Ben Higgins Admits He’s ‘Terrified’ to Be a Girl Dad as Wife Jess Is Pregnant tram
As Ben Higgins gears up for his new journey of fatherhood, the former Bachelor star admitted he’s “terrified” to be a girl dad with wife Jessica Clarke.
“With a girl, there’s 1000 worst case scenarios in my mind and I know she’s gonna break my heart,” Higgins, 35, told Us Weekly exclusively on Monday, August 19, ahead of The Famously Average Golf Tournament hosted by iHeartRadio’s The Ben & Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast. “She’s gonna break [my heart] because it’s so full.”
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Higgins recalled “watching a show” recently and “two little girls” ran up to their dad who had just come home from war.
“I can’t imagine walking in the door and seeing my little girl run up to me and be like, ‘Dad, you’re home.’ That just crushes me, and it excites me, and it makes me feel everything,” he said. “I know I’m going to feel everything and that’s what’s so worrisome for me is what it’s going to do to me.”
Higgins is worried he’ll become “a pile of tears and mush forever” when being a dad.
“It’s literally been a joke in my family,” he said. “I’ve always been really sensitive and not in a good way. Always. I’m very emotional. I’m a crier.”
Higgins and Clarke, 29, announced on Sunday, August 18, that they are expecting their first baby together after two years of marriage.
“We planned this, and we didn’t know how many steps we’d have to take. We didn’t know how much help we’d have to get,” Higgins told Us, revealing that they went through intrauterine insemination (IUI) before Clarke got pregnant. “We have a lot of friends who struggle with infertility and who struggled through the process and just hearing from them and learning from them, we knew we wanted to plan and be ready. … We set that date and we started trying, and it happened for us easier than we expected.”
Higgins said he and Clarke “feel really fortunate” and are “really excited” to start this next chapter of their relationship.
The Bachelor Nation alum gushed over seeing his wife’s “mama bear instincts” kick in already. Higgins noted Clarke “doesn’t feel great ever” but has kept a positive attitude throughout the pregnancy.
“She is still in a good mood and looks at it as a gift and a blessing that she’s pregnant,” he explained. “It’s such a crazy thing because if I was pregnant, I would never be able to do it. So, to see her just have this spirit of gratefulness through the whole thing has been really educational for me. I’ve learned a lot from her.”
While they’re keeping their daughter’s name under wraps for now, Higgins did share that he and Clarke are planning to have a Winnie the Pooh themed nursery.
“Her design, my handywork,” he told Us. “We both love Winnie the Pooh. Actually in our vows, we had two of my best friends from home read Winnie the Pooh sayings during our wedding.”
Lateasha ‘Sweet Tea’ Lunceford Leaving Bravo’s ‘Married To Medicine’ After 2 Seasons liennhi
Lateasha “Sweet Tea” Lunceford is ending her time on
The Bravo star took to social media to share that she was not returning to the reality series, but the decision to leave was seemingly not hers.
“It definitely was foul,” she replied to a fan on Instagram who said they were glad they were not returning to M2M because it was “foul” for her. “And I was just going to say… I really wanted to leave it to my fans to figure out what was going on because know that I’m not a quitter.”
She continued, “Never ever been a quitter. And I never ran away from anybody. It just is what it is. There are better things in store for me. That platform was what it was at the moment and I think God has something better, and I’m going down the right path.”
Lunceford joined Married to Medicine in Season 10 as Dr. Greg Lunceford’s wife. Dr. Greg was formerly married to OG star Quad Webb, which created drama from the star as Lunceford clashed with Webb. Lunceford got married to Dr. Greg during her first season and, during her second season, continued to clash with Webb.
In March 2024, Dr. Heavenly Kimes suggested that Married to Medicine was to start filming the following month. Another M2M star not returning for Season 11 is Phaedra Parks, who moved on to
