Bachelor Nation fans are desperate to know who will be on the upcoming season of Bachelor In Paradise. The show is finally coming back after not airing in 2024. Earlier this week, ABC revealed that the new season will be filmed in Costa Rica instead of Mexico. Former Bachelorette Hannah Brown joins Season 10 as the new ‘Champagne Lounge’ bartender at rose ceremonies. Wells Adams will continue handing out drinks and advice as the show’s main bartender.
We still don’t know the full BIP cast list, but we now know that a fan-favorite from Grant Ellis’ Bachelor season won’t be there. She just hard-launched a new relationship. Keep reading for all the details.
Bachelor Fan-Favorite Eliminated Early On
After getting rejected by Jenn Tran, Grant Ellis was named the Bachelor lead for Season 29. He was determined to find a wife among the 25 contestants on his season. Surprise eliminations are a staple on the ABC dating show.
Grant Ellis eventually gave his final rose – and an engagement ring – to Juliana Pasquarosa. Click here to read the latest on their wedding plans. But before Juliana was the last woman left, Grant had to send a lot of others home, and fans didn’t always agree with his choices.
For example, many viewers thought he kept troublemaker Carolina Quixano around too long. On the other hand, fans blasted his decision to send Chloie Costello home. The plus-size model based in NYC was sent home in the third rose ceremony of the season.
Fans were confused because Grant and Chloie seemed to bond after she won the basketball group date. They were hoping to see her on Bachelor In Paradise. She took to Instagram on Thursday to tease some big news. She shared on her Instagram story some of the responses from her followers. One fan thought Chloie’s big news was that she was the next Bachelorette. Another guessed that she was going to join Season 34 of Dancing With The Stars. There were multiple guesses that Chloie Costello going to Bachelor In Paradise.
She gave in and revealed the huge news. She was in ‘Paradise’ but not the one fans were hoping for. Chloie Costello revealed that she has a new boyfriend.
Hard-Launches New Relationship
Chloie said in one Instagram Story post that she was going to wait until the next day to reveal her big secret, but she just couldn’t wait. She dropped a short video of her new boyfriend, Hutch Hershberger.
According to his Instagram bio, he’s a summer camp director who lives in California. Chloie’s video includes clips of the couple together at various locations in NYC.
Fans Are Happy For Her… Kind Of
Bachelor Nation fans took to social media to react to the hard launch. The new relationship had mixed reactions. Several noted that the couple looked a lot like siblings. Many fans expressed happiness for Chloie but also disappointment that it means she won’t be on Bachelor In Paradise.
- “Aww I wanted to see her on Paradise, but I’m here for this siblings or dating relationship and wish them the best.”
- “Happy for her but also bummed, I was hoping to see more of her”
- “Wait this is kinda cute”
- “I for one am glad she found someone that appreciates her she did not deserve to be eliminated so early on”
- “Omg who will be on paradise”
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