{"id":12561,"date":"2025-07-22T04:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/12561\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T04:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:53:08","slug":"the-bachelor-alum-kelsey-weier-is-engaged-to-basketball-pro-matt-thomas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/12561\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Bachelor&#8217; Alum Kelsey Weier Is Engaged to Basketball Pro Matt Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<br \/>\nKelsey Weier is engaged to basketball pro Matt ThomasWeier appeared on season 24 of The BachelorShe previously moved to Europe in 2023 to join Thomas, who plays for Euroleague club Alba Berlin<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/historic-bachelor-franchise-moments\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bachelor Nation<\/a> alum <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/bachelor-in-paradise-kelsey-weier-reveals-how-she-worked-on-herself-after-the-bachelor\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kelsey Weier<\/a> is engaged to basketball pro Matt Thomas!\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Weier, 34, and Thomas, 30, shared black-and-white photos of their engagement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMWAvDSOQqj\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> on Monday, July 21. &#8220;07.12.25\ud83e\udd0d,&#8221; she captioned the photos, indicating that the couple became engaged on July 12 at the CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa in Carefree, Ariz.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The photos show Thomas getting down on one knee to pop the question, before carrying her off as they celebrate. <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/bachelor-kelsey-weier-afraid-of-being-brokenhearted-by-peter-weber-hometown-date\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weier<\/a> also showcased her striking three-stone ring, with an oval-cut diamond at the center. She wore a simple black strapless midi dress, while Thomas wore a short-sleeved knit quarter zip and linen pants.\n<\/p>\n<p> Kelsey Weier and Matt Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Weier\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Thomas is a pro basketball player in the Euroleague club Alba Berlin, per <a href=\"https:\/\/bachelornation.com\/2025\/07\/21\/kelsey-weier-is-engaged-to-professional-basketball-player-matt-thomas-see-the-photos\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bachelor Nation<\/a>. Weier moved to Europe with him in 2023. She appeared on season 24 of The Bachelor on ABC, which featured Peter Weber as the leading man. She later appeared on season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise in 2021.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Fellow Bachelor Nation alumni sent their well wishes to the happy couple on Instagram. Hannah Ann Sluss \u2013 who is <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hannah-ann-sluss-and-nfl-player-jake-funk-expecting-their-first-baby-together-11758327\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expecting her first child<\/a> with husband and NFL star Jake Funk \u2013 wrote in the comment section, &#8220;So beautiful \u2764\ufe0f congratulations \u2764\ufe0f.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Fellow season 24 star Victoria Fuller wrote, &#8220;I\u2019m so so happy for my girl \u2764\ufe0f ily guys !!!&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Sydney Warner, who also appeared on season 24 of The Bachelor, wrote, &#8220;KELSEYYYY!!!! Screaming congratulations from the top of my luuuungs! I\u2019m so happy for you \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffd\ud83e\udd0d&#8221; Warner, 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sports\/nfl-star-fred-warner-and-the-bachelor-alum-sydney-hightower-say-i-do\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tied the knot with NFL star Fred Warner <\/a>in 2022.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Kelley Flanagan also chimed in, writing, &#8220;Love you so much and so happy for you guys! \ud83e\udd7a.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Season 24 of The Bachelor concluded with Weber, 33, proposing to Sluss. The pair split shortly following the show in 2020, with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/kelley-flanagan-peter-weber-relationship-timeline\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weber later pursuing a relationship with Flanagan<\/a>, who was a fifth-runner-up. The pair began their relationship in April 2020, and would be on-and-off-again until 2023.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Kelsey Weier is engaged to basketball pro Matt ThomasWeier appeared on season 24 of The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12562,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-12561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}