Who Got Engaged on Bachelor in Paradise 2023? You’ll Be Surprised at Who Makes It
If you’ve been following this season’s twists and turns, you may be wondering who gets engaged from Bachelor in Paradise 2023 and which BIP Season 9 couples make it to the finale. We’re still surprised over which cast members popped the question and got proposed to.
Bachelor in Paradise is a spinoff of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. The Bachelor franchise premiered on ABC in March 2002 with businessman Alex Michel as the first Bachelor. The show has since aired for more than 27 seasons and produced several spin-offs including The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor Pad, The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart, and The Bachelor Winter Games.
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Bachelor in Paradise premiered in August 2014 as a reality TV dating series featuring former contestants from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. The show starts with an uneven number of women and men from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Each week, there’s a Rose Ceremony where either the men or women give roses to the contestants they feel the strongest connection to. The contestants who don’t receive a rose are sent home.
The next week, the roles are reversed, and the gender that didn’t give out roses the previous week now chooses who to give a rose to and who to send home. Each week, more contestants from past seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette join the show to create an uneven number between the women and men and force the contestants already there to either couple up with someone new or stay in their current relationship. Contestants are also given date cards at random to choose contestants they want to spend alone time with. Many new contestants join the show with a date card.
At the end of Bachelor in Paradise, the contestants are offered an opportunity to have an overnight date with no cameras or microphones (much like Fantasy Suites on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.) After the overnight dates is the finale, where contestants either choose to break up or get engaged. Like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise also has an “After the Final Rose” special, where contestants reunite to hash out drama and update viewers on their relationship.
In an interview with E! News in September 2023, Jesse Palmer, who has hosted Bachelor in Paradise since Season 8, described Season 9 as one word: “wild.” “It’s wild, man,” he said. “So many people are showing up, so many people are leaving. It’s hard to keep track. People are laughing, crying. There’s tons of drama—understandably and expectantly.” He continued, “It’s gonna be a lot of Bachelor Nation’s favorites I think from recent seasons showing up. There may be a few repeat offenders from Paradise showing up themselves. Maybe even one or more former leads will be coming to the beach as well.”
He also teased about how Bachelor in Paradise never goes the way contestants expect. “It’s always so funny to me,” he said. “I talk to everybody at the gates of Paradise before they head on down to the beach, and everybody always has a plan. There’s always somebody that they’re there to meet, they’re really hoping that person’s gonna be there, and they just sort of think they know how it’s gonna go—and that’s never what happens.”
But back to who’s gets engaged on Bachelor in Paradise 2023. So who proposed and who broke up in Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 finale? Read on for who’s gets engaged on Bachelor in Paradise 2023, according to Reality Steve.
Who is the Bachelor in Paradise bartender for 2023
Wells Adams, who was a contestant on The Bachelorette Season 12 with JoJo Fletcher and Bachelor in Paradise Season 3. Wells has been the bartender on Bachelor in Paradise since Season 4. Wells was also a guest host for Bachelor in Paradise in Season 7 after ABC fired Chris Harrison as the host of the Bachelor franchise following his controversial comments about The Bachelor Season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell’s racism scandal in February 2021. Bachelor in Paradise Season 7 featured several celebrity guest hosts including David Spade, Lance Bass, Lil Jon and Tituss Burgess. “I’m not really qualified to be a bartender, and like, I’m okay at that and I’m not qualified to give people advice, I’m not a therapist, but I was a radio host for 15 years, so it was the only thing I was qualified to go do,” Wells told ABC 7 Chicago in 2021. He continued, “If I’m being honest, I was kind of [hosting] that the entire season. Let’s be fair, these big shot Hollywood-types would come in with their A/C trailers and say a couple of things and then I’d be up at 4:30 in the morning hosting the rose ceremony. I was glad I finally got my shot in there!”
