Who is Chris Harrison’s wife Lauren Zima? All about former Bachelor host’s family as he opens up about moving to Texas 

An Instagram photo of Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima (Image Via Instagram/@chrisbharrison)
An Instagram photo of Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima (Image Via Instagram/@chrisbharrison)

Chris Harrison recently shared during an interview with People that he has moved to Austin, Texas after quitting The Bachelor. The former show host mentioned that he is happy about his decision. The interview was published on October 27.

Harrison recently moved to Austin, Texas after marrying Lauren Zima, who used to work as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight.

Born and raised in Chicago, Lauren Zima is a successful entertainment journalist. She has been advocating grief awareness for a long time. Harrison and Zima met in 2015 and got engaged in 2018. The couple got married in October 2023. The couple will celebrate their second wedding anniversary in November 2025.

Harrison told People about his experience of hosting The Bachelor for a long time and that he is welcoming change with open arms.

“You know, when you do something every single day for two decades, and it’s so popular around the world, there is a pressure to that, and there’s a spotlight and a microscope that you don’t even realize you’re under until you kinda get off that merry-go-round", Harrison told the publication.

Chris Harrison further mentioned that Austin is 'The New Hollywood' and the place reminds him of everything that Hollywood was based on. As per Harrison, Hollywood was built on the principle of people coming together to do 'some fun work' and is a place for those who have an open heart as well as mind. He said that anything and everything is possible in Hollywood.

Harrison further mentioned that he and Zima are going to work together on new projects.

“Honestly, for the first time in a long time, that fire has been reignited with this amazing woman to dive back in and do some creative work and there is a next chapter coming up very soon for both of us that is … we’re going to be very excited to talk about.”

About Chris Harrison's wife- Lauren Zima

Lauren Zima and Chris Harrison tied the knot in November 2023. The two met in 2015 and got engaged in 2018. Zima and Harrison tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony in Napa Valley. However, after the wedding ceremony, Harrison and Zima, however, celebrated their marriage with a 'blowout bash' that lasted around a week.

Born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Zima studied at the University of Missouri, Columbia where she majored in magazine journalism. According to her LinkedIn, she did her masters in broadcast journalism from the same university.

According to People, Zima has been working as a senior producer for Entertainment Tonight since 2015. She became a correspondent in 2019. Zima is also credited with starting ETOnline's Roses and Rosé YouTube series. On the show, she recapped episodes of The Bachelor.

While the two had met previously, Zima sent a message to Harrison on social media in August 2018 and said that she felt a 'vibe'. After dating secretly for months, the couple decided to publicize their relationship. After being together for three years, Chris Harrison proposed to Zima at a venue in Napa Valley Wine County. Zima shared the happy news on social media via a post.

Zima is stepmother to Chris Harrison's children Joshua and Taylor whom he shares with his Gwen. Harrison and Gwen separated in the year 2012.

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Edited by Sohini Biswas