Peter Weber (television personality)

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Peter Weber
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Born
Peter Christian Weber Jr.

(1991-08-04) August 4, 1991 (age 33)
Education Baylor University
Occupations
  • airline pilot
  • television personality

Peter Christian Weber Jr. (born August 4, 1991) [1] is an American television personality and an airline pilot. Weber placed third on season 15 of The Bachelorette, and was later cast as the star of season 24 of The Bachelor . Outside of his work on television, Weber works as a pilot for United Airlines. [2]

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Early life

Weber was born in Fairfax, Virginia, United States, and lived with his family in Florida before they moved to California. [3] Weber's father, Peter, is a former pilot, while his mother, Barbara (née Figarola), is a real-estate broker and former flight attendant. She was also Miss Illinois World in 1978. [4] [5] [6] He has a younger brother, Jack, who also is a pilot. [7] His father has German ancestry, while his mother is Cuban. [8] [9] [10] Weber was raised in Westlake Village, California and graduated from Oaks Christian School in 2009, where he played on the football team and was in a national rocketry competition. [11] [12] In his youth, Weber was a child actor who portrayed a young Roman Brady in one episode of the soap opera Days of Our Lives . [13]

Career

Weber attended Baylor University, though he left before graduating to pursue a career as a pilot. [14] In 2015, Weber became a commercial pilot for Compass Airlines. [15] He worked for Compass for three years, until becoming an airline transport pilot for Delta Air Lines in 2018. [16] [17] In May 2021, he left Delta Air Lines to pilot for United Airlines.

Reality television

In 2019, Weber was cast in season 15 of The Bachelorette , starring former Miss Alabama USA Hannah Brown. Filming took place throughout the spring of 2019, and Weber was later revealed as a contestant by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on May 7, 2019. [18] Weber went on to place third, being eliminated by Brown during part one of the finale episode. [19] [20] During the reunion episode of season six of Bachelor in Paradise, Weber was announced by host Chris Harrison as the lead for the 24th season of The Bachelor . [21] [22]

In September 2023, it was announced that Weber would be a contestant on Peacock's second season of The Traitors. The season is scheduled to be released in January 2024. [23]

Personal life

Sometime after finishing filming for The Bachelor , Weber began a relationship with Chicago-based attorney Kelley Flanagan, who had placed fifth in the season. They publicly confirmed their relationship in May 2020. [24] On December 31, 2020, Weber announced on Instagram that he and Flanagan had ended their relationship. [25] However, almost two years later, the pair rekindled their relationship. The couple confirmed they were back together in October 2022 by attending public events as couple. [26]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Eve's Dropping In[ citation needed ]TimmyShort film
Days of Our Lives Young Roman Brady 1 episode
2013mI promise[ citation needed ]RobbieShort film
2014In the Dirt[ citation needed ]JayShort film
2019 The Bachelorette HimselfContestant; season 15
Bachelor in Paradise Guest appearance; season 6
2020 The Bachelor The Bachelor; season 24
The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons - Ever!1 episode
2024 The Traitors Contestant - Faithful; season 2

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Season 24 (2020)
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