Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell Have Some Brutally Honest Advice for New Bachelor Nick Viall

Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell 

After appearing as a suitor on The Bachelorette and then becoming the Bachelor, Ben was able to do what so many reality stars before him were unable to do: stay likable. In fact, he's so likable, he and fiancée Lauren

Bushnell were given their own spinoff show, Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?, which premieres on Oct. 11 on Freeform. So really, is there anyone better to offer new Bachelor Nick Viall advice than Ben?

In E! News' exclusive video above, Ben and Lauren office some up some brutally honest advice for Nick as he begins his journey as the next Bachelor, after unsuccessfully finding love on two seasons of The Bachelorette andBachelor in Paradise season three. 

"Be honest, be open, be ready for one of the most exciting but also most emotionally taxing experiences of your life," Ben says. "Stay true to yourself, and if you do that, at the end of this, no matter what happens, it'll be worth it."

Sweet, right? But then Lauren makes itslightly awkward...by bringing up the whole Ben telling his final two ladies, Lauren andJoJo Fletcher, that he loved them during their season of The Bachelor. Ben's reaction? Priceless. Watch the awkwardness go down in the video above now. 

Ben and Lauren recently celebrated their one-year anniversary, and are gearing up for the premiere of their new Freeform show, which will invite fans into their home life in Denver, as well as their wedding planning process. 

Source: E-online