'The Bachelor' Star Sean Lowe Has A Ton Of Surprises In Store On Exciting New Season

By:OK! Staff

Jan. 3 2013, Published 8:33 a.m. ET

If like some people in the OK! office, who shall remain nameless, who are SUPER excited for the new season of The Bachelor then you're in luck because we have all the inside scoop!

Sean 'Body Made Of Stone' Lowe will kick off his search for love in the season premiere airing January 7 where he is going to be doing things a little differently…

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And get this - he's going to enlist help from another person whose heart was also broken by The Bachelorette Emily Maynard - none other than race car driver Arie Lukendyk, Jr. who too failed to get the final rose from the blonde bombshell.

Among the list of women vying for the affections of the 28-year-old Dallas businessman is an aspiring wedding dress designer (convenient), a former cheerleader, a woman born with one-arm and a sexy singleton who is obsessed with Fifty Shades of Grey!

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Meanwhile, host Chris Harrison has seen the first few episodes and says fans are in for a treat because the 17th season is "fantastic!"

"Sean is a diamond in the rough. The most sincere bachelor we have ever had," he said while unveiling The Palazzo Rose at The Palazzo Las Vegas recently.

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