Jillian Harris was a contestant on Season 13 of The Bachelor. She was eliminated in week 7. She was later chosen as the first Canadian Bachelorette on the 5th Season of The Bachelorette. She worked at Caban interior goods store, which led her into interior decor. In 2011, she headlined the Calgary Home + Design Show, as part of the HGTV stand. She runs her own brand of interior decor goods. On 8 July 2013, she launched her e-vintage webstore, Charlie Ford Vintage. In 2010 she was a designer on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. In 2011, she hosted season one of Canadian TV show Canada's Handyman Challenge, which aired in 2012. In 2013, she appeared on Love It or List it: Vancouver.
She chose Ed Swiderski and they became engaged, but broke up in 2010. She announced that she was expecting her first child with long-term boyfriend Justin Pasutto on May 4, 2016. They welcomed a son, Leo George in 2016, she announced their engagement on Dec 25 2016 and their daughter, Annie, was born in 2018.