Paula Abdul’s ex-boyfriend, JT Torregiani, has been tapped as the next star of ABC’s reality show The Bachelor. Sounds like JT Torregiani and Paula Abdul broke up just in time.

JT Torregiani, 33, owns New York City nightclub Butter and is a partner in The Dolci Group, a restaurant investors group.

JT Torregiani and Paula Abdul dated for five months, and they even reportedly moved in together. JT Torregiani considered the offer to be the next Bachelor because he “wants to settle down, have kids, have a family.”