Tyler Cameronhas some big, big plans for his future.

While promotinghis new bookduring a92Ypanel on Wednesday titledYou Deserve Better: Tyler Cameron in Conversation with Matt James, Cameron said that what keeps him grounded in life are the things he hopes to accomplish down the road.

“At the end of the day, I just want to be a dad. I want to be a husband. I want to be a father,” said the formerBachelorettecontestant, 28. “You know, like, those are the things I want to do and everything I do now is to try and make that happen. My dream is to pull up to the basketball court [and have] like five [of] my little s—s running around. Like, that’s the dream to me.”

“I can go chase the light and all that, but I want to do things that are going to put me in a position to do those things and have the freedoms to be around my kids as much as I can, you know,” he continued. “So everything I do now is for that.”

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Cameron rose to prominence as a frontrunner onHannah Brown’sBacheloretteseason, which aired in 2019. After coming in as the runner-up, Cameron brieflyreconnected with Brownbeforegoing on to dateGigi Hadid. He has also been linked toKylie Jenner’s best friend,Stassie Karanikolaou, andSiesta Key’sJuliette Porter.

The reality star is currently dating modelCamila Kendra. During Wednesday’s panel, he said their relationship was “God’s timing.”

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Camila Kendra and Tyler Cameron

The Florida native also shared what he loves most about his relationship with Kendra. “We have the most fun. We can dance, we can do whatever,” he said. “It can be a Friday night but we’re like, ‘You know what? Let’s just chill right here and dance all night.’ We’ve done it, we’ve had a blast. We make the little things fun, which is important.”

Earlier this week, Cameron said onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenthathe’s “very in love” with Kendra.

“She said ‘I love you’ and then I came later,” he recalled. “It was at a moment of pure love, like, it just came out. You know what I mean? It was not the way I expected it, but it was beautiful.”

source: people.com