'The Bachelor' alum Sean Lowe is "boycotting" the franchise over Chris Harrison's permanent exit By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 06/28/2021 The Bachelor alum Sean Lowe is "boycotting" the franchise over Chris Harrison's permanent departure as show host, according to his wife Catherine Giudici. ADVERTISEMENT Catherine, who won Sean's final rose on The Bachelor's seventeenth season in 2013, revealed that Sean is not watching Katie Thurston's currently-airing season of The Bachelorette and may not ever tune in again. Us Weekly. "It's been interesting. It's been an interesting season," added Catherine, who shares sons Samuel, 4, and Isaiah, 3, as well as daughter Mia, 18 months, with Sean. "It's just the beginning... I'm excited for Katie."