Famously Available

Famously Available

From Executive Producers Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti… iHeartPodcasts brings you the ultimate Summer of Love treat. This is FAMOUSLY AVAILABLE. You’ll meet our fabulous single women…that you may be familiar with already. Meet - DeAnna Pappas, she was rejected by then Bachelor Brad Womack. She did find love in 2008 when she was The Bachelorette but it didn’t quite stick. Then, through a “Bachelor Nation” connection she fell in love, married, had children, and was living the dream. But, this wasn’t the Happily Ever After she wanted…. So, it’s time for her story to continue. Meet - Mercedes Northup We met her on Season 27 of The Bachelor but really got to know her when she took a visit to PARADISE. Paradise was no paradise for Mercedes. In a wild twist, her best friend is now married to her EX from The Bachelor… Plus, stay tuned as things will ultimately get GOLDEN. Three Generations of women, finding themselves, finding love. Join host Ben Higgins… This is FAMOUSLY AVAILABLE.

Episodes

November 23, 2025 26 mins

Should you date someone in the friend group?

DeAnna gives all the details to Kathy on why she’s feeling conflicted when it comes to a prospective date.

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Kathy and DeAnna are taking over and letting us hear their girl chat! Kathy is spilling all the disastrous details of a long-distance date that crashed and burned, and DeAnna is celebrating a birthday as a single divorcee! 

What has Kathy learned from this recent dating situation gone wrong, and does DeAnna have a new man in her life?? 

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November 9, 2025 16 mins

There's been new developments in Mercedes' love life with Boston Man...so Ben is sitting down for an emergency episode to get all the details!

Has Mercedes found "the one", or is she still famously available??

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November 2, 2025 22 mins

Dr. Hillary Goldsher and DeAnna continue their intimate conversation. DeAnna is determined not to repeat the mistakes she made in her marriage in her next relationship - and Dr. Hillary has guidance on how to do that!

Plus, DeAnna asks a question all women struggle with: how do you stick up for yourself in a relationship, but not be a b****?!

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After DeAnna's disastrous blind date, Ben has enlisted the help of Psychologist Dr. Hillary Goldsher to do a deep dive!

In this intimate one-on-one, Dr. Hillary is bringing her expertise on divorce and dating! Even if you aren't Famously Available, this session is for anyone single and looking for love.

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Our Famously Available Golden Gal is spilling to Ben all the details on her ideal man! 
Just because she's golden, don't expect this conversation to be "G" rated! This grandma is talking sex, the hottest men of Bachelor Nation, and the characteristics that get her attention. 

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Three generations of women are now looking for love! Ben introduces our eligible single Golden woman who's ready to find love, again!

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October 19, 2025 22 mins

Mercedes is back from her weekend with Boston Man...and she's telling Ben everything!

From Salem witches to meeting his family members, Mercedes had a jam-packed weekend date. Is she now considering moving to Boston and ready to date him exclusively???

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Mercedes is catching flights...and maybe feelings! She’s giving Ben the download on why she’s spending the weekend in Boston (and the mystery man she’s visiting!)

How did they meet…what would she rate his flirting skills…and has he watched her on reality TV?? Ben is asking all the questions we really want to know! 

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October 5, 2025 41 mins

DeAnna is telling Ben all about her blind date at the Jonas Brothers concert. From what was going through her head before the date...to the awkward introduction...we're getting the whole scoop!

If you were on a group date, would you break away for some one-on-one time?? You won't believe how DeAnna handled that proposition! 

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October 5, 2025 26 mins

It's time! Ben is sending DeAnna on her first blind date at the Jonas Brothers concert. Is she nervous? What's she going to wear? Ben is getting the REAL chat before she heads out on her date.

Then later, Ben connects with our spy who is monitoring the date and connecting with DeAnna and the date during the evening.

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September 28, 2025 33 mins

Ben is handing hosting duties over to Bachelor Nation alum Rachel Recchia and sending her and Mercedes to a concert to mix and mingle with men!
With a wingwoman by her side, Mercedes is putting the pedal to the metal and putting herself in the dating scene!

...You don't want to miss when the women recap what went down at the end of the night!

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September 21, 2025 31 mins

Ben has sent DeAnna off to a concert to test out her flirting skills! It's time to get back into the swing of things! Did she meet anyone or strike out horribly? 

Ben is getting into the nitty-gritty of what turns DeAnna on, and off! What kind of man is she attracted to, and what gives her the ick? We’re searching for her perfect man after she gives us the details!

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September 14, 2025 25 mins

Ben wants to play matchmaker, but before he can, he's got a lot of questions for Mercedes. From how important her faith is to how her most recent relationship ended poorly...Mercedes is laying it all out for Ben.

Who is the most handsome Bachelor of all time? Would she kiss on a first date? We're getting PERSONAL this episode!

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September 7, 2025 42 mins

Before Ben can play matchmaker, he has to get to know our Famously Available women inside and out!

Through an extensive series of questions, we're getting all the need-to-know answers! Would DeAnna be the breadwinner in a relationship? Does she want to get married again? ...What shoe size is she?

Post-divorce, DeAnna has grown and is ready to share her experience finding love again. 

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After being unlucky in love on both The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise, Mercedes is ready to put her love life in Ben Higgins hands!

From figuring out what she is looking for in a relationship to what her type is, Mercedes is ready to get to the heart of what she really wants outside of reality TV. 

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You remember DeAnna Pappas when she was on Brad Womack's season of "The Bachelor", and again when she starred as "The Bachelorette" - but sadly, DeAnna never managed to find love in Bachelor Nation.

She got married and started a family, but unfortunately, every rose has its thorn, and the marriage ended in divorce. 

Now DeAnna is ready to get back out there and take control of her dating life post-divorce! With t...

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August 27, 2025 1 min

Ben and Ashley have something NEW you have to hear! Listen to “Famously Available” to follow some of your favorite Bachelor Nation alum on their next journey to finding love! 

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August 27, 2025 1 min

“Famously Available” explores love at every stage of life, with familiar faces from Bachelor Nation sharing their journeys, opening their hearts, and inviting listeners along as they step into a new era of romance. 

We’ll follow DeAnna Pappas, who Bachelor Nation will remember for her heartbreak from Brad Womack, and later, for her own turn as The Bachelorette in 2008, neither experience ending in lasting rom...

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