When he uttered the words, “Will you accept this rose?”Alex Michel started a sensation. As the very first Bachelor, he also forever transformed Monday nights as fans discovered the joy of ...

The Bachelor first premiered on ABC in March 2002. Michel was cast as the first person to take on the leading role in the show. Even though The Bachelor franchise centers around a proposal ...

The very first Bachelor opted not to pop the question during the April 2002 finale. Instead, Alex and winner Amanda Marsh started dating. The twosome split after several months together.

Alex has kept a low-profile since starring as the very first Bachelor in 2002. After giving his final rose to Amanda Marsh in the finale — and opting not to propose — the pair went their ...

So if you'd like to dig deep into Bachelor lore, it's best to start from the beginning by streaming Alex Michel’s Bachelor ... didn't end in a proposal, the first Bachelor season still managed ...

The first marriage in the Bachelor franchise arose from Season 1 of "The Bachelorette." After being dumped by Alex Michel on "The Bachelor," Trista Rehn met firefighter Ryan Sutter. They married ...

The blooming love for all things Bachelor Nation started with this Stanford Business School graduate, who was the first to hand out ... Now 49, Michel keeps a fairly low profile and appears ...

The first Bachelor ever also seems to be a bachelor IRL to this day. Unlike recent leads who have shared the ins and outs of their post-show life on Instagram, Alex has kept a low profile. He ...