While he may be responsible for shepherding several eligible singles toward their one true mate on TV, Jesse Palmer's love life off-screen couldn't be simpler.
As the host of the Bachelor franchise's different shows, including The Bachelorette, The Golden Bachelor, Bachelor in Paradise, and of course, The Bachelor, Jesse, 47, is helping people fall in love.
But back in 2017, he was able to find lasting love himself, more than a decade after his relationship from the ABC dating show came to an end. And now he's a proud husband and dad!
Here's all you need to know about the former NFL quarterback's family life, from his love story with wife Emely Fardo, to their role as parents, but first…
© Getty ImagesJesse and Jessica Bowlin
Jesse's time on The Bachelor
It was his stint on the reality dating show that first kicked things off. In 2004, he was cast as the titular Bachelor on the show's fifth season, the first athlete to assume the position.
At the end, he chose law student Jessica Bowlin over contractor Tara Huckeby, and the two began a relationship. However, their romance only lasted for a few more months after the show concluded, and by the end of 2004, Jesse was single.
© Getty ImagesMeet Emely Fardo
Jesse's wife, Emely Fardo
The host of Food Network's Ultimate Baking Championship is now married to Emely Fardo, a Brazilian model and photographer who has been working in the industry for over a decade.
She moved to New York City to begin a career in modeling, signing with New York Model Management at the time, appearing in makeup campaigns in the mid-2010s and walking in runway shows for brands like Victoria's Secret.
© Getty ImagesThe Palmers
Jesse and Emely's love story
In 2017, the couple met at a Rumble group boxing class, with Jesse later telling DailyMail that he waited for her to come out of the class to talk to her. "I saw her and thought she was beautiful. I didn't meet her until later, she was coming in while I was leaving," he recalled. "We ended up connecting and our first date was at Rumble two weeks later."
In 2019, on a trip to Paris and Champagne, their first vacation spots as a couple, Jesse got down on one knee. "I've been so enamored, so in love with this woman and it only has grown," he told the publication of the magical moment, even surprising Emely by hiring her favorite wedding photographer to capture the occasion. "I'm head over heels for her."
They originally planned to marry in France, but due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, they instead privately tied the knot at a friend's home in Connecticut. The news of the wedding was kept quiet, and the couple didn't even go public with it until the year after. They had a second ceremony in France in 2022.
"We were only able to invite a small group of close friends that live in the greater N.Y.C. area, and that were in quarantine at the time," the couple told People of their nuptials. "We had a lovely afternoon and look forward to celebrating our love with our parents and immediate families all together soon!"
© InstagramTheir newborn
Jesse and Emely's daughter
In August of 2023, Emely and Jesse revealed they were expecting their first child together. And in January of 2024, they welcomed their baby girl Ella Reine Palmer. The doting parents will often share photos of their now two-year-old daughter on social media, although they usually obscure some part of her face for a sense of privacy.
© InstagramJesse's family
During an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show just weeks after her birth, Jesse gushed: "Everyday's a new day and I'm learning so much more… I've seen a whole new side of myself." He continued: "I didn't think I could love my wife any more than I do and having this baby has changed everything, it's gone to an entirely new level."
