Jimmy revealed there are cameras everywhere as well as vodka and STDs (and Lea was satisfied with that response). Gotham - Getty Images

Justin Theroux When he and Jennifer Aniston were still together, they got hooked on The Bachelor. She told The Hollywood Reporter in 2015, Justin and I, just for fun, watchedand two hours later, we were addicted. It was like junk food. We were sad when it ended. Gregg DeGuire - Getty Images

Andrew Garfield He, too, gets overwhelmed when he meets celebs, including stars of one of his fave shows, he told Vulture . "It could be anybody! It could be ridiculous people, even! Take Sean from The Bachelor: If I met him, Id be like, 'Oh my God, its Sean Lowe!' I get overwhelmed, but the thing I keep learningand relearningis that were all the same. Were all just doing our best." Mike Marsland - Getty Images

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Allison Williams "Suddenly the show feels real," she said during a March 2014 appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers. "I understand the stakes for the first time ever." Allison's regular viewing caught the attention of the show, too, per People . They sent her a bouquet of a dozen roses for Valentines Day with a card that read, Will you accept these roses? She also joined an episode of Bachelor Live and shared all about her #careerhighlight experience on Instagram . AW / Instagram

Brian Williams The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and Brian found himself watching The Bachelorette at one of his daughter's viewing parties, per Today. (Yep, Allison got him hooked, too.) He tuned into Andi Dorfman's tenure as Bachelorette. On a July 2014 episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers, Brian shared: Just as I wouldnt speculate going into an election night, I cant speculate on the outcome, except to say Andi, were with you. We realize this season has been one of heartache, great travel and adventure, but what a season. Kevin Winter - Getty Images

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Sarah Hyland The Modern Family actress has tweeted about The Bachelor and her fave franchise stars for several seasonsand her love was the real deal. One thing led to another and she's now engaged to former Bachelorette cast member and Bachelor in Paradise bartender Wells Adams. They both share adorable photos together on Instagram and continue tweeting away about the show. Sarah Hyland / Instagram

Ellen DeGeneres The comedian and talk show host doesn't just watch The Bachelor, she gets involved. In March 2012, Ellen tried to warn season 16's Ben Flajnik about contestant Courtney Robertson on her show. "She manipulated you to try and get that rose because she said, 'Oh, I don't know how I feel.' Then you went and got the rose and gave it to her. That was not right." Andrew Chin - Getty Images

Jennifer Love Hewitt The actress has been pretty outspoken about her love of The Bachelor. Omg! Ben f except my final rose !!! Hewitt tweeted in 2011. Gotta book a flight to Sonoma !!!:):) In 2011, she even went on a date with Ben Flajnik himself after he competed on The Bachelorette but before he was The Bachelor. Its an amazing story when you think about it, Ben told the Reality Steve Podcast . I grew up in the Cant Hardly Wait era in high school watching whatever her characters name was walk through the high school doors, going, Oh, man. And then a few years later, youre having dinner with her. Its pretty nuts. RB/Bauer-Griffin - Getty Images

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Abigail Breslin Abigail is a reality TV devotee. The actress has been a regular live tweeter whenever The Bachelor airs and she's admitted to RHONY marathons on Twitter , as well. She also made a cameo on the very first episode of Bachelor Live. She asked Bachelor Ben Higgins why he kept calling the contestants "young ladies," via Skype. (Good question, from a serious fan.) Vera Anderson - Getty Images

Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen The Orange Is the New Black star and his wife, author Jenny Mollen, settle in to watch and tweet along with The Bachelor on the reg. "We developed a bit of an addiction," Jenny told KTLA . "I'm obsessed with it, it sucks you in." Their controversial (now-deleted) tweets caused such a commotion that Jenny ended up co-hosting the Bachelor in Paradise after-show with Chris Harrison, and the couple later hosted a group date during Hannah Brown's Bachelorette season. Taylor Hill - Getty Images

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Taye Diggs Taye Diggs may not be able to sit down and watch each episode as it airs on Monday nights, but he makes extra effort to watch The Bachelor. "I'm watching DVR ed episodes of the bachelor. I'm addicted. I may have a problem. I'm sorry," the actor once tweeted . Jim Spellman - Getty Images

Adam Scott "I refuse to say it's a guilty pleasure because I feel no guilt whatsoever," the Big Little Lies star told Meredith Vieira . He also prefers The Bachelorette over the original show. He says the flipping the script and having a group of men compete for one woman is "emasculating" and that's why it's entertaining. "They're all pretty stupid, so it's fun to watch them try and deal with that." Kevork Djansezian - Getty Images

Meredith Vieira Meredith Vieira is the main reason Adam got talking about The Bachelor in the first place on her show. She is a big fan as well. "We share something," she said. "We both love The Bachelor." Meredith added: "They're not stupid, though. Love makes you do stupid things." Paul Archuleta - Getty Images

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Kirsten Dunst The Beguiled actress finds the Bachelor franchise quite beguiling, and she has the T-shirt to prove it. Kirsten told Entertainment Weekly in an interview: "My girlfriends got me a T-shirt that says Most. Exciting. Rose Ceremony. Ever." She also reportedly hosts her own viewing parties. Gregg DeGuire - Getty Images

