It’s getting hot in here! ABC officially announced the initial Bachelor in Paradise season 8 contestants — and there are a lot of familiar faces.Logan Palmer and Jacob Rapini are fresh off Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia’s season of The Bachelorette and ready for another shot at love.
They will be joined by Michelle Young’s former suitors Casey Woods, Romeo Alexander and Brandon Jones.The first round of men are from Katie Thurston’s season, which aired in 2021, but they haven’t been far from Bachelor Nation’s mind.
Single dad Michael Allio, Andrew Spencer and Justin Glaze are all headed to the beach.“When it comes to the drama, you can count me out,” Justin, 28, said in the ABC teaser, which dropped on Friday, August 26. “But you’re gonna see me sipping my tea in the corner.”Clayton Echard’s former contestant Hailey Malles, for her part, teased that the “men are going to bring the most drama” this season.
Meanwhile, her former Bachelor housemate Shanae Ankney claimed that another season 26 alum Genevieve Parisi “will bring it.”Echard’s one-time suitors make up the majority of the female cast, with Hunter Haag, Sierra Jackson, Kira Mengistu, Jill Chin, Serene Russell and Teddi Wright all making the trip down across the border.The women’s camp will be rounded out by Brittany Galvin from Matt James‘ season and Lace Morris, who first joined Bachelor Nation on Ben Higgins‘ season in 2016.
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