Kaitlyn’s Bachelorette Reunion | Ben Zorn: The Dog Guy, the Black Eye & a Tear-Free Decade!

Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe

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Society & Culture, Tv & Film, Comedy, Talk Radio

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🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

#853. Ben Zorn is back as Kaitlyn continues her 10-year Bachelorette reunion series—yes, the guy from the escape room one-on-one! He shares what it was really like getting cast at the last minute, the story behind giving Jared a black eye, and how he ended up with the “dog guy” edit on Paradise.

Ben reflects on what he wishes viewers saw, whether he’s finally cried since his tear-free confession, and how life has changed since reality TV—complete with a wife, two kids, and way less Bachelor buzz these days. Tune in NOW!

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

(6:11) How a last-minute casting twist landed Ben on Kaitlyn’s season just days before filming
(9:37) Ben reveals he can’t cry—and why that’s more literal than you’d expect
(14:00) The truth behind giving Jared a black eye during the boxing group date
(20:40) Reliving their escape room date—Kaitlyn’s bird phobia vs. Ben’s fear of snakes
(26:15) What really happened on Paradise—and how his dog storyline took over the edit
(27:55) Life 10 years later: reconnecting with his now-wife, becoming a dad, and where he's at now!

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0:00.0	This episode of Off The Vine is brought to you by Booking.com.
0:03.1	For the bookings you've dreamt of, list your property on booking.com.
0:06.5	Apartments.com, The Place to Find a Place, and Splendid.
0:09.7	Right now, Splendid is offering our listeners 20% off.
0:12.7	When you go to Splendid.com and use promo code Vine at checkout or when you shop at Splendid in stores.
0:22.2	You're listening to Off The Vine with Caitlin Bristow.
0:26.7	Hey, Vino's, real quick, if you are listening right now, which obviously you are, you wouldn't
0:30.9	be hearing this, can you hit the subscribe or follow button on whatever platform you're on?
0:35.2	Please, that one simple thing helps more than you even realize
0:38.7	it allows me to keep growing on this podcast, which is very important to me. Also bringing on
0:43.7	even better guests and making these episodes the best they can possibly be obviously for you.
0:49.7	That's the only favorite I'm going to ever ask, okay? It truly means the world to me. Thank you.
0:53.6	Now let's get into it. Hey, everybody, welcome to Off the Vine. I'm your host, ask, okay? It truly means the world to me. Thank you. Now let's get into it.
0:55.1	Hey, everybody. Welcome to Off the Vine. I'm your host, Caitlin Bristow, and we are back with another
0:59.1	Bachelorette recap. And today we celebrate the 10-year anniversary, and we have one of the
1:04.5	original fan favorites joining us today. Wow, very cool. Which I apparently liked to call you a
1:10.7	hunk of a man and a babe soda.
1:13.6	Obviously, I'm talking about Ben Zorn and we just kind of talk about like, I had everything planned,
1:18.1	but we kind of just went on our own little journey there. All over the place. And I feel like
1:21.0	people are going to take a lot away from this episode. I think so. Yeah. So thank you for coming. You're very welcome. Okay. Ready for a roast?
1:28.2	Yeah. Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Ben's arm. Seriously, Ben, when they said find love on
1:33.5	reality TV, they didn't mean work on your fitness for the rest of your life. What? I mean,
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