Reality bites! The Bachelor star Ben Higgins has to be rescued by burly firefighters after getting stuck in an elevator...and his amused bride-to-be Snapchats his ordeal
- It happened during the couple's first date night in Denver, Colorado
- 'It is true, safe now but need a drink!' Higgins tweeted
- Bushnell's Snapchat included a video of her telling her fiance 'We're going to get you out of here, okay?'
- Her Snapchat also featured a photo of a firefighter at the scene
Ben Higgins, who starred in ABC's most recent season of The Bachelor, became trapped in an elevator during his first date night in Denver, Colorado, with his bride-to-be Lauren Bushnell this week.
Higgins confirmed the story on Twitter, in response to another Twitter user asking if the story was true.
'It is true, safe now but need a drink!' he wrote on Wednesday.
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Trouble in paradise: Ben Higgins was trapped in an elevator this week - and his bride-to-be Lauren Bushnell posted about the ordeal on Snapchat, too
Safe and sound: Bushnell's Snapchat featured another video showing her fiance in a car in which he said: 'Date night one. I'm okay. Got stuck in an elevator on floor two in a parking garage'
Big night out: Higgins confirmed the story on Twitter, in response to another Twitter user asking if the story was true
Bushnell shared her fiance's ordeal on Snapchat, with a video showing her pressing an elevator button.
She said in the clip: 'Uh-oh! Honey?'
Higgins' voice said: 'Yeah?'
Bushnell replied: 'We're going to get you out of here, okay?'
A photo on Bushnell's Snapchat also showed a firefighter at the scene.
Bushnell's Snapchat featured another video showing her fiance in a car in which he said: 'Date night one. I'm okay.
'Got stuck in an elevator on floor two in a parking garage.'
Gentleman: One Twitter user asked Higgins why Bushnell was not also in the elevator
Scary situation: Higgins called it 'traumatizing' on Twitter
Couple: Higgins proposed to Bushnell in the season finale of The Bachelor. They are seen together last month (left and right)
Bushnell said in the clip: 'No, it was like floor one-and-a-half!'
One Twitter user asked Higgins why Bushnell was not also in the elevator.
Higgins tweeted Wednesday: 'Thought it would be nice if she stayed warm inside while I went and grabbed the car...'
In another tweet from that day, he wrote: 'Traumatizing! Ill never forget our first Denver date . @LaurenBushnell3 keeps laughing...'
Bushnell also tweeted about the incident, writing: 'Poor Benny.'
Higgins proposed to Bushnell in the season finale of The Bachelor.
He dumped runner-up JoJo Fletcher, who will star in ABC's new season of The Bachelorette, which is currently filming.
He tweeted Thursday: '20 years from now I think @LaurenBushnell3 and I are going to be happy that our life is documented...'
Concern: Bushnell tweeted on Thursday 'Poor Benny' referring to Higgins
The big moment: Higgins is seen with Bushnell in the season finale of The Bachelor
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