The Bachelor Winter Games has formally announced two of Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s bachelorettes, Bibiana Julian and Lauren Griffin, as cast members.
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The Bachelor's official Instagram account confirmed the big news on Monday night that Bibiana and Lauren G. will be appearing on the franchise's upcoming Winter Games spinoff.
The announcement was made shortly after Bibiana was shown being eliminated from The Bachelor during the third Rose Ceremony of Season 22. Lauren was ousted from the running for Arie's heart during last week's episode.
"We're excited to announce that Bibiana and Lauren G. will be on #TheBachelorWinterGames, premiering Feb 13!" The Bachelor captioned its Instagram photo of the beautiful women.
Bibiana is a 30-year-old executive assistant from Miami Beach, FL, while Lauren is a 26-year-old executive recruiter from Los Angeles, CA.
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Although Lauren didn't receive much screentime during her stint on The Bachelor this year, Bibiana has been the focus of the season's first several episodes.
Bibiana became known for her feisty and brutally honest personality, and she once got into a heated confrontation with fellow bachelorette Krystal Nielson, whom Bibiana called "a selfish b-tch."
"Bibiana is so beautiful, strong, sassy and hilarious. I knew that she wasn't my future wife, but that didn't make it easy to see her go," Arie wrote in his People blog following Monday night's The Bachelor episode.
ABC revealed the rest of the identities who will be starring on The Bachelor Winter Games earlier this month.
Bibiana and Lauren were left out of ABC's initial The Bachelor Winter Games cast announcement as to avoid spoilers for Arie's season, which premiered January 1.
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However, the girls' participation is not a surprise since they had been spotted in photos taken in early December by fans during a parade that kicked off filming.
The Bachelor Winter Games cast will feature 14 international bachelors and bachelorettes from such countries as Switzerland, Japan and Australia as well as 12 of America's Bachelor Nation favorites.
The cast will mix "love, humor and friendly competition" when they compete head-to-head in winter-themed challenges and look for love while staying at The Hermitage Club, a luxurious winter resort in Vermont, according to ABC.
Members of the USA team will include franchise alum Ben Higgins, Clare Crawley, Luke Pell, and Ashley Iaconetti.
Following the premiere episode, the Winter Games will air on Thursday, February 15 and Tuesday, February 20, with the finale broadcast airing on Thursday, February 22. Each episode will be two hours long.
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