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Bachelor in Paradise is popping golden!
Through the After the Last Rose particular on March 24 — which noticed Grant Ellis get engaged to Juliana Pasquarosa — one other thrilling announcement was made. On the finish of the episode, host Jesse Palmer revealed that The Bachelor franchise will likely be welcoming some acquainted faces to the seaside.
“Please welcome your latest and first-ever Golden Bachelor in Paradise solid members,” he stated, welcoming Leslie Fhima and Gary Levingston to the stage. “For the primary time ever, golden women and men will likely be hitting the seashores of paradise alongside your whole Bachelor and Bachelorette favorites from seasons previous, and I do not know if I’ve ever been extra excited for something ever.”
Leslie, who was the runner-up on Gerry Turner’s inaugural season of The Golden Bachelor, stated she “can not wait” to see the way it performs out.
“The seaside is my factor, so I am very excited,” she shared. “And I am so excited to be with my outdated pals, make new pals and simply perhaps discover love.”
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“You are gonna see a whole lot of acquainted faces there, that is for certain,” Palmer exclaimed. “I am excited for you.”
Gary, who took half in Joan Vassos’ debut season of The Golden Bachelorette, then hinted at what followers can anticipate to see from him.
“A whole lot of dancing within the sand,” he stated. “However extra so than that, laying out within the solar and simply having fun with the second and searching for love in all the best locations.”
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Palmer additionally introduced that Zoe McGrady, one in all Grant’s closing 4 this season, could be going to Paradise.
“I used to be excited for the mansion as a Pisces, I feel I am extra excited for the seaside,” she confessed. “So hope that I can discover my love there.”
Leslie agreed: “I’m most excited to proceed my journey — I feel that is my forte: the seaside and my pals.”
“And Gary and I are good pals now,” she teased, promising they’d share a dance on the seaside.
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Viewers should wait to see how the dynamic among the many solid performs out later this yr. A handful of contributors for the upcoming season of Bachelor in Paradise, which final aired season 9 in December 2023, have already been introduced.
Jonathan Johnson, who competed on Jenn Tran’s season of The Bachelorette, was the primary to be requested in August 2024. Hakeem Moulton, who was additionally on Jenn’s season, accepted an invite to take part as nicely.
