As newly selected star of The Bachelor Jason Mesnick prepares to choose a fiancee among 25 women all vying for his love, former star Jesse Palmer offerd him some words of wisdom to share.

“Just be himself and enjoy the experience,” Palmer told People at the U.S. Open. “The biggest thing is to be open minded and enjoy it as best he can and not put too much pressure on himself.”

Though he may not have found the love of his life with his final rose recipient, Jessica Bowlin in 2004 (and no Bachelor star has, actually, done so before or since) Palmer has no regrets.

“I’m really excited and happy that I did it,” Palmer said. “It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, so looking back I have great memories and met a lot of good people on The Bachelor."

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