"The Bachelor" will kick off the New Year in style with beloved members of the franchise riding a spectacular float representing ABC's hit romance reality stable of series for the first time ever. "The 2015 Rose Parade® Presented by Honda" will air live, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 (11:00am -1:00pm ET, 10:00am-12:00pm CT, 9:00am - 11:00am MT, 8:00am - 10:00am PT), on the ABC Television Network.
Chris Soules, who will begin his journey to find love as the 19th Bachelor on Monday, January 5 with a live premiere event (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), will be joined by these popular Bachelor and Bachelorette couples: The original Bachelorette, Trista, and her husband, Ryan Sutter, who just celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary on December 6; Jason and Molly Mesnick, who will celebrate their fifth anniversary on February 27, 2015; and Desiree Hartsock, the ninth Bachelorette, and her fiancé Chris Siegfried, who are about to be married, also will be waving to the crowds lining Colorado Boulevard. Additionally, fan favorite Sarah Herron from Sean Lowe's season, popular "cookie connoisseur" Marquel Martin from Andi Dorfman's season and Bachelor franchise host Chris Harrison will wish everyone a Happy New Year! The float will feature quintessential Bachelor symbols - champagne flutes, THE BACHELOR mansion façade, a hot tub, sculptured wedding bands and hearts - covered in thousands of roses of different varieties, along with a multitude of other types of flowers and seeds. Additionally, corn husks, harvested straight from Chris Soules' Iowa farm, will be incorporated into the float design.Videos