'Golden' contestants to take part in summer spinoff dating show 'Bachelor in Paradise'
'Golden' contestants to take part in summer spinoff dating show 'Bachelor in Paradise'
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"Golden Bachelorette" Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple explain to USA TODAY's Bryan Alexander why they aren't rushing to wed after the final rose.
The "Golden" contestants from the "Bachelor" franchise will have another chance at love this summer.
During the finale and "After the Final Rose" for Grant Ellis' season of "The Bachelor" Monday night, host Jesse Palmer called in some friends from the audience to make a surprise announcement.
Gary Levingston (from Joan Vassos' inaugural season of "The Golden Bachelorette") and Leslie Fhima (Gerry Turner's "Golden Bachelor" runner-up) helped reveal that the upcoming season of "Bachelor in Paradise" wouldn't just be a young man's game.
As it turns out, the spinoff show — which went dark as it took an unexplained break last year — will be back with not only its usual cast of contestants who didn't end up with a lead on "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" but also their counterparts on the "Golden" shows, who are 55 and up.
All on the beach at the same time, though? Well, the franchise is keeping things hush-hush for now. (And it's very possible the showrunners themselves don't know what the format will be.)
"You're going to have to tune in to find out" how the show will work with seemingly two separate casts, Palmer told viewers.
In publicity materials released by ABC following Ellis' finale, it sounds like the casts from all four shows will mingle on the same set. "'Golden' men and women will be hitting the beach alongside all your 'Bachelor' and 'Bachelorette' favorites from seasons past!" the broadcaster promises.
"Paradise" is the long-running dating show's next installment, as the franchise is pulling "The Bachelorette" from its usual spring/summer broadcast slot, with no reason given for the scheduling decision.
Who's going to be on 'Bachelor in Paradise' 2025?
The franchise announced a few of Jenn Tran's exes would be heading to "Paradise" as her season came to a wrap (in disastrous fashion), and one of Ellis' finalists was added to the lineup Monday night alongside "Golden" alumni. Here is who's confirmed so far:
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