The Bachelor Jimmy Nicholson reveals his VERY surprising connection to Anna Heinrich 

He’s the handsome pilot hoping to find love as Channel 10’s 2021 Bachelor.

And on Sunday, Jimmy Nicholson revealed his surprise connection to former bachelor winner Anna Heinrich.

Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph, the Sydney-based model, 31, revealed that he could have ended up part of the Heinrich family.

‘I took Anna’s younger sister, Charlotte, to my high-school formal,’ he said.

‘She was such a hottie. I thought she was way out of my league and so nothing happened. I found out later she wanted to kiss me, and I was devastated I missed the opportunity!’ he laughed.

Jimmy went on to say that he also had a chance encounter with Anna’s ex-Bachelor star husband Tim Robards at the gym when he was considering signing up to the show.

‘I had a confidential chat to him. I couldn’t have gotten advice from anyone better. He told me to run my own race, and instead of obsessing over who I was going to pick at the end, to focus on who I don’t see compatibility with,’ he said.

Tim and Anna fell in love on The Bachelor Australia in 2013 and married in a stunning ceremony in Italy in 2018.

Anna and her husband Tim announced their daughter Elle’s birth on Instagram on November 14.

It comes as Jimmy told Stellar that he believes he’s found ‘The One’ on Friday.

Jimmy admitted that he is happily in love with his chosen lady after meeting her on the Channel 10 reality show.

‘It’s love… things are going well. We’re spending lots of time together and I believe I’ve met ‘the one’,’ he said.

The Bachelor returns to Channel 10 on Wednesday July 21