Cast of "Bachelor in Paradise" Announced

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ABC Orders "Bachelor" Spin-off "Bachelor in Paradise"
Mar 21, 2014
by Natalie Abrams


Get ready for more "Bachelor"! ABC has ordered "Bachelor in Paradise", another spin-off from the network's popular reality dating series, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

Similar to the canceled "Bachelor Pad", former contestants will come together to find love. This time, however, they're on a remote island, according to Entertainment Weekly, which first reported the news.



"The romantic dating series will feature new twists, shocking surprises, unexpected guests and some of the most unlikely relationships in Bachelor history, plus all the usual romance, drama and tears we've come to expect from the Bachelor franchise," according to a logline.

"It all comes together in the romantic television event of the summer."



"Bachelor" host Chris Harrison will return to host the new spin-off.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/ABC-Bach...e-1079572.aspx

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Meet the Cast of "Bachelor in Paradise"
Jun 4, 2014
by Robyn Ross


A new wave of "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" alums are returning to TV for another shot at love. "Bachelor in Paradise", which premieres August 4 on ABC, features previous contestants sharing a house in an isolated romantic paradise.

Unlike "Bachelor Pad", known for its drunken debacles, hook-ups, competitions and prize money, this installment is simply about finding love.



Check out the cast as it stands now:

(Three more men from Andi's current season will be announced later)







Clare Crawley
Season: 18 with Juan Pablo Galavis
Known for: Telling Juan Pablo off after she was rejected in the final rose ceremony.
Most likely to fall for: Robert Graham





AshLee Frazier
Season: 17 with Sean Lowe
Known for: Claiming Sean said he had no feelings for anyone but her in the fantasy suite.
Most likely to fall for: Graham Bunn





Sarah Herron
Season: 17 with Sean Lowe
Known for: Her heart-breaking exit when Sean let her go before Week 6's rose ceremony. (She was also on our previous casting wish list.)
Most likely to fall for: Ben Scott





Daniella McBride
Season: 17 with Sean Lowe
Known for: We'll get back to you on that one. (She was unceremoniously eliminated the same week as Sarah Herron)
Most likely to fall for: Ben Scott.





Lacy Faddoul
Season: 17 with Juan Pablo Galavis
Known for: Nothing because she was eliminated Night 1
Most likely to fall for: Graham Bunn






Michelle Kujawa
Season: 14 with Jake Pavelka, Bachelor Pad 1
Known for: Getting eliminated mid-date after forcing Jake to kiss her; fighting with fan-favorite Tenley.
Most likely to fall for: No one





Elise Mosca
Season: 17 with Juan Pablo Galavis
Known for: Swapping her barely-there costume with Lucy so she wouldn't have to strip down for the photo-shoot in Week 2.
Most likely to fall for: Someone from Andi's season





Ben Scott
Season: 9 with Desiree Hartsock
Known for: Getting the first-impression rose after exiting the limo with his son on Night 1. Then getting eliminated in themost awkward two-on-one with Michael.
Most likely to fall for: Daniella McBride





Robert Graham
Season: 9 with Desiree Hartsock.
Known for: Getting the boot in Week 2 when he didn't remember that he dated Des' old roommate!
Most likely to fall for: AshLee Frazier






Graham Bunn
Season: 4 with DeAnna Pappas, Bachelor Pad 2
Known for: Choosing to exit the show and leaving DeAnna in tears; teaming up with Michelle Money, but losing to Holly Durst and Michael Stagliano in the finale.
Most likely to fall for: Sarah Herron

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Cast-Bac...e-1082518.aspx

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"Bachelor in Paradise" Reveals Its Major Twist — Plus: Meet the Full Cast
by Rebecca Iannucci
July 14, 2014


"Bachelor in Paradise" just got a little more dramatic.

The ABC reality show, which bows in three weeks and gives 25 former Bachelor/Bachelorette rejects another shot at finding love/”love,” has revealed a rose ceremony twist that promises to shake things up.



The first group of contestants to arrive in Tulum, Mexico will include eight women and six men — an intentionally uneven number that will automatically send two women home, empty-handed, after the first rose ceremony.

In the next episode, two new men will show uplooking for love, and each subsequent episode will alternate between two new men and women joining the cast, promising to tinker with any True Love hook-ups.

In a nutshell? These contestants shouldn’t fall for each other too hard or too fast.







Here are the 14 men and women initially arriving in Paradise, accompanied by the name of the Bachelor(/ette) who previously sent them packing:

AshLee Frazier (Sean Lowe)
Ben Scott (Desiree Hartsock)
Clare Crawley (Juan Pablo Galavis)
Daniella McBride (Lowe)
Dylan Petit (Andi Dorfman)
Elise Mosca (Galavis)
Graham Bunn (DeAnna Pappas)
Lacy Faddoul (Galavis)
Marcus Grodd (Dorfman)
Marquel Martin (Dorfman)
Michelle Kujawa (Jake Pavelka)
Michelle Money (Brad Womack)
Robert Graham (Hartsock)
Sarah Herron (Lowe)





And here are the late arrivals, who will show up in alternating pairs throughout the season:

Brooks Forester (Hartsock)
Chris Bukowski (Emily Maynard)
Christy Hansen (Galavis)
Cody Sattler (Dorfman)
Danielle Ronco (Galavis)
Jackie Parr (Lowe)
Jesse Kovacs (Jillian Harris)
Kalon McMahon (Maynard)
Lucy Aragon (Galavis)
Tasos Hernandez (Dorfman)
Zack Kalter (Hartsock)




"Bachelor in Paradise" premieres Monday, Aug. 4 at 8/7c.

http://tvline.com/2014/07/14/bachelo...t-preview-abc/

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http://jezebel.com/bachelor-contesta...-to-1616280959

Was Clare the victim of reality TV editing? PLUS: Delving into the “largely nuts” cast.