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

December 28, 2025 26 mins

The famously available women are setting their intentions for 2026 when it comes to love! 

 

Find out what each woman is leaving in 2025, and what kind of love she’s hoping to attract in the new year. 

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Our famously available women are looking back on 2025 and just how far they’ve come in the love department!

 

Is modern dating sliding into the DMs? DeAnna shares about one man who recently got her attention.

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December 21, 2025 27 mins

Ben gets one-on-one with Mercedes to recap her blind date. 

 

Will there be a second date??

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After talking to Mercedes blind date, it’s time for Ben to get the REAL scoop from his trusted spies, DeAnna and Kathy.

 

Kathy is giving the details on what happened after the concert and the sound advice she gave to Mercedes!

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December 14, 2025 19 mins

Ben checks in with Mercedes date, Bryce, to get his honest take on their first blind date. 
Ben is asking the tough questions…like why was Bryce’s Uber receipt time stamped after 2AM, and will there be a second date???

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December 14, 2025 39 mins

DeAnna is stepping in to interrogate Mercedes blind date before they meet for the first time on the pod!

Will there be chemistry? Will they find each other attractive? Will they end the night with a first kiss?!

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December 7, 2025 12 mins

Before Mercedes goes on her blind date he’s enlisting the help of a few famously available women to be his eyes and ears!

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December 7, 2025 17 mins

Ben is setting Mercedes up on a blind date for Jingle Ball, but before she heads out, we check in with her to see how she's feeling. 

Ben is giving intel on who the eligible single guy is and what Bachelor Nation stars will be tagging along for the evening. But we all want to know...will Mercedes kiss on a first date???

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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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