The drama continues! Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell bicker over his ex JoJo Fletcher on premiere of Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After?

They got engaged on the season finale of The Bachelor earlier this year.

But there's trouble in paradise as Ben Higgins' on-air confession of love for ex JoJo Fletcher continues to make waves in his new life with fiance Lauren Bushnell, on their new reality show Ben And Lauren: Happily Ever After?

The show debuted on ABC Freeform on Tuesday, and followed the couple as they bickered over 'the JoJo situation' and stressed out over appearing on After The Final Rose for her season of The Bachelorette.

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Engaged: Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell admitted his confession of love for JoJo Fletcher on the Bachelor was still causing issues in their relationship as their new show debuted

Engaged: Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell admitted his confession of love for JoJo Fletcher on the Bachelor was still causing issues in their relationship as their new show debuted

The show began with Lauren saying she was worried that Ben still had feelings for JoJo before they walked out on After The Final Rose.  

Lauren, who has since moved in with Ben, 28, in Denver, said he'd had been open with her and confessed he'd fallen in love with both of them on the show.

'The roller coaster of emotions from reliving Ben being the Bachelor has been really difficult for me. Especially because at the end he was torn,' said Lauren, admitting it lead to 'arguments.'

Tense: The couple bickered moments before walking onstage to face JoJo on After The Final Rose, with Lauren saying she didn't want to be there

Tense: The couple bickered moments before walking onstage to face JoJo on After The Final Rose, with Lauren saying she didn't want to be there

Awkward: Jojo and fiance Jordan Rodgers listen as Ben tells them to ignore the haters on After The Final Rose for The Bachelorette

Awkward: Jojo and fiance Jordan Rodgers listen as Ben tells them to ignore the haters on After The Final Rose for The Bachelorette

'That lead, naturally, to some arguments.' 

There's more tension when a producer calls to invite the engaged couple to appear on After The Final Rose for JoJo's finale of The Bachelorette.

Lauren doesn't want to go.

'That's a weird request,' she says. 'Let both parties move on.'

Big ask: The couple are put in a tough spot when a producer calls to ask them to come on ATR

Big ask: The couple are put in a tough spot when a producer calls to ask them to come on ATR

Not into it: Lauren worries seeing his ex will bring up feelings for Ben

Not into it: Lauren worries seeing his ex will bring up feelings for Ben

She later explains: 'My worry with After The Final Rose is all those feelings I felt watching the Bachelor and my fiancé telling another woman that the loves her and the hurt that it caused… that it will just make all those feelings resurface.'

But they agree to go, and settle down to marathon JoJo's Bachelorette season, which they hadn't been watching, in preparation.

Lauren is not impressed as JoJo continues to tell her suitors how Ben left her heartbroken.

Memories: Ben and Lauren sit down to marathon JoJo's The Bachelorette after agreeing to go on ATR

Memories: Ben and Lauren sit down to marathon JoJo's The Bachelorette after agreeing to go on ATR

Not over it: They watch as JoJo tells her suitors Ben broke her heart by telling her he loved her and then dumping her for Lauren
Not over it: They watch as JoJo tells her suitors Ben broke her heart by telling her he loved her and then dumping her for Lauren

Not over it: They watch as JoJo tells her suitors Ben broke her heart by telling her he loved her and then dumping her for Lauren 

Ouch: 'Babe you just got called out on national TV,' says Lauren

Ouch: 'Babe you just got called out on national TV,' says Lauren

'Babe you just got called out on national TV,' says Lauren as JoJo tells Jordan Rodgers that she struggles to believe he's really in love with her because Ben said the same thing - right before he dumped her.

'For someone who has supposedly moved on, JoJo talks a lot about Ben,' snipes Lauren in the confessional. 

But Ben assures Lauren he couldn't picture his life without her, and that's why he dumped JoJo. 

Friendly faces: The twins, Emily and Hailey Ferguson, urge Lauren to go on After The Final Rose

Friendly faces: The twins, Emily and Hailey Ferguson, urge Lauren to go on After The Final Rose

Not over it: They watch as JoJo tells her suitors Ben broke her heart by telling her he loved her and then dumping her for Lauren
Not over it: They watch as JoJo tells her suitors Ben broke her heart by telling her he loved her and then dumping her for Lauren

Not over it: They watch as JoJo tells her suitors Ben broke her heart by telling her he loved her and then dumping her for Lauren 

No trouble here: Lauren assures them that things are great with Ben, but admits she felt like she was punched in the gut when he confessed to telling JoJo he loved her

No trouble here: Lauren assures them that things are great with Ben, but admits she felt like she was punched in the gut when he confessed to telling JoJo he loved her

Lauren then meets up with the fun-loving twins Emily and Hailey Ferguson, who also dated Ben on the Bachelor, to share her concerns. They show her troubling online gossip saying Ben and Lauren's relationship is 'hell.'

But Lauren says they are doing 'great,' although she adds: 'I don't want to constantly be asked about JoJo. I felt like I was punched in the gut when I found out Ben told JoJo he loved her… there's some weirdness,' she admits. 

But the twins urge Lauren to go to ATR, saying there will be lots of people at the show and it won't be too awkward.

Lauren and Ben then have a romantic chat by the river as fireworks explode in the distance and he assures her he only has eyes for her.

