Nick Viall

Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Viall is an American reality television star who had a starring role on the twenty-first season of ABC's The Bachelor, after finishing as runner up in two consecutive seasons of The Bachelorette.

Early life and career

Viall was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Christopher and Mary Viall, but raised in nearby Waukesha. He is the second of eleven children. He graduated at Waukesha North High School in 1999, where he excelled in track and field including winning the 800-meter run at WIAA State Track & Field Championships. He then attended University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee where he was a captain of the Milwaukee Panthers, in which he set a school record for the 3,200-meter relay run, and graduated with a double major in accounting and supply chain management.

Television show appearances

The Bachelorette

Viall first appeared as a contestant in the ABC reality show The Bachelorette in 2014, as one of Andi Dorfman's suitors. On the first night, he received the first impression rose. In the final dates, he confessed his love for Andi as one of the final two bachelors, but left heartbroken when Andi chose Josh Murray to receive the final rose.

In 2015, Viall returned for a second chance in the following season of The Bachelorette, when he was a guest in the fourth week at the New York City date with Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe. He asked her to give him a chance, and she accepted his request to be part of the cast. Like the previous season, he made it to the final rose ceremony, but ended in proposal rejection when Kaitlyn chose Shawn Booth.

Bachelor in Paradise

Viall returned to reality TV once again as a part for the third season in Bachelor in Paradise. In the second episode, when he was asked on a date by The Bachelor season 20 contestant Leah Block, Viall accepted. Viall later asked fellow contesant Amanda Stanton on a date, much to Block's annoyance. After Stanton began a relationship with contestant Josh Murray, Viall went on to date Jen Saviano. The relationship between Saviano and Viall appeared to be progressing well, with Viall selecting an engagement ring with Neil Lane for a third time. However, at the final ceremony, Viall said, "I wanted to say I was in love with you, but something in my heart just said I can't," resulting in no proposal.

The Bachelor

In August 2016, Viall was announced as the star of the twenty first season of The Bachelor on the fourth episode of the second season of Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise. He was chosen due to being the fan favorite to star on the show, beating contenders Chase McNary and Luke Pell, both from The Bachelorette (season 12). In the first episode, Viall revealed that he had thirty women on the show, instead of the usual twenty-five. Viall proposed to contestant Vanessa Grimaldi, a special education teacher from Montreal, Canada in the season finale.

Dancing with the Stars

Viall became a contestant on the ABC reality show Dancing with the Stars and his partner is professional ballroom dancer Peta Murgatroyd along with 11 other celebrity contestants, which was announced by Good Morning America on March 1, 2017. He was eliminated of the competition on May 1st.