Which Couples Stay Together on ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Season 9?
Brayden Bowers and Rachel Reccia
Bachelor in Paradise 2023 has featured the sexiest cast ever and almost too many love triangles to count.
So far, fans have seen former Bachelorette Rachel Recchia dump Sean McLaughlin for Brayden Bowers, Aaron Bryant bond with Eliza Isichei, Kylee Russell settle down with Aven Jones, Mercedes Northrup watch fireworks with Tyler Norris after breaking up with Will Urena and Kat Izzo have a meltdown over Tanner Courtad leaving her for Davia Bunch.
With the big finale looming in just weeks, fans are wondering which hotties actually end up together after all this season's drama. Well, we have the spoilers!
In a recent exclusive interview with Parade.com, BIP bartender Wells Adams teased, “Is there love? Yes. Is there heartbreak? Yes. Are there lots of tears? Oh, yes. Do people get engaged? Probably.”
Although Wells remained tight-lipped on specifics, Bachelor franchise expert Reality Steve has revealed many spoilers on some of the romantic outcomes.
Read on for more in Parade.com’s spoiler guide!
Who gets married on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9?
Mari Pepin and Kenny Braasch
Host Jesse Palmer said on the season premiere, “One couple will actually get married right here on the beach.” While he didn't reveal who, it would be understandable to assume he meant someone from the current season, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
“There is a wedding this season which is not a thing that normally happens in Paradise," Bartender Wells told Parade. "Jesse [Palmer] is the officiant. I was the ring bearer in this one. I did have a job, and it was a relatively important one.”
Reality Steve reports that former Bachelor in Paradise couple Mari Pepin and Kenny Braasch from Season 7 return to the beach to tie the knot.
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Reality Steve surmised that this wedding was probably a favor to the show because Mari and Kenny actually plan to marry in November 2023 in her native Puerto Rico. The two will also have another wedding in Kenny’s hometown of Chicago in early 2024.
Who leaves Paradise together on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9?
Kylee Russell and Aven Jones
Kylee, who appeared with Zach Shallcross on The Bachelor Season 27, and Aven, who was Rachel's runner-up on The Bachelorette Season 19, have been the steadiest couple on BIP. According to Reality Steve, Kylee and Aven didn’t get engaged on the show, but stayed a twosome afterwards. He said they were seen having fun together on a boat in San Diego after Paradise filming wrapped.
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Who gets engaged on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9?
Kat Izzo and John Henry Spurlock
In July, Reality Steve claimed that Kat and handsome underwater welder John Henry Spurlock got engaged at the final rose ceremony of BIP Season 9. The major spoiler, posted on X (formerly Twitter) came with video proof, “(SPOILER): Kat and John Henry are absolutely together, and I’m pretty sure they got engaged at the end of BIP filming. Here is a video of them last Sat night July 8th at Rudee’s in Virginia Beach. Onlookers said they were holding hands and were an obvious couple.”
Kate and John Henry on Bachelor in Paradise
Kat was a yelling diva on the beach until underwater welder John Henry allegedly welded a ring on her finger.
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Do Eliza and Aaron break up on Bachelor in Paradise?
Eliza, who rejected lovable Rodney Mathews on Season 8, returned to Paradise and got into a serious romance with Aaron Bryant from Charity Lawson’s Bachelorette season. In fact, Reality Steve said they were the second couple to get engaged on the show. After BIP cameras stopped rolling, Eliza and Aaron were seen in the Vidanta hotel in Mexico, Steve also reported.
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Which couples break up before the Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 finale?
Blake Moynes and Jesse Girod
Blake Moynes and young Jesse Girod had a shaky romance, and Reality Steve has revealed that they broke up and then he self-eliminated.
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Mercedes Northup and Tyler Norris
The reality TV maven also has reported that Mercedes Northup and Tyler Norris, who romanced Brittany Galvin on BIP season 8, eventually go their separate ways on Season 9.
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Did Rachel Reccia get engaged again on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9?
Nope! The ex-Bachelorette who broke off her engagement to show pick Tino Franco, got busy in Paradise but ultimately self-eliminated and left the beach alone, Reality Steve has claimed. After Rachel angrily split from Sean when he decided to make a play for Jess, she got excited by flamboyant Brayden.
“Brayden’s definitely the best kisser on the beach,” Rachel told the cameras. “I was definitely so surprised by how much chemistry we have. I do feel happy.”
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But according to a Reality Steve spoiler, Rachel and Brayden wound up just being a fling. The earring-wearing hunk left Mexico after the fourth rose ceremony, he said.
The blonde beauty's subsequent romance with Tanner also reportedly didn't work out.
