Bachelor In Paradise - Season 5 - Potential Contestants - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

Bobette wrote:Sam is in LA with Courtney. I wouldn't be surprised if he's in talks to be on the US BiP. Do we know when that will be filmed?



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AllAboutLove wrote:

Bobette wrote:
Speaking of Jordan, this article suggests he'll be on the next BiP.

At the World Tells All taping, former Bachelor of New Zealand Jordan Mauger eloquently told ET, "I do love Mexico, and I've gotta work on my tan. I love tacos. I think I'll do really well!"

Of course he will sounds like Jordan's acting gigs must have slowed down so reality-tv it is. I'd be fine without seeing him on BIP so soon after WG and would prefer some fresh faces. jmo

Will 'Bachelor in Paradise' Get an International Cast After ‘Winter Games’? It Was Supposed to Last Summer!

Bachelor Winter Games has wrapped its four-episode run, marking the franchise's first foray into mixing contestants from its international iterations in with a U.S. version of a show. But it turns out, that almost happened last summer on Bachelor in Paradise.

Contestant Courtney Dobler of Australia told ET that he was set to head to Mexico for BiP season four, but didn't end up going because of the scandal that shut down the show's production temporarily.

So, what about this summer?

Host Chris Harrison told ET in December, right before Winter Games started filming, "Paradise isn't going anywhere. What I could see is, if this goes really well, this will come back, maybe we're doing this every winter now, and maybe Bachelor in Paradise goes international.... It's in Mexico, anyway! We're already international."

Robert Mills, ABC's Senior Vice President of Alternative Series, Specials and Late-Night Programming, says bringing international contestants into the Paradise mix would also make for more unexpected couples. "The thing about Paradise that's interesting is that a lot of [contestants] know before [the season starts filming] that they're doing Paradise, so those relationships kind of start to form beforehand," he said. "We had talked about, 'It would be interesting to bring in somebody that nobody knows is going to go on.' ... The international component was a way to kind of shake that up a little bit and throw a curve ball in."

The success of Winter Games seems to have cemented that new concept. "The reaction to the foreign cast members [on Winter Games] is great," Mills said. "I think it would be stupid not to use these people ... Cultural differences are so fascinating."

The Winter Games contestants also seem, well, game. At the World Tells All taping, former Bachelor of New Zealand Jordan Mauger eloquently told ET, "I do love Mexico, and I've gotta work on my tan. I love tacos. I think I'll do really well!"

To name a few, The Bachelor has run original versions in the U.S.,  Australia, Sweden, the U.K., China, Japan and Finland. The Bachelorette has had success with original versions in the U.S. and Canada and many more. So, there's a big contestant pool to pull from. Plus, producers from the different variations of the series keep in touch and talk next steps. They all met recently for a multi-day conference.

"It's panels on the different ways the shows are produced," Mills explained. "Talking about what's worked in different territories; it's fascinating. ... A lot of business talk. In Japan, The Bachelor is run on Amazon, [we talked] here's how they do it, here's how we do it, would you ever run the show as a binge-watch type of thing? They were the first ones to do that. So, it was interesting to learn the different ways the shows are produced and for everyone to get to know each other."

Mills doesn't rule out anything when it comes to the future of the franchise's expansion. "I think Bachelor is a brand the same way Marvel, Lucasfilm, Star Trek are," he said. "We've just scratched the surface."

TheWrongReasons wrote:@Bobette I believe US BIP films early-mid June (that’s just off the top of my head, so someone cmiiw). That Sam dude is pretty hot in a douchey way (IMO) - I wouldn’t mind seeing him on BIP

Bobette wrote:Thanks @TheWrongReasons.  Yes I can definitely see Jasmine on next year's show.  I feel like there might be a two-tier system with BiP v BWG, i.e. BWG will attract people who would rather play sports and form relationships while those who are just out to get trashed, wear bikinis and hook up would be better suited to BiP.  Something for all tastes.  

Yes Sam is hot but he's more the BiP tier - doesn't come across as sincere at all as evidenced by the fact that he was set to go on last year's US BiP even though he had a girlfriend at the time (and still does I think?).  On his season he straight up said he was only there to raise his profile and get into acting/presenting so... yeah, Mexico for him IMO.

ETA: Another possible international contestant for either BiP or BWG: Naz (Bach NZ, Jordan's season).  The Bach World YT channel has just uploaded a video of her.  All other videos on the channel are of contestants from BWG.  Co-incidence or pre-casting promos???  Would make sense IMO to have her on to tell "her side" of the coin flipping story.



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GuardianAngel wrote:@notarose Thanks for the info!

I don't know what Corrine has been up to but I think their replacement will be Bekah IMHO.