It’s what you’ve all been longing for. It’s not that pair of jeans you’ve been eyeing, not that guy you always hang out with, not that family size bag of cool ranch Doritos you want to eat all by yourself in one sitting. It’s the return of “Bachelor In Paradise” for its fourth season.
Yes, it’s back. And it’s probably going to be more dramatic than ever. The first bachelors and bachelorettes to step into paradise have been revealed, and the cast list is full of fan favorites and controversial characters from “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” past.
The show returns Tuesday, August, 8 and will air on Mondays thereafter. Only time will tell what goes down between these familiar faces. In the meantime, take a look at the revealed cast members and predict who may fall in love with each other, who may get into a vicious fight (*cough, cough* Corinne and Taylor), and who will pack up and go after realizing this whole “Bachelor In Paradise” thing is a load of bull.
Raven Gates
Poor, Raven. I thought she was better than this. I really did. Raven was the runner-up on Nick Viall's season of "The Bachelor." She deserves better than "Bachelor In Paradise." She really does.
Corinne Olympios and Taylor Nolan
These two are practically enemies. They were the Chad and Alex, Olivia and Emily, feudal pair of Nick's season of "The Bachelor." Miracles truly do exist if these two don't end up ripping each other's hair out.
Amanda Stanton
Unlike many of the others heading to paradise, Amanda has already been there and done that, and she's back for more. She was in Ben Higgin's season of "The Bachelor" and on the previous season of "Bachelor In Paradise," when she got engaged to Josh Murray--clearly, that didn't work out. Why in the world she would go back to trying to find love in this environment is beyond me. I just feel bad her children have to keep meeting these men on TV.
Vinny Ventiera
Guess who's back, back again? It's another person from the last season of BIP. He was also on Jojo Fletcher's season of "The Bachelorette." Honestly, he had a rough time in paradise. It's a mystery as to why he would want to go back again. At least we can admire his and Amanda's persistence to find love. Who knows, maybe they'll end up together!
Kristina Schulman
Kristina was on Nick's season, and she had a pretty heartbreaking past. Will she find love in paradise? Unlikely, but hopefully she finds it someday because she deserves it.
DeMario Jackson
DeMario recently got booted off Rachel Lindsay's season of "The Bachelorette" for supposedly having a girlfriend and never breaking up with her before going on the show. Rachel showed him the door, and everyone else in paradise probably should, too.
Derek Peth
Another guy from Jojo's season will make an appearance. Derek seemed like a stand-up guy. Nothing too notable about him...yet.
Lacey Mark
Lacey appeared on Nick's season of "The Bachelor," and is another one of those cast members who doesn't really have any juicy gossip attached them (as far as I know).
Danielle Maltby
Danielle projects a sweet, innocent vibe, and should really be anywhere but on this show. She was on Nick's season and seems way too real/normal to partake in such a pasttime.
Nick Benvenutti
Robby Hayes
Ugh, Robby. Jordan's great and all, but I was truly rooting for Robby on Jojo's season (sorry, Jordan). I could see him taking an interest in Amanda or maybe Danielle? We'll see. Team Robby forever.
Alexis Waters
The dolphin girl. How fitting is it that her last name is "Waters?" That cannot be a coincidence. Alexis was on Nick's season and was/is obsessed with dolphins. Now that she'll be in paradise, maybe she'll get to hang out with one while dressed in her shark dolphin costume. Either way, she'll lighten up this season with some laughs.
Ben Zorn
My Bachelor knowledge only stretches as far back as Ben's season of "The Bachelor," so this Ben Zorn guy is a rando to me. He was on Kaitlyn Bristowe's season of "The Bachelorette," and that's all I know.
Jasmine Goode
Jasmine seemed to go a little psycho on Nick's season. She didn't receive a lot of attention from him, but now that there are more guys in the mix, maybe she'll have better luck.
Alex Woytkiw
Too bad his enemy Chad Johnson was already on BIP and is probably never allowed to step foot near any Bachelor-related show again. If Chad was allowed to be on BIP again, though, we'd have two enemy pairs in the mix, which would probably be extremely hazardous. Alex was on Jojo's season and had no luck. We'll see if paradise works its magic for him.
