Bachelor Nation has been eagerly awaiting the announcement of the cast of Bachelor In Paradise season 8, and Reality Steve has revealed the rumored contestants. Bachelor In Paradise brings together cast members from previous seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette for a second (or third, or fourth) chance at finding love on the beaches of Mexico. Bachelor In Paradise season 8 will be hosted by Jesse Palmer, with beloved cast member Wells Adams returning as the bartender.
Bachelor In Paradise season 7 was a great success as many of the couples who found love on the beach are still together a year later. The two engaged couples, Serena Pitt and Joe Amabile, and Mari Pepin and Kenny Braasch are currently living together and planning their weddings. In addition, Becca Kufrin and Thomas Jacobs, Abigail Heringer and Noah Erb, Pieper James and Brendan Morais, and Chris Conran and Alana Milne are also still going strong. Over the years, Bachelor In Paradise has led to more successful couples than any other show in The Bachelor franchise, including married couples Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert, Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon, and Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk, engaged couples Hannah Godwin and Dylan Barbour, and Astrid Loch and Kevin Wendt, and dating couple Dean Unglert and Caelynn Miller-Keyes.
On his podcast, Reality Steve revealed the names of the contestants who will most likely appear on Bachelor In Paradise season 8. He said that the show usually starts off with 16-18 contestants and by the end of the season there will have been close to 35 people in Mexico. He revealed that the contestants are leaving at the end of next week to begin filming. In the group of men, from Katie Thurston's season, fans can expect to see Andrew Spencer, Justin Glaze, Michael Allio, and returning contestant James Bonsall.
Reality Steve speculated that if James is going to join the cast, then his best friend Aaron Clancy will most likely be there too, although he has not heard anything official about it. James and Aaron left Bachelor In Paradise season 7 together in the greatest bromance in Bachelor Nation history. Reality Steve said that he was unsure if they were going to continue with the "shtick" and have them leave again together if they do not find love. He also said that, from Michelle Young's season, Brandon Jones, Rick Leach, and Olu Onajide "are definitely going to be there." In addition to those popular men, fan-favorite fourth-place finalist Rodney Mathews will be a contestant, despite talk that he was dating a girl in Austin. Reality Steve also revealed that 6-9 guys from Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia's upcoming season of The Bachelorette probably will join the cast.
Reality Steve shared that a lot of the women from Clayton Echard's season of The Bachelor are going to make up the majority of the female cast in Paradise, including Serene Russell, Genevieve Parisi, Eliza Isichei, Kira Mengistu, Cassidy Timbrooks, Hunter Haag, Jill Chin, Sierra Jackson, and Teddi Wright. In addition, Salley Carson, the woman who rejected Clayton's rose before the show started because she was not ready to find love after recently breaking off her engagement, will also be there. Reality Steve said that "there is already something going on between her and Justin," which Justin has talked about on a podcast.
Although Reality Steve is not always correct about his Bachelor Nation rumors, he often gets it right, so fans can use their own judgments about the reliability of this cast list. There are many fan favorites on the list, including many people for whom fans had been hoping. With its new air date in the fall, fans will be eager to watch once Bachelor In Paradise season 8 premieres.
Source: Reality Steve Podcast