The fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise premiered on August 7, 2018. Chris Harrison reprised his role from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette as the host of the show.
Production
Casting During the Women Tell All of the twenty-second season of The Bachelor, host Chris Harrison announced that Bekah Martinez was scheduled to be in Paradise for the upcoming season, but a few months later, she declined to join, due to having a boyfriend.
For the first time, it was announced past contestants from the international versions of The Bachelor franchise will join the cast similar to The Bachelor Winter Games and the Australian version.
On June 26, 2018, the cast of season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise was announced.
After Wills Reid was eliminated during week 7, it was announced that he would be joining the season 5 cast in Paradise.
It was announced that Colton Underwood will be joining the cast of season 5 in Paradise after he was eliminated during week 8 after the hometown dates.
Wells Adams returned as the bartender alongside Yuki Kimura from The Bachelor Japan and The Bachelor Winter Games.
The Bachelor On Tuesday, September 4, 2018 it was revealed that Colton Underwood will be on season 23 of The Bachelor as the next bachelor. There was much speculation that second runner-up Jason Tartick would be the next bachelor and there were many posts on Twitter asking why Jason wasn't going to be the bachelor. It was the third top trending post on Twitter that day.
Contestants NameAgeResidenceFromArrivedOutcomeChris Randone 30 Orlando, Florida The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 EngagedKrystal Nielson 30 San Diego, CaliforniaThe Bachelor – Arie Week 1Jordan Kimball 26 Crystal River, Florida The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 EngagedJenna Cooper 29 Raleigh, North Carolina The Bachelor – Arie Week 2Kamil Nicalek 30 Monroe, New York The Bachelorette – Becca Week 3 RelationshipAnnaliese Puccini 33 San Francisco, California The Bachelor – Arie Week 1Kevin Wendt 34 Waterloo, Ontario The Bachelorette Canada – JasmineThe Bachelor Winter Games Week 1 Split Week 6Astrid Loch 28 Tampa, Florida The Bachelor – Nick Week 1Jordan Mauger 34 Auckland, New Zealand The Bachelor New ZealandThe Bachelor Winter Games Week 4 Split Week 6Cassandra Ferguson 26 Detroit, Michigan The Bachelor — Juan PabloBachelor in Paradise — Season 2 Week 4 Robby Hayes 29 Los Angeles, California The Bachelorette – JoJoBachelor in Paradise — Season 4 Week 5 Split Week 6Shushanna Mkrtychyan 30 Salt Lake City, Utah The Bachelor — Ben H. Bachelor in Paradise — Season 3 Week 4 John Graham 28 San Francisco, California The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1Split Week 6Olivia Goethals 24 Chicago, Illinois The Bachelor – Arie Week 4 Diggy Moreland 32 Chicago, Illinois The Bachelorette – RachelBachelor in Paradise — Season 4 Week 5 Week 5Joe Amabile 32 Chicago, Illinois The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1Split Week 5Kendall Long 26 Los Angeles, California The Bachelor – Arie Week 1Eric Bigger 30 Baltimore, Maryland The Bachelorette – RachelThe Bachelor Winter Games Week 1Week 5 (Quit)Angela Amezcua 28 Greenville, South Carolina The Bachelor – Nick Week 1Week 4Chelsea Roy 29 Portland, Maine The Bachelor – Arie Week 1 Week 4Christen Whitney 26 Tulsa, Oklahoma The Bachelor – Nick Bachelor in Paradise — Season 4 Week 4Week 4Colton Underwood 26 Denver, Colorado The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Split Week 4Tia Booth 26 Little Rock, Arkansas The Bachelor – Arie Week 1Benoit Beauséjour-Savard 31 Montreal, Quebec, Canada The Bachelorette Canada – JasmineThe Bachelor Winter Games Week 3 Week 3Connor Obrochta 25 St. Petersburg, Florida The Bachelorette – Becca Week 3 Week 3David Ravitz 26 Boca Raton, Florida The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1Week 3Leo Dottavio 31 Los Angeles, California The Bachelorette – Becca Week 3 Week 3 Jubilee Sharpe 27 Miami, Florida The Bachelor — Ben H.Bachelor in Paradise — Season 3 Week 2 Week 3 (Quit)Kenny Layne 36 Las Vegas, Nevada The Bachelorette – Rachel Week 1Week 3 (Quit)Bibiana Julian 30 Miami, Florida The Bachelor – ArieThe Bachelor Winter Games Week 1Week 2Caroline Lunny 27 Fort Lauderdale, Florida The Bachelor – Arie Week 2Week 2D'Nysha "Nysha" Norris 30 Anderson, South Carolina The Bachelor – Arie Week 1 Week 2Jacqueline Trumbull 27 New York, New York The Bachelor – Arie Week 2 Week 2Wills Reid 29 Los Angeles, California The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Week 1Nick Spetsas 27 Palm Coast, Florida The Bachelorette – Becca Week 1 Week 1
Elimination table PlaceContestantWeek1234561-6 ChrisDateInInInDateEngaged KrystalDateInDateInDateEngaged Jordan K.InDateInInDateEngaged JennaWaitDateDateInDateEngagedKamilWaitDateDate InRelationship AnnalieseInLastDateLast InRelationship7-8 KevinInInInDateInSplit AstridInInInDateInSplit9-14 Jordan M.WaitInDateSplit CassandraWaitDateDateSplit RobbyWaitDateSplit ShushannaWaitDateDateSplit JohnInDateLastDateLastSplit OliviaWaitDateDateSplit15 DiggyWaitOut16-17 JoeInInInInSplit KendallInInDateInSplit18 EricInInDateDateQuit19-21 AngelaInInDateOut ChelseaInInInOut ChristenWaitOut22-23 ColtonLastInDateSplit TiaDateInDateSplit24-26BenoitWaitOutConnorWaitOut DavidInInOut27LeoWaitOut28 JubileeWaitDateQuit29 KennyDateDateQuit30-33 BibianaInOut CarolineWaitOut JacquelineWaitOut NyshaInOut34-35 NickOut WillsOut
Key The contestant is male. The contestant is female. The contestant went on a date and gave out a rose at the rose ceremony. The contestant went on a date and got a rose at the rose ceremony. The contestant gave or received a rose at the rose ceremony, thus remaining in the competition. The contestant received the last rose. The contestant went on a date and received the last rose. The contestant went on a date and was eliminated. The contestant was eliminated. The contestant went on a date and was eliminated. The contestant voluntarily left the show. The couple had a date, then broke up and were eliminated. The couple decided to stay together and won the competition. The contestant had to wait before appearing in paradise. The contestant split, but later got back together.
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