Ben Higgins jokes that he doesn’t ‘like’ Victoria Fuller’s new boyfriend Will Levis

Ben Higgins has the problem Victoria Fuller‘s new boyfriend, Will Levisfor one specific reason.

‘The next headline [is] one that I don’t want to talk about, one that I’m quite angry about,” Ben, 35, said on the Tuesday, July 30 episode of the “Almost Famous” podcast. “Victoria Fuller has a new boyfriend and that’s not the reason I’m mad.”

Ben, who was the Bachelor in 2016, told guest cohost Rachel Recchia that he “really likes” Victoria, 30. (Rachel, 28, was the co-leader of The Bachelorette of Gabby Windey in 2022, while Victoria competed in Peter Weberseason 24 of The Bachelor in 2020.)

“So I’m saying all this so everyone knows I like Victoria. I don’t like her boyfriend,” Ben said. When Rachel asked why, he replied, “Because I have a [Indianapolis] Colts fan.”

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Ben explained that Will, 25, is the quarterback for the Tennessee Titans, division rivals of the Colts.

“He’s a joke,” Ben joked. “She can’t go to a rival team of mine. She could have dated anyone else in the NFL other than the starting quarterback of the Tennessee Titans.

After Rachel suggested that Victoria start a romance with Will to “despite” Ben, he jokingly agreed. “I think in her mind she was thinking, ‘You know what would be really funny? “If I somehow found this 6-foot-4, 240-pound ripped starting quarterback for the Tennessee Titans attractive, and I started dating him, knowing it would hurt Ben so much,” he said.

Rachel, in turn, noted that she has a lot of “love” for the idea of ​​Victoria dating Will, and joked about it The Bachelor season 23 alum is in her “cougar era.”

“She went through it, I’m happy for her,” Rachel said, causing Ben to admit he wasn’t “happy” for her. “I hope they get married and somehow he decides to quit football way too early and they ride off into the sunset together,” he added. “And then I say, ‘Hey, this is a great couple. ‘”

Will shared a photo via his Instagram Story on Monday, July 29, of himself having a nice chat with a woman on a boat. Although her face was not visible to the camera, Will tagged Victoria in the photo alongside a white heart emoji.

Victoria seemingly confirmed her relationship status with Will by reposting a photo to her Instagram Story. “Life update 🥹❤️,” she wrote.

The upload comes months later Greg Grippo confirmed that he and Victoria had gone their separate ways. After Greg, 31, shared the news in April, Victoria broke her silence the following month.

“Breaking up is never easy and especially so public,” Victoria wrote at the time via her Instagram Story. “I absolutely love sharing my life with you, but some moments are meant to be private. Everyone deals with divorces differently, I choose to process mine in peace.”

While thanking those who “supported and supported her split,” Victoria concluded the upload with a message for Greg. “I wish him nothing but the best and I can’t wait to see where life takes us,” she wrote.