Peter Weber (television personality)

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Peter Weber
Born
Peter Christian Weber Jr.

(1991-08-04) August 4, 1991 (age 34)
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]

Weber was cast on Peacock's second season of The Traitors which was released in January 2024. He was banished on Episode 9.

Weber was announced as a contestant on Destination X , a new competition series premiering on May 27, 2025. [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 (3rd place)
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 (9th place)
2025 Destination X Contestant

References

  1. ↑ Weber, Barbara (August 4, 2020). "On the day that you were born..." Barbara Weber Instagram account. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved August 4, 2020. Happy 29th Birthday!
  2. ↑ September 17, Kristen Baldwin; EDT, 2019 at 10:53 PM. "And the new star of 'The Bachelor' is…". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Weber, Peter, in Dweck, Sophie (January 10, 2020). "Peter Weber: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me ('I Didn't Have My First Girlfriend Till My Senior Year of High School')". Us Weekly . Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020. I call Westlake Village, California, home, but I was born in Virginia and lived in Florida before moving out West.
  4. ↑ Swartz, Tracy. "Barbara Figarola Weber, mom of 'Bachelor' star Peter Weber, was a Chicago pageant queen in the '70s". Chicago Tribune . Illinois. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  5. ↑ Lindsay, Rachel, host (January 1, 2020). "Bachelor Peter's Parents Barbara and Pete Sr". Bachelor Happy Hour (Podcast). Telepictures Productions. Event occurs at ???. Retrieved January 2, 2020.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Peter Weber". The Bachelorette . ABC . Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ O'Keeffe, Jack (May 13, 2019). "Peter W. From 'The Bachelorette' Has Everything Hannah Is Looking For". Bustle. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ Torres, Libby (September 18, 2019). "6 things to know about Peter Weber, the commercial airline pilot who was just named the next 'Bachelor' star". Insider . Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  9. ↑ Yahr, Emily (September 18, 2019). "The new 'Bachelor' is Peter Weber. Here's why some viewers are upset". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ Windsor, Rachel (July 8, 2019). "'The Bachelorette': Peter Weber had the best hometown visit this season and fans just can't stop gushing over him". Karnataka, India: Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  11. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Caitlyn (May 13, 2019). "Fasten Your Seatbelts, Y'all — Dreamy Peter the Pilot Is Here to Win Hannah B.'s Heart". PopSugar . Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Westlake Village native Peter Weber named new 'Bachelor'". Ventura County Star . Camarillo, California. September 21, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Think you know everything about Bachelor Peter Weber? Think again!". Life & Style . October 14, 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019 – via Press Reader.
  14. ↑ Kaut, Kendall (June 25, 2019). "The Penland Era: Bachelorette Contestant Peter Weber (Pilot Pete) and Being a Great Guy". SB Nation: Our Daily Bears. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019.
  15. ↑ Weber, Peter (March 31, 2015). "Compass Airlines newest Pilot!!!". Peter Weber Instagram account. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  16. ↑ "Peter Weber: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. July 15, 2019.
  17. ↑ Thomas, Leah; Chambers, Hannah (August 26, 2019). "Who Is Peter Weber, the Cute Lil Pilot Who Might Be the Next Bachelor?". Cosmopolitan .
  18. ↑ Krolak, Mike (May 7, 2019). "The Bachelorette 2019 Cast: Meet Hannah's Bachelors". ABC. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  19. ↑ Krolak, Mike (July 15, 2019). "The Bachelorette 2019 Recap, Week 10: Hannah and Luke's Blow-Out Over Sex and "Purity"". ABC.
  20. ↑ Krolak, Mike (July 29, 2019). "The Bachelorette Finale 2019 Night 1 Recap: Who Are the Final Two?". ABC.
  21. ↑ Drysdale, Ashley (September 17, 2019). "Rachel Lindsay Says 'System Isn't Working' for People of Color After Peter Weber 'Bachelor' Reveal (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight .
  22. ↑ Baldwin, Kristen (September 17, 2019). "And the new star of The Bachelor is…". Entertainment Weekly .
  23. ↑ "Meet the cast of Destination X reality show hosted by Jeffrey Dean Morgan". Entertainment Weekly. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  24. ↑ Pasquini, Maria (May 2, 2020). "Peter Weber's Parents Rave About Their Son's Relationship with Kelley Flanagan: 'Love Is in the Air'". People. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  25. ↑ Mizoguchi, Karen. "The Bachelor's Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan Split: We've 'Decided to Go Our Separate Ways'". People. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  26. ↑ Hearon, Sarah (2022-10-31). "Back On! Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan's Official Relationship Timeline". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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