{"id":573037,"date":"2026-07-07T09:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/573037\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:16:18","slug":"bachelor-alum-ben-higgins-jessica-clarke-expecting-baby-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/573037\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bachelor&#8217; Alum Ben Higgins &#038; Jessica Clarke Expecting Baby #2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-5by6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/71c663be51854071b9c253e400ca6ae6_md.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                      Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Ben Higgins, 37, and wife <a href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2024\/08\/19\/bachelor-ben-higgins-and-jessica-clarke-expecting-first-child\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jessica Clarke<\/a>, 31, have a baby on the way!<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2025\/02\/13\/pic-ben-higgins-and-jessica-clarke-welcome-first-child\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Bachelor alum<\/a> announced the news on Instagram, revealing they are expecting another girl.<\/p>\n<p>He shared, \u201cThe world is blessed because @jessclarke_ is becoming a mother of two girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben said of their 17-month-old daughter, \u201cWinona is so excited about becoming a big sister!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the dog, he joked, \u201cWaylon still carries the pressure of carrying on the Higgins name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben added, \u201cI personally am overwhelmed with joy to be experiencing it all! Higgins girl number 2 coming towards end of year. In the words of Jessica\u2019s grandma \u2018when you do certain things, certain things happen.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"article-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2025\/02\/13\/pic-ben-higgins-and-jessica-clarke-welcome-first-child\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5fb5c96ea7de52b483c27a479971b272_xs.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            Pic! Ben Higgins &amp; Jessica Clarke Welcome First Child<\/p>\n<p>          View Story\n        <\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>He included a photo of Winona with an upside-down baby doll and one of her looking at the camera, as well as a close-up of Waylon.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica also shared the announcement with a family photo as she cradled her baby bump. She wrote, \u201cBaby girl #2 is making her debut this holiday season \ud83e\ude77.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clarke also took to Instagram Stories to thank everyone for their well-wishes.<\/p>\n<p>She promised to share more soon, revealing, \u201cI\u2019m about 16 weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jessica added, \u201cThe first trimester was so hard, and I was so tired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2021\/11\/13\/bachelor-wedding-ben-higgins-weds-jessica-clarke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ben and Jessica<\/a> met on social media in 2018. They became engaged in March 2020 and wed in November 2021 at the Estate near Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>They welcomed Winona in February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"gallery-link-6715e6f3-940c-4e89-b6d1-3479e45a528f\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/photos\/2026\/01\/03\/2026-star-babies\/\" data-node-ref=\"extra:gallery:6715e6f3-940c-4e89-b6d1-3479e45a528f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/debace0e86d549b7b723d1278c3de3c7_md.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Instagram Ben Higgins, 37, and wife Jessica Clarke, 31, have a baby on the way! 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