In August 2022, Wells married actress Sarah Hyland after five years of dating. They got engaged in July 2019 and were set to marry on August 8, 2020, but had to postpone their wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2019, Sarah revealed that she met Wells on Twitter. “Have you seen those memes of ‘Slide into the DMs?’ That. He slid into my DMs,” Sarah said. “I was following him. We had tweeted each other because I thought he was funny and he was a fan of the show. I saw him as the bartender and I was like, ‘That’s really cute.’” She continued, “I was single, obviously, and was like, ‘This is really awesome. You’re being very forward and it’s sexy and not aggressive but very confident and sexy,’ and I liked that.” After some messages back and forth, Wells asked Sarah on a date. “‘Next time I’m in LA, I’m taking you out for drinks and tacos.’” he messaged. Sarah continued, “I love tacos. He loves tacos so that was his thing. Like, ‘I love tacos, let’s see if she loves tacos.’ We both love tacos! We have an obsession with tacos. Tacos and tequila, that’s our thing.”
In an interview with Cosmopolitan in 2020, Sarah revealed when she knew Wells was The One. Sarah explained that, a few days after she and Wells had the first real date at an Emmys party in 2017, she underwent her second kidney transplant. Wells flew from Nashville to Los Angeles to see Sarah on the weekends of her recovery process, where he also met her parents. A month into their relationship, they told each other they were falling in love. “I asked him when he was going to ask me to be his girlfriend,” she said. “I’m impatient.” She continued, “We were talking about what kinds of weddings we wanted four days after we made things official. I hate that typical cliché of ‘when you know, you know,’ but it’s so fucking true. At least it was for me.”
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Who is the Bachelor in Paradise host for 2023?
Who is the Bachelor in Paradise 2023 host? The Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 host is Jesse Palmer, who was the Season 5 Bachelor in 2004 and was the youngest Bachelor in Bachelor Nation history at 24 years old. Jesse hosted his first Bachelor franchise show in 2022 with The Bachelor Season 26 with Clayton Echard. During The Bachelor Season 5 finale, Jesse gave his Final Rose to Jessica Bowlin, but didn’t propose to her. Jesse and Jessica continued to date, but ended their relationship a few weeks after the finale of their Bachelor Season aired. In June 2020, Jesse and his girlfriend, Emely Fardo, married in an intimate wedding in New York City. Jesse told Us Weekly in November 2021 that he and Emely planned to marry in Provence, France, before the current health crisis cancelled their wedding date. “We had originally planned a wedding in Provence, France, for summer 2020, which was postponed until summer of 2021 due to the pandemic, but we didn’t want to wait any longer,” he said at the time. “So, we had a small, private and intimate ceremony with close friends who lived in New York City.”
Jesse graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played football for the Florida Gators, in 2001 with a bachelor’s of arts degree in political science and a bachelor’s of science degree in marketing. After graduation, Jesse was drafted by the National Football League to play for the New York Giants. He played with the team for four seasons from 2001 to 2005 as a quarterback. After the New York Giants, Jesse was drafted by the Canadian Football League to play for the Montreal Alouettes. He played with the team until 2005 when he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers. He then resigned with the Montreal Alouettes in 2006 before he retired from football in 2007 to pursue a broadcasting career. Since his broadcasting career started, Jesse has worked with networks like Fox, NFL Network, ESPN, ABC and SEC Network. He’s also guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and made guest appearances on shows like Recipe to Riches and Good Morning America, and hosted the Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship and Holiday Baking Championship.
Jesse was announced as The Bachelor Season 26 host in September 2021. “For more than 20 years, The Bachelor has brought the world dozens of unforgettable love stories, including at one time, my own,” he said at the time. “Falling in love is one of life’s greatest gifts, and I am humbled by the opportunity to return to the show as host this Season to offer the newest Bachelor advice gained from firsthand experience and I am grateful to play a small part in his journey.” The announcement came after Chris Harrison, the former host of Bachelor Nation, confirmed in June 2021 that he had retired as the franchise’s host after 19 years. “I’ve had a truly incredible run as host of The Bachelor franchise and now I’m excited to start a new chapter,” he wrote in an Instagram post at the time. “I’m so grateful to Bachelor Nation for all of the memories we’ve made together. While my two-decade journey is wrapping up, the friendships I’ve made will last a lifetime.”