Demi Lovato The singer started as an ordinary fan of the series and quickly became close with multiple franchise stars. Demi shared adorable photos on Instagram in support of Bachelorette Hannah Brown both as she searched for love and competed for the Mirrorball on Dancing with the Stars. The singer added in one caption: "I interrupt this social media break with this very important and iconic snap shot of WINDMILL cookies with my new favorite person @alabamahannah.. and quess what... Jesus still loves us. " Oh, and she briefly dated one of Hannah's former suitors, Mike Johnson. ddlovato / Instagram

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Emma Stone When a celeb goes on Jimmy Kimmel Live! , the topic of The Bachelor inevitably pops up. Jimmy chatted with the Oscar winner all about Nick Vialls season: You watch The Bachelor. Who do you think Nick is going to choose? Will he choose anyone? Emma couldn't pinpoint who Nick might pick in the end, but she clearly was an invested viewer. Kevin Mazur/MG19 - Getty Images

Rachel Bilson The Hart of Dixie star and Bachelor fan joined franchise regular Nick Viall on his Viall Files podcast. Nick added, "Will we choose to forgo our individual rooms..." to the Instagram caption, and fans went wild. After Nick admitted he noticed her affinity for the show and slid into her DMs to ask her to record the podcast, followers jumped to romantic conclusions: "I. Ship. This. So. Much." But the duo remains just friends. Nick Viall / Instagram

Emma Roberts The American Horror Story actress tweeted her way through multiple seasons of The Bachelor. She showed off her sense of humor and her deep love of the show in tweets about Ben Flajnik, Sean Lowe, and more: "I want Ben The Bachelor to pick Courtney purely because she's the only one that will make him fix his hair." Ben Gabbe - Getty Images

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Kaley Cuoco The Big Bang Theory star is a longtime fan of all things Bachelor. She gets together with close friends, including former Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky, for red-wine-filled watch partiesand it got her on the show! She called in on Bachelor Live in 2016 and asked then-Bachelor Ben Higgins, "Are you in love?" She raved, "We're obviously huge fans of The Bachelor." How obvious? She has custom-made leggings with Ben Higgins face all over them. No joke, Kaley posed in them and shared a snap on Instagram . She wrote, "I'm wearing my one of a kind Ben-yoga pants courtesy of @goldsheepclothing I'm obsessed and never taking them off #bachelornation" Kaley Cuoco / Instagram

Gigi Hadid While the model hasn't publicly discussed watching or following the show, Gigi was definitely a big fan of one contestants in particular. She and model Tyler Cameron dated after former Bachelorette Hannah dumped him on national TV. Taylor Hill - Getty Images

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Jesse Metcalfe Before she was engaged to Bachelor Ben Flajnik, Courtney Robertson dated actor Jesse Metcalfe. They were together longer than she and ex-fianc Ben, from 2005 to 2007. She wrote about him in her book, I Didnt Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain, saying that he was passionate but a total mess. In 2014, the actor told Huffington Post , "I don't want to help her writing career more than I already have." There might be some love lost. Kevin Mazur - Getty Images

Taylor Swift Former Bachelorette and Dancing with the Stars champ Hannah Brown is a big fan of Taylor's tunes, and it seems the fangirling is mutual. The singer posted on Instagram Stories that she was "Loving watching @hannahbrown dancing to Lover on DWTS!! This performance is so pretttyy & twirly." ECP - Getty Images

Ashley Benson The skeptic became a stan in 2019. "I never understood, I was like, whats the big deal?" Ashley told People . "But then the last two [seasons] were exciting." The actress has since reached out to connect with Bachelor Nation. Im obsessed. Ive Instagram messaged every single person on there, she added. She's now friends with Bachelor in Paradise alums Demi Burnett and John Paul Jones. Hannahs [season] was great, but Bachelor in Paradise is the best one out of all of them," Ashley said. "The drama is so goodI cant." David M. Benett - Getty Images

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Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy may be busy hosting his own ABC show, Jimmy Kimmel Live , but he makes enough time to watch The Bachelor and recap the funnier moments. He found many ways to poke fun at Peter Weber's season 24 premiere. His wife, Molly McNearny, also predicts the winner with uncanny accuracy. The late night show is pretty much where the stars go to reveal their Bachelor fan status to the world. Randy Holmes - Getty Images

Jake Owen The country singer, who happened to play a special concert on The Bachelorette for Hannah Brown and Peter Weber, wrote a song inspired by their dramatic love story. Monday night, my girlfriend had the damn TV on and all you heard about on the new Bachelor was Alabama Hannah, it was just Alabama Hannah everywhere, Jake shared on Twitter . She wont go away. Jake added more explanation: Believe it or not, I met her on the last season of The Bachelorette. I played Made For You for them inI think it was like, Rhode Island or something. Shes a cool girl. This is not even a dig at the actual Alabama Hannah. So he "started feeling something for the this Peter guy," and that's why he wrote the song "Alabama Hannah." It has memorable lyrics like "You had your chances, so why don't you leave me alone?" Naturally, that caught Hannah's attention, and she responded , "This is some catchy shade." Taylor Hill - Getty Images

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