Bachelor
Carly Waddell
About
Carly Waddell was born October 11th, 1985 in Killeen, Texas. She’d best known for being on the 19th season of ABC’s hit reality show The Bachelor. A cruise ship singer at the time, Waddell competed for the affections of Chris Soules, but was eliminated in the seventh week.
The Texas native went on to compete on seasons two and three of Bachelor in Paradise. She met Evan Bass on season 3 and the tow became engaged. The couple married in 2017, but later split in 2020. They have two kids together, a daughter names Isabella, who was born in January of 2018, and a son named Charles, who was born in November of 2019.
Waddell started dating attorney Todd Allen Tressler in 2023, announcing their engagement one year later. Waddell ended her engagement in 2025.
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