Deadline reported at the time that Chris received a mid-range, eight-figure settlement as part of exit plan with ABC, the network that airs the Bachelor franchise, and Warner Bros. Television, the company that produces the Bachelor shows. The magazine also reported that Harrison’s settlement included a nondisclosure agreement. Chris’ decision to retire as Bachelor Nation’s host came after he was slammed for his response to Season 25 Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell’s racism scandal in February 2021. Rachael, the winner of Matt James’ season, faced backlash at the time when photos resurfaced of her at an Old South Antebellum-themed party at Georgia College in 2018. Before the pictures went viral, Rachael was already under controversy after her former high school classmate accused her on TikTok of bullying her and other students for dating Black men. Other TikTok users then exposed Rachael for liking social media photos of her friends in culturally insensitive costumes and with Confederate flags.
Chris came under controversy after he was interviewed about the scandal by Season 13 Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay on Extra. During the interview, Chris asked fans to give Rachael “grace” and explained that he didn’t find the Antebellum party photos offensive because they just looked like pictures a college student takes at a party. Harrison also questioned whether the photos would be considered racially insensitive in 2018 when they were taken. After the interview, many fans slammed Harrison and accused him of excusing Rachael’s behavior.
ABC confirmed in March 2021 that Chris wouldn’t host Season 17 of The Bachelorette and would be replaced by Tayshia and Kaitlyn. “Chris Harrison will not be hosting the next season of The Bachelorette,” ABC said in a statement at the time. “We support Chris in the work that he is committed to doing. In his absence, former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will support the new Bachelorette through next season. As we continue the dialogue around achieving greater equity and inclusion within The Bachelor franchise, we are dedicated to improving the BIPOC representation of our crew, including among the executive producer ranks. These are important steps in effecting fundamental change so that our franchise is a celebration of love that is reflective of our world.” He officially retired as the Bachelor Nation’s host in June 2021.
Where is Bachelor in Paradise filmed?
Where was Bachelor in Paradise 2023 filmed? Since Season 2, Bachelor in Paradise has been filmed at the Playa Escondida Resort in Sayulita, a town in Vallarta-Nayarit, Mexico. (Season 1 was filmed at the Casa Palapa resort in Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.) According to the hotel’s website, Playa Escondida is a secluded, beachfront resort surrounded by hills, a 350-foot coastline and covered with jungle. The resort is located 40 minutes from the Puerto Vallarta International Airport on the Pacific Coast of Nayarit, known as Riviera Nayarit, and is one mile from the town of Sayulita.
The resort offers horseback riding on the beach, yoga, surfing lessons, paddle boarding, whale and dolphin watching, hiking and bike trails, and golf. The hotel also has a spa that offers hot stone therapy, deep tissue massages, four hand massages and facials. The resort also has its own restaurant, which serves dishes like shrimp omelettes (served with local mountain coffee), enchiladas de pollo, mar y tierra (fresh baked lobster with a Sonoran beef filet), coquilles de jaques (giant seared scallops served on half shells with a buerre blanc saffron sauce), scampi (made with giant Mazatlan shrimp and a paprika butter), as well as vegan and vegetarian specialties.
The private beach includes complimentary boogie boards, hidden coves and a thatched beach bar (the same one Wells Adams bartends at on Bachelor in Paradise) that serves tropical fruit cocktails, smoothies and ice-cold beers. The resort also includes several pools, including an infinity edge pool and waterfalls, as well as multiple hillside jacuzzis. Guests can also practice yoga on the yoga platform, which is shaded by a thatched roof and is made of natural stone.
