Big news for Bachelor Nation! ABC has confirmed that Ben Higgins has been selected as the next star of The Bachelor [1]. Higgins came in as Kaitlyn Bristowe's second runner-up on the recent season of The Bachelorette [2], and he's a fan favorite. When we caught up with him at the "Men Tell All," Higgins said he would consider the gig if asked [3]. "As a single man, if they put 25 women in a house with similar personality styles and they have already gotten to know you through another show, and you date them — yeah, that sounds great."

We're rooting for him — heaven knows we're still in love with him thanks to his Instagram account [4]!