Rebecca Kufrin or also known as Becca Kufrin is an American publicist and television personality, who is best known for her role as the winner on the 22nd season of ABC’s The Bachelor and the lead of the 14th season of The Bachelorette, which is the spin-off of The Bachelor.
Early life
Rebecca was born on April 3, 1990, in Benson, Minnesota to mother Jill Kufrin and father Steve Kufrin. She has an older sister named Emily with whom she was raised in Prior Lake, Minnesota. When Rebecca was 19 years of age, her father died of brain cancer and her mother is a breast cancer survivor. Rebecca completed her high school at Prior Lake High School in 2008 and then graduated in 2012 with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Becca Kufrin Career
After completing her education and graduating from Minnesota State University, Becca started to work in the public relations department of Skyya Communications, which is a major technology public relations company that is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Then she took her time out of her career and was set to take part in the 22nd season of the reality television show The Bachelor which featured Arie Luyendyk Jr. Kufrin made it to the final 3 of the season and her ex-boyfriend Ross Jirgl showed up and Peru and proposed to Kufrin. She declined the proposal and was later chosen as the winner by the end of the season. However, before the season finished airing, Rebecca was dumped by Aria for the runner-up Lauren Burnham.
On March 6, 2018, ABC announced Kufrin to be the Bachelorette for season 14th of the dating reality show. The show premiered on May 25, 2018, and Rebecca chose Garrett Yrigoyen as the winner of the season. The couple was engaged but soon on September 1, 2020, they called off their engagement through a social media post. Kufrin was also seen making an appearance on season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise where she gave advice to the girls and told some details regarding Colton Underwood. She currently is the co-host of Bachelor Happy Hour with Rachel Lindsay Abasolo.
Controversies
After being dumped by Arie on the season 22nd of The Bachelor, Minnesota State Representative Drew Christensen proposed legislation to ban Luyendyk from the state of Minnesota. After 24 hours of ending the engagement, 12 billboards went up in Minnesota, 4 in Los Angeles, and 1 in Times Square, all of them showing support for Kufrin.
Becca Kufrin Biography |
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Real Name | Rebecca Kufrin |
Birth Date | 3 April 1990 |
Age | 31 Years |
Birth Place | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Publicist, TV Personality |
Religion | Christianity |
Sun sign | Aries |
Physical Statistics |
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Height | in feet inches – 5’ 7” – in Centimetres – 170 cm |
Weight | in Kilograms – 56 kg – in Pounds – 123 lbs |
Body Measurements | 36-25-36 |
Bra Size | 32C |
Waist Size | 25 |
Hips Size | 36 |
Shoe Size | 7.5 (U.S.) |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Eye Color | Blue |
Body Type | Slim |
Family |
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Father | Steve Kufrin |
Mother | Jill Kufrin |
Sister | Emily Kufrin |
Brother | None |
Qualification/Education |
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School | Prior Lake High School |
College | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Relationship Status |
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Marital Status | Single |
Affair | No |
Is she a Lesbian? | No |
Boyfriend? | Garrett Yrigoyen (2018-2020) |
Children | Not Known |
Personal life
Rebecca has appeared on various shows of the Bachelor series. But before appearing on television, she was in a relationship with Ross Jirgl who even showed up in Peru where he proposed to Rebecca but she declined. Then she got engaged to Arie Luyendyk who later dumped her for the runner-up of the season Lauren Burnham. In 2018, she became the Bachelorette whereby at the end of the season she got engaged to Garrett Yrigoyen. However, in September 2020, the couple announced the end of their engagement. Currently, she is not in a relationship and not seeing anyone.
Social media
Becca is a very social person and amassed a huge fan following on various social media platforms. She goes by the username @bkoof on Instagram where she has more than 1.2 million followers. Kufrin is also a Twitter user where she has managed to gain 178.3k followers. She often posts about her personal life, one of the recent ones with her sister Emily and niece
Becca Kufrin Net worth
Kufrin has earned a great deal out of her appearances on various Bachelor series, and even before making a debut on television, she had a stable job in Minnesota. Currently, she also earns through her sparkling wine line known as Bourdon. As of 2021, her net worth is estimated to be around $1 million US Dollars.
Trivia
- Rebecca Kufrin is an American television personality and publicist from Minnesota.
- She currently resides in Los Angeles.
- She is the co-host of Bachelor Happy Hour and Bachelor Live.
- Her fans raised over $6000 to support Kufrin after Arie called the engagement off, she donated all the money to the Stand Up to Cancer charity.
- She started her own line of wine known as Bourdon in October 2020.
- Kufrin is a dog lover and has a Corgi named Max.