The rooms at the Playa Escondita Resort range from $150 per night to $600 per night, so they’re not cheap. Each room comes with either one or two beds, and can fit one to four people. Prospective guests can also search for rooms that include a jacuzzi, A/C, gold cart or kitchen. Visit playa-escondida.com to book your stay at the Playa Escondida Resort.
Who’s in the Bachelor in Paradise cast for 2023?
Read on for the confirmed list of contestants in the Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 cast so far.
Greer Blitzer – The Bachelor Season 27 (Zach Shallcross)
Brayden Bowers – The Bachelorette Season 20 (Charity Lawson)
Aaron Bryant – The Bachelorette Season 20 (Charity Lawson)
Catherine “Cat” Carter – The Bachelor Season 27 (Zach Shallcross)
Tanner Courtad – The Bachelorette Season 20 (Charity Lawson)
Jess Girod – The Bachelor Season 27 (Zach Shallcross)
Katherine “Kat” Izzo – The Bachelor Season 27 (Zach Shallcross)
Aven Jones – The Bachelorette Season 19 (Gabby Windey & Rachel Recchia)
Sean McLaughlin – The Bachelorette Season 20 (Charity Lawson)
Blake Moynes – The Bachelorette Season 16 (Clare Crawley & Tayshia Adams) & Season 17 (Katie Thurston)
Tyler Norris – The Bachelorette Season 19 (Gabby Windey & Rachel Recchia) & Bachelor in Paradise Season 8
Mercedes Northup – The Bachelor Season 27 (Zach Shallcross)
Rachel Recchia – The Bachelor Season 26 (Clayton Echard) & The Bachelorette Season 19
Kylee Russell – The Bachelor Season 27 (Zach Shallcross)
Brooklyn Willie – The Bachelor Season 27 (Zach Shallcross)
John Henry Spurlock – The Bachelorette Season 20 (Charity Lawson)
Eliza Isichei – The Bachelor Season 26 (Clayton Echard) & Bachelor in Paradise Season 8
Olivia Lewis – The Bachelor Season 27 (Zach Shallcross)
Aaron Schwartzman – The Bachelorette Season 20 (Charity Lawson)
Peter Cappio – The Bachelorette Season 20 (Charity Lawson)
John Buresh – The Bachelorette Season 20 (Charity Lawson)
Sam Jeffries – The Bachelor Season 26 (Clayton Echard)
Will Urena – The Bachelorette Season 18 (Michelle Young)
Genevie Mayo – The Bachelor Season 27 (Zach Shallcross)
Kat and John Henry
Are Kat and John Henry still together from Bachelor in Paradise 2023? Kat Izzo (The Bachelor Season 27) and John Henry Spurlock (The Bachelorette Season 20) were one of two couples who got engaged at the Final Rose Ceremony on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9, according to Reality Steve. The other couple was Aaron Bryant (The Bachelorette Season 20) and Eliza Isichei (The Bachelor Season 26).
In July 2023, Reality Steve tweeted a video of Kat and John Henry at the restaurant Rudee’s on the Inlet in Virginia Beach, where John Henry is from, after Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 finished filming. “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,” he wrote at the time.
Who’s Kat from Bachelor in Paradise 2023?
Katherine “Kat” Izzo is a 27-year-old Registered Nurse from Tampa, Florida. She was a contestant on The Bachelor Season 27 with Zach Shallcross. Read Kat’s biography for The Bachelor Season 27 ahead:
“Katherine is a vibrant go-getter with a witty sense of humor and a glass-half-full attitude. She loves spending time with her nieces and nephews and can’t wait to have a family of her own. Katherine’s career as a registered nurse is extremely important to her, but her No. 1 priority is to find her perfect match. Katherine’s dream man is loyal, trustworthy, a great communicator and, most importantly, her best friend. She is looking for a real man who will enhance her life, and she’s ready to put it all on the line to pursue love.
People tell Katherine that she looks like Julia Roberts all the time.
Katherine doesn’t camp; she only glamps.
Katherine could live off breakfast pastries.”
Who’s John Henry from Bachelor in Paradise 2023?
