Chris Harrison reacts to Chris Soules, Whitney Bischoff split

Chris Harrison was sorry to hear Chris Soules and fiancée Whitney Bischoff ended their engagement.

The 43-year-old longtime The Bachelor host addressed the split following Soules and Bischoff's announcement Thursday.

"I'm truly sorry to learn that Chris and Whitney have ended their engagement," Harrison told E! News. "I consider them both friends and will do anything I can to support them during a tough time."

Soules and Bischoff called off their engagement just 11 weeks after fans saw the reality star propose on the season 19 finale. Harrison discussed the breakup again Thursday on Home & Family, and admitted he was surprised by the news.

"[Soules] went on to do Dancing with the Stars and moved back to Iowa, and I thought they had given it a go and were going back together but apparently not," he shared. "I know it is television and I know there are silly things that go on, but, to me, they are also real people."

"They're just two kids that were hopefully going to get married and they're not now and that's sad," he said of the 33-year-old farmer and 29-year-old fertility nurse. "They're still two people going through a breakup, so it's still tough. I wish them the best."