Inside the Bachelor babies craze, where reality TV love leads to real-life families
The Bachelor babies craze has swept social media, giving fans a heartwarming insight into how reality TV love stories transform into actual families. These kids, from Jason and Molly Mesnick's daughter, Riley Mesnick, to Sean and Catherine Lowe's son, Samuel Thomas Lowe, prove that roses may bloom into eternal love.
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Key takeaways
- The Bachelor franchise has extended beyond on-screen romance to several real-life families whose babies are popularly known as Bachelor babies.
- Trista and Ryan Sutter, the franchise's first successful couple, are parents to two children, Maxwell and Blakesley Sutter.
- Catherine and Sean Lowe from season 17 are parents to three children: Samuel Thomas, Isaiah Hendrix, and Mia Mejia.
Meet The Bachelor babies
Over the years, The Bachelor franchise and its spin-offs have produced dramatic love stories and real families. The existence of Bachelor babies adds a powerful dimension to the story: the "after show" is very real life. Below are profiles of some of the most popular Bachelor franchise babies:
1. Maxwell Sutter
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- Full name: Maxwell Sutter
- Date of birth: 27 July 2007
- Age: 18 years old (as of 2025)
- Parents: Trista Sutter and Ryan Sutter
Maxwell Sutter is the son of Trista and Ryan Sutter. Trista and Ryan Sutter remain Bachelor royalty as the franchise's first successful couple. After falling in love on the first season of The Bachelorette in 2003, they married later that year and now have two children.
Their eldest child, Maxwell Sutter, was born on 27 July 2007 and is 18 years old as of 2025.
2. Blakesley Sutter
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- Full name: Blakesley Sutter
- Year of birth: 3 April 2009
- Age: 16 years old (as of 2025)
- Parents: Trista Sutter and Ryan Sutter
Blakesley Sutter is Trista and Ryan Sutter's second and youngest child. She was born on 3 April 2009 and is 16 years old as of 2025. On her 16th birthday, Trista dedicated a sentimental Instagram post to her with the caption:
Dear sweetpea, From the moment you took your first breath on that snowy day in Vail, I knew that my heart would never be the same. It expanded that day and continues to grow with every smile, laugh, achievement, kindness, wise decision, and joy…and there are a lot of all of those..
3. Samuel Thomas Lowe
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- Full name: Samuel Thomas Lowe
- Year of birth: 2 July 2016
- Age: 9 years old (as of 2025)
- Parents: Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici
Catherine and Sean Lowe fell in love on season 17 of The Bachelor and tied the knot in January 2014. Since then, they have welcomed three kids. Their oldest, Samuel Thomas, was born on 2 July 2016 and is 9 years old as of 2025. His mother dedicated a beautiful birthday post to him on Instagram on his 9th birthday with the caption:
Brb, I’ll be crying all day holding my 9 year old in my arms and wishing he’d stop getting so big. Happy birthday precious Samuel boy!
4. Isaiah Hendrix Lowe
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- Full name: Isaiah Hendrix Lowe
- Year of birth: 18 May 2018
- Age: 7 years old (as of 2025)
- Parents: Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici
One of the most beloved bachelor babies is Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici's second child, Isaiah Hendrix Lowe. He was born on 18 May 2018 and is 7 years old as of 2025. As seen on his parents' social media posts, he always has some of the funniest moments.
5. Mia Mejia Lowe
- Full name: Mia Mejia Lowe
- Year of birth: 23 December 2019
- Age: 5 years old (as of October 2025)
- Parents: Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici
Mia Mejia is Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici's third and youngest child. She was born in December 2019 and is 5 years old as of October 2025.
6. Riley Mesnick
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- Full name: Riley Mesnick
- Year of birth: 14 March 2013
- Age: 12 years old (as of 2025)
- Parents: Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney
The acclaimed real estate broker, Jason Mesnick, was the lead on The Bachelor Season 13. In the finale, he caught the Bachelor Nation's attention when he first proposed to someone else, but later reconsidered his decision and picked Molly.
The pair married in a televised ceremony in February 2010, and three years later, in March 2013, they welcomed their first child, Riley. She is 12 years old as of 2025.
7. Emmy Roper
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- Full name: Emerson Roper
- Year of birth: 17 August 2017
- Age: 8 years old (as of 2025)
- Parents: Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert
Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert's love story began on the hit reality show, Bachelor in Paradise. Since their marriage in 2016, they've welcomed three kids. Their eldest, Emmy, was born on 17 August 2017 and is 8 years old as of 2025.
8. Brooks Tolbert
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- Full name: Brooks Tolbert
- Year of birth: 29 July 2019
- Age: 6 years old (as of 2025)
- Parents: Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert
Jade and Tunner's second child and eldest son, Brooks, is one of the Bachelor babies in 2025. He was born on 29 July 2019 and is 6 years old as of 2025.
9. Reed Tolbert
- Full name: Reed Tolbert
- Year of birth: 23 November 2021
- Age: 4 years old (as of October 2025)
- Parents: Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert
Reed is Jade and Tunner's youngest child. He was born on 23 November 2021 and is 4 years old as of 2025.
Sadly, Jade and Tunner experienced a miscarriage in August 2023. The late baby, Beau, was due in January 2024.
10. Dawson Haibon
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- Full name: Dawson Demitri Haibon
- Year of birth: 31 January 2022
- Age: 3 years old (as of 2025)
- Parents: Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon
Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon met on the 2nd season of Bachelor in Paradise and started dating in May 2018. The couple got engaged that summer and tied the knot in August 2019.
Ashley and Jared welcomed their first son, Dawson, on 31 January 2022. As of 2025, he is 3 years old and has the zodiac sign Aquarius.
11. Hayden Haibon
- Full name: Hayden Haibon
- Year of birth: 22 July 2024
- Age: 1-year-old (as of 2025)
- Parents: Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon
Hayden is Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon's second and youngest son. The Bachelor baby was born on 22 July 2024 and is 1 year old as of 2025.
Do any Bachelor couples have kids?
Several fan-favourite couples, including Jason and Molly Mesnick, Sean and Catherine Lowe, and Jade and Tanner Tolbert.
Which Bachelor child died?
The bachelor baby who passed away was Oliver Brown, the son of former contestant Sarah Herron, who was born prematurely at 24 weeks on 28 January 2023 and died shortly after birth.
Who is on the Baby Bachelorette cast now?
The Baby Bachelorette is not a real show, but a comedy spoof produced by Jimmy Kimmel Live! in which toddlers play the parts of bachelor and bachelorette contestants.
Baby Bianca was like "The Bachelorette" for toddlers, while "Preschool dropout" Alex and "Lego architect" Manny were competing for her love.
Which couples from The Bachelor franchise are still together?
Over two decades after the first episode aired, some bachelor couples continue demonstrating that genuine love can flourish beyond the cameras. Here are some of the Bachelor franchise couples that are still together:
- Sean and Catherine Lowe (married since 2014)
- Jason and Molly Mesnick (married since 2010)
- Jade and Tanner Tolbert (married in 2016)
- Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon (married since 2019)
- JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers (married since 2022)
- Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk (married since 2021)
The Bachelor babies span different ages, from toddlers to teens. They represent the real-life legacies of reality TV romance: not just short-lived love stories on TV, but families that are bound forever.
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