What You Didn't Know About The Bachelor's Abigail Heringer

According to Today, James' initial leading lady made history Monday by being the first hearing impaired contestant to appear on The Bachelor. Abigail admitted to the North Carolina native when they met that she "was born completely deaf." The newly-minted reality star received a cochlear implant when she was a toddler.

"You're gorgeous, and how honest and open you were," the Bachelor told Abigail later during their one-on-one time. The insta-couple would next become the first to share a kiss on season 25 of the reality love show!

Incidentally, rose master Chris Harrison shared that Abigail was an early favorite on a video posted to Twitter introducing the women, noting, "This is an absolute gem of a woman, impossible not to fall in love with." Meanwhile, from what we can glean from the first rose recipient's Instagram, she enjoys activities with her friends like any 25-year-old. In one telling post, she shared a photo showing the moment she met James on night one, captioning the shot, "A night I'll never forget." Hmmm... could this mean something?