Kiss and make up: Ben assured Lauren that she had nothing to fear from seeing JoJo again as she agreed to go on After The Final Rose

Kiss and make up: Ben assured Lauren that she had nothing to fear from seeing JoJo again as she agreed to go on After The Final Rose

'This whole JoJo scenario is still very much an issue for me and I need to make sure I can fully trust Ben and believe him that he loves me and only me,' says Lauren, before they make up and share a kiss, before being hounded by mosquitos.

The decision made, Lauren turns her attention to fixing up Ben's house, and enlists the twins to help her pick out a new toilet.

But when they can't figure out how to install it, Ben arrives to help and Lauren confesses it was her plan to get him to finish the DIY project all along.

'Nesting:' To take her mind off her troubles, Lauren and the twins decided to go toilet shopping

'Nesting:' To take her mind off her troubles, Lauren and the twins decided to go toilet shopping

Looks easy: After removing the old toilet, the trio struggle to install the new one - until Ben arrives and offers to finish the job

Looks easy: After removing the old toilet, the trio struggle to install the new one - until Ben arrives and offers to finish the job

White knight! Lauren gives Ben a big hug as he steps in to fix the toilet situation - then confesses that was her plan all along

White knight! Lauren gives Ben a big hug as he steps in to fix the toilet situation - then confesses that was her plan all along

Later, things get tense when the couple go on a date to a Mexican restaurant - where Lauren corrects Ben's pronunciation of jalepeno - and JoJo interrupts by calling to invite the couple to lunch with her and new fiance Jordan. 

Ben agrees, saying he's curious to see how JoJo's going and that it will 'break the ice.'

But Lauren thinks the invitation is weird and is upset Ben didn't ask her before accepting.

Date night ruined: Ben gets a surprise call from JoJo inviting the couple to lunch with her and Jordan while they're out at a loud Mexican restaurant

Date night ruined: Ben gets a surprise call from JoJo inviting the couple to lunch with her and Jordan while they're out at a loud Mexican restaurant

Her again? Lauren is upset Ben didn't ask her before agreeing to lunch on the spot

Her again? Lauren is upset Ben didn't ask her before agreeing to lunch on the spot

The lovebirds then travel to LA, where backstage at the After The Final Rose show, Lauren admits she doesn't want to be there and just wants to go back to Denver.

'I'm starting to wish I had never let Ben talk me into this,' she says, as a guilt-striken Ben says she should have told him earlier, instead of right before they walk onstage.

'This just isn't my idea of fun,' she says.

Out on the set, things quickly turn even more awkward as they watch JoJo's men and parents talk about how the Texan beauty has 'trust issues' because Ben left her so heartbroken.

Fight: 'This just isn't my idea of fun,' Lauren says moments before they walk out onto the After The Final Rose set

Fight: 'This just isn't my idea of fun,' Lauren says moments before they walk out onto the After The Final Rose set

Wow: It's even worse than they feared as finalists Robby and Jordan talk about how Ben broke JoJo's heart on The Bachelorette finale

Wow: It's even worse than they feared as finalists Robby and Jordan talk about how Ben broke JoJo's heart on The Bachelorette finale

If looks could kill: Lauren doesn't want to be there and tells Ben she wishes she'd never let him talk her into going

If looks could kill: Lauren doesn't want to be there and tells Ben she wishes she'd never let him talk her into going

And when Ben gives the new couple advice on enjoying their time together and ignoring the haters, Lauren appears upset and ignores him afterwards and is on her phone. 

'Did I say something wrong?' says Ben.

The couple are later seen heading to meet JoJo and Jordan for the dreaded lunch date, and anxiously snipping at each other in the car. 

Another happy couple? JoJo made her public debut with fiance Jordan on After The Final Rose

Another happy couple? JoJo made her public debut with fiance Jordan on After The Final Rose

Bickering: Ben is upset when Lauren ignores him and turns to his phone after he gives JoJo and her new man some advice

Bickering: Ben is upset when Lauren ignores him and turns to his phone after he gives JoJo and her new man some advice

Like a married couple: Tensions are at an all-time high 

Like a married couple: Tensions are at an all-time high 

'We at least need to give it a shot,' says Ben.

'I don't want to resent JoJo, I don't want to resent Ben,' Lauren worries.

The preview for the rest of the season shows plenty more drama, with Bachelor host Chris Harrison inviting them to hold a televised wedding. 

Tense: Lauren feels anxious as they head to meet JoJo and Jordan for lunch, but Ben says it will be good to break the ice

Tense: Lauren feels anxious as they head to meet JoJo and Jordan for lunch, but Ben says it will be good to break the ice

Cold feet: A preview for the rest of the season shows the couple both crying as the wedding nears
Cold feet: A preview for the rest of the season shows the couple both crying as the wedding nears

Cold feet: A preview for the rest of the season shows the couple both crying as the wedding nears 

Bachelorette baddie Chad Johnson and a crying Lace Morris also make an appearance, while the twins also return.

And in a tense moment, both Ben and Lauren are seen crying with tears running down their face, and Lauren's friends ask if Ben's getting cold feet.

In another scene, Lauren wears a wedding dress as she asks Ben 'Are you saying that the wedding is off?' 

It's over: Lauren asks Ben if he's calling off the wedding in another dramatic teaser of the upcoming season

It's over: Lauren asks Ben if he's calling off the wedding in another dramatic teaser of the upcoming season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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