Chris Harrison of The Bachelor fame dates Lauren Zima, and she has been standing by his side, although she thought his controversial comments to Rachael Kirkconnell were "wrong." Lauren is a successful woman who is not afraid to speak her mind, even when it's about her boyfriend. Educated and charismatic, Lauren is someone that many The Bachelor fans know well, as she's linked with the franchise in more ways than one.
After the backlash he received due to his interview, Chris has allegedly been working on educating himself. While there was talk that he would be cut out of the remaining episodes of the season, Chris still appeared in every pre-recorded episode, including The Women Tell All. However, Chris did not host After the Final Rose. Emmanuel Acho stepped in to take his place as host, and a lot of franchise fans were very pleased that Emmanuel was chosen. Chris will also not be hosting the upcoming seasons of The Bachelorette, as it has been announced the Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will be taking his place. Fans are hearing a lot about Chris these days, and want to know more about his girlfriend, Lauren.
Chris and Lauren have been dating since 2019. They made their first public appearance as a couple together during a red carpet event. Lauren will turn 40 in November of this year, making her ten years younger than Chris. In college, Lauren studied journalism. Soon after graduating, she landed a job at Newsy and later worked for MTV. Lauren has had many professions over the years, including actress, model, host, producer, and reporter. Currently, she works for Entertainment Tonight as a producer and correspondent. She started her career with ET in 2015 and has been there ever since.
As far as her job duties at ET go, Lauren is the host of a show that recaps each Bachelor episode. The series is called Roses and Rosé. Naturally, Chris has appeared on the show in the past, even before the two began dating. In fact, Lauren and Chris met while they were doing the show. Lauren has even filmed an episode centered on all of Chris's best moments on The Bachelor. Lauren is also quite popular on social media, having just shy of 200,000 followers on Instagram. Lauren has an estimated net worth of $4.56 million. This is much less than Chris's net worth of $25 million.
Lauren is quite involved in The Bachelor franchise as she frequently posts about the show on her own social media accounts. The show is more than likely what brought her and Chris so close together. Hopefully, Chris's scandals related to the show won't tear them apart. Ever since Chris got caught up in the controversial drama, Lauren has not posted about the show or Chris. This makes fans wonder if the couple might be going through a rough patch. However, Lauren has not distanced herself from social media the way that Chris has.