This summer, Bachelor in Paradise is getting a glow-up thanks to a bevy of Goldens stepping onto the sand.
As you know, we’re huge fans of the Golden Bachelor spinoffs here at Katie Couric Media, and when we realized there were quite a few viewers among you, we tapped ABC for some insider info. We just got our hands on an exclusive new teaser for Bachelor in Paradise season 10, which premieres next month and features some older contestants for the first time ever.
We already knew Goldens Leslie Fhima and Gary Levingston would be on the season. But now we have exclusive footage from ABC that confirms some of the older romance-seekers competing for their place in Costa Rica.
The first familiar face we see is Kathy Swarts, the tough cookie from Gerry’s season (who also co-hosts a Bachelor podcast with her former co-contestant Susan Noles), proclaiming she will find love here “at least once…two or three times, maybe.” The clip shows her popping a bottle of champagne while a handsome man waits in a hot tub behind her. That handsome man is Keith, whom we fell hard for during Joan’s season of The Golden Bachelorette. You’ll recall he received Joan’s first impression rose (and an early-season kiss!), but was sadly eliminated before hometowns. We always hoped he’d get another chance.
We also see Gary and Natascha, from Gerry’s season, hitting it off, as well as Leslie and Captain Kim enjoying some time in the ocean. Finally, we see April from Gerry’s season, getting emotional with a younger man — that would be Jonathon from Jenn Tran’s season of Bachelorette. We don’t know what they were discussing, but we’re certainly interested, and we wouldn’t be surprised if she sparked romance with a younger man. We can also confirm that Joan’s former flames RJ and CK will be on the season.
We also have the official promotional image for the season to exclusively debut right here, and it promises a lot of fun, sun, and sips:
Watch the clip, get excited, and mark your calendars for July 7, when the season hits the small screen. Do note: The Goldens won’t arrive during week 1, so the patience you’re exercising right now will have to stretch a little longer.
