Catherine Lowe

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Mejia, the birth surname or paternal family name is Giudici, and the marital name is Lowe.

Catherine Lowe (née Mejia Giudici; born April 29, 1986)^[1] is an American graphic designer, reality television star and the winner of the seventeenth season of ABC's The Bachelor. She is married to the former bachelor, Sean Lowe.

Catherine Lowe
Born	(1986-04-29) April 29, 1986 (age 36) Seattle, Washington
Alma mater	Washington State University
Occupation(s)	Graphic designer, reality television star
Spouse	Sean Lowe ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	3

Early life

Giudici was born in Seattle, Washington to Carey Giudici, who is of Swiss-Italian and Scottish descent and Cynthia Mejia, a Filipino American. Her maternal grandparents originated from the Philippine province of Pangasinan.^[2] She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 2004, and then from Washington State University in the class of 2008, having gained a B.A. in advertising. She then began a career in advertising, working for Seattle's Wexley School for Girls.^[3]

The Bachelor

Main article: The Bachelor (season 17)

"Sean and Catherine's Wedding" (Aired: January 26, 2014 - live)
Over a year after proposing to Giudici on his season of The Bachelor, Sean Lowe and his fiancée were finally married on January 26, 2014, in a live ceremony performed by Lowe's father at the Four Seasons Resort Biltmore in Santa Barbara. Many of the Bachelor alumni were in attendance at the wedding, such as The Bachelorette married couples Ashley and J.P. Rosenbaum, Trista and Ryan Sutter, DeAnna and Stephen Stagliano, The Bachelor's Jason and Molly Mesnick as well as the previous season's Bachelorette pair, Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried, who have since also gotten married.

The Lowes appeared on the first-season finale of Bachelor in Paradise to speak to the final couples and assess the chances that their relationships would succeed.

Other television appearances

Giudici was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with her fiancé, Sean Lowe, just before their wedding. Kimmel told them that he thought they were lying about waiting until marriage, so he hooked them up to a polygraph test to find out the truth. The couple gladly agreed and the lie detector showed that they were waiting.^[4]

The Lowes were featured in Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars as they worked through their marital issues.

The Lowes also made an appearance on season 3 of Billion Dollar Buyer where they won a bid to sell products in their stationery line, LoweCo.

Personal life

On July 2, 2016, the Lowes had their first child, a son.^[5] In November 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting their second son. On May 18, 2018 their son was born.^[6] In June 2019, the couple announced that they were expecting their third child. On December 23, 2019, they welcomed their third child, a daughter.^[7]

References

1. Shira, Dahvi (2013-01-05). . People. Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
2. "What ethnicity is Catherine Giudici?". Ok! Here is the Situation. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
3. "Catherine Giudici". Hollywood Life. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
4. "Jimmy Kimmel Gives Catherine Giudici, Sean Lowe Lie Detector Test". People.com. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
5. Keaney, Quinn (July 3, 2016). "Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici Lowe Have a Baby Boy". PopSugar. Celebrity. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
6. "Sean and Catherine Giudici Lowe Expecting Second Child". People.com. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
7. "It's a Girl! Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici Lowe Welcome Their Third Child, Daughter Mia Mejia". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-12-23.