John Henry Spurlock is a 31-year-old Underwater Welder from Wilmington, North Carolina. He was a contestant on The Bachelorette Season 20 with Charity Lawson. Read John Henry’s biography for The Bachelorette Season 20 ahead:
“John Henry is ready for a love deeper than the ocean. While he’s extremely passionate about his work as an underwater welder, John Henry has yet to find the spark of everlasting love. John Henry is looking for a woman who is trustworthy, adventurous, and has a good sense of humor. His dream is to take his future wife diving, so hopefully Charity is ready for some aquatic exploration. When he’s not working, John Henry loves hitting the gym and jamming out to ASAP Rocky. While John Henry says he can be a bit shy at first, once he opens up, he’s all in. We can’t wait to see if he and Charity hit it off!
John Henry shamelessly loves pumpkin spiced lattes.
John Henry prefers ornamental grasses over flowers.
John Henry has only seen 20 movies – in his whole life.”
Aaron B. and Eliza
Aaron Bryant (The Bachelorette Season 20) and Eliza Isichei (The Bachelor Season 26) were one of two couples who got engaged at the Final Rose Ceremony on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9, according to Reality Steve.
In July 2023, Reality Steve tweeted a video of Aaron B. and Eliza in the lobby of the Vidanta Resort in Vallarta Nayarit, where Bachelor in Paradise films, confirming they ended up together. “This was was taken a few days after filming ended in the Vidanta lobby & posted on an IG story that was sent to me. This is Eliza and Aaron B… Eliza has been back in Germany since filming. But clearly they ended the show together,” Reality Steve tweeted at the time.
Who is Aaron B. from Bachelor in Paradise 2023?
Aaron Bryant is a 30-year-old Software Salesman from Katy, Texas. He was a contestant on The Bachelorette Season 20 with Charity Lawson, where he came in third place. Read Aaron B.’s biography for The Bachelorette Season 20 ahead:
“It’s easy to see what makes Aaron B. such a great catch. His smile lights up every room he walks into, and he wears his heart on his sleeve. Aaron B. is passionate, understanding, patient and a self-proclaimed hopeless romantic. The former football player says he’s truly ready to find his perfect match and hopes his future wife is outgoing, emotionally intelligent and thoughtful. When Aaron B. isn’t hustling at his job in software sales, he loves listening to Tyler, the Creator’s music; reading James Patterson novels; and enjoying some delicious Cajun food. After his last long-term relationship didn’t work out, Aaron B. is excited for the chance to fall in love again and can’t wait for his Bachelorette journey to begin.
Aaron B. taught himself how to play the violin and the piano.
Aaron B. eats peanut butter straight from the jar.
Aaron B. is spheksophobic, aka scared of wasps.”
Who is Eliza from Bachelor in Paradise 2023?
Eliza Isichei is a 27-year-old Marketing Manager from Tampa, Florida. She was a contestant on The Bachelor Season 26 with Clayton Echard and Bachelor in Paradise Season 8. Read Eliza’s biography for The Bachelor Season 26 ahead:
“Gorgeous, educated and well-traveled, Eliza has it all. This intelligent beauty was raised by two loving parents and spent most of her childhood traveling to and from Berlin for her father’s job. Eliza was a late bloomer when it came to dating and spent her adult years prioritizing work over love, but this soft-spoken, educated woman is finally ready to find her husband. Eliza’s parents have been married for 25 years and she looks up to them as role models for love. Eliza is looking for someone cultured, worldly and ready to be her partner. Here’s to hoping for many adventures for Eliza and Clayton!
Eliza loves food festivals.
Eliza loves going to movies by herself.
Eliza and her family visit Switzerland often for vacation.”
Who gets engaged on Bachelor in Paradise 2023?
Who gets engaged on Bachelor in Paradise 2023 and which couples make it to the BIP Season 9 finale? Read on for the two couples that get engaged on Bachelor in Paradise 2023 and if they’re still together.
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