Peter Christian Weber Jr. (born August 4, 1991)[1] is an American television personality and an airline pilot. Weber placed third on
season 15 of The Bachelorette, and was later cast as the star of
season 24 of The Bachelor. Outside of his work on television, Weber works as a pilot for
United Airlines.[2]
Early life
Weber was born in
Fairfax, Virginia, United States, and lived with his family in Florida before they moved to California.[3] Weber's father, Peter, is a former pilot, while his mother, Barbara (née Figarola), is a real-estate broker and former
flight attendant. She was also
Miss Illinois World in 1978.[4][5][6] He has a younger brother, Jack, who also is a pilot.[7] His father has
German ancestry, while his mother is
Cuban.[8][9][10] Weber was raised in
Westlake Village, California and graduated from
Oaks Christian School in 2009, where he played on the football team and was in a national rocketry competition.[11][12] In his youth, Weber was a
child actor who portrayed a young
Roman Brady in one episode of the soap opera Days of Our Lives.[13]
Career
Weber attended
Baylor University, though he left before graduating to pursue a career as a pilot.[14] In 2015, Weber became a commercial pilot for
Compass Airlines.[15] He worked for Compass for three years, until becoming an airline transport pilot for
Delta Air Lines in 2018.[16][17] In May 2021, he left Delta Air Lines to pilot for United Airlines.
In September 2023, it was announced that Weber would be a contestant on Peacock's
second season of
The Traitors. The season is scheduled to be released in January 2024.[23]
Personal life
Sometime after finishing filming for The Bachelor, Weber began a relationship with Chicago-based attorney Kelley Flanagan, who had placed fifth in the season. They publicly confirmed their relationship in May 2020.[24] On December 31, 2020, Weber announced on
Instagram that he and Flanagan had ended their relationship.[25] However, almost two years later, the pair rekindled their relationship. The couple confirmed they were back together in October 2022 by attending public events as couple.[26]