One of the major highlights in Jesse’s life is the fifth season of the reality television series “The Bachelor” in 2004. He was cast as the bachelor in the series. He was the first non-American bachelor on the show and was given his choice of single eligible women. In what would be a rather amusing moment, he forgot the name of the woman in the first Rose Ceremony on the show. He eventually selected Jessica Bowlin out of the 25 contestants that season. However, their affair lasted only for a few months after the show’s finale. In fact, here’s a spicy trivia for the most well informed of you: in June 2004, the Canadian sports commentator and former college and professional football player announced on "Extra" that he and Jessica Bowlin had parted ways.
Palmer said that he did the television reality show because he was really keen on meeting someone who was not interested in dating him for being a football player but was instead interested in him for what and who he is as a person. He said the idea of being with girls who did not know who he was and what he did when they signed on to get on the show, appealed to him enough to do the show. Jesse has admitted that he has had a lot of girlfriends from all walks of life. He has said that the qualities that he looks for in a girl are honesty, sincerity and genuineness, and he was very open-minded about the whole experience of doing the reality show. Of course, he had no on-camera experience before appearing on The Bachelor.
His second and third appearances on television were rather brief. He once guest starred in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 7 episode "Design," portraying professional baseball player Don Lacey. He then hosted the first two seasons of the food competition show Recipe to Riches on Food Network Canada. After the second season, Palmer was replaced by Carlo Rota, the son of the internationally renowned chef Dante Rota. Since May 2015, Palmer has been a member of the Good Morning America TV show with the title of "Special Contributor".
Since appearing on “The Bachelor,” Palmer’s personal life has been kept out of the spotlight. He does not talk much about his private life. Regarding relationships and marriage, Jesse has hinted that he is married to his job only. All plans of getting into wedlock are on hold for this handsome man until he ‘divorces’ this current ‘work wife’. He has done a good job at keeping his personal life under wraps as opposed to a lot of celebrities who all-too-generously reveal their break-ups and link-ups.
Today, Palmer’s net worth is estimated to be around four million dollars. He lived in Hoboken, New Jersey until 2005. Since then, he has been living in Orlando, Florida and is currently co-hosting the show “College Football Life” on ESPN.
Return to the previous page| Date of Birth: | 05-10-1978 |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Canada |
| Alma Mater: | St. Pius X High School, University of Florida |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Profession: | Football Player (Retired), Sports Commentator |
| Children: | None |
| Net Worth: | $4 Million |
| Birth Sign: | Libra |
| Girlfriend: | Jessica Bowling |
| Ethnicity: | English |
| Birth Date: | 5 Oct, 1978 |
| Age: | 41 yrs |
| Occupations: | American football player Sports commentator |
| Citizenship: | Canada |
| Birth Place: | Toronto |
| residence: | Hoboken Ottawa Toronto |
| Education: | University of Florida St. Pius X High School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Canadian player of American football, sports broadcaster born 1978 |
| Net Worth 2021: | 8 million |
