Bachelor in Paradise season 10 has officially announced 16 week 1 contestants, including Alexe Godin, Bailey Brown, Brian Autz, Dale Moss, Hakeem Moulton, Jeremy Simon, Jess Edwards, Jonathon Johnson, Justin Glaze, Kat Izzo, Kyle Howard, Lexi Young, Ricky Marinez, Sam McKinney, Spencer Conley, and Zoe McGrady. Later, Sean McLaughlin, Lea Cayanan, and Allyshia Gupta were revealed in a promo.
Reality Steve later revealed that Susie Evans, Parisa Shifteh, Jill Chin, Alli Jo Hinkes, and Andrew Spencer will be joining the cast. In addition, ten Golden contestants were announced, including April Kirkwood, Charles "CK" King, Gary Levingston, Jack Lencioni, Kathy Swarts, Keith Gordon, Kim Buike, Leslie Fhima, Natascha Hardee, and Ralph "RJ" Johnson. Reality Steve also confirmed that Faith Martin and Nancy Hulkower went to Costa Rica.
Although these Bachelor in Paradise season 10 contestants' main goal should be to find love, some of their past conflicts with each other mean that there will inevitably be drama among the cast members. Here are five of the biggest feuds that could explode during Bachelor in Paradise season 10.
1 Jeremy Simon Vs. Brian Autz
Jeremy & Brian Clashed Over A Car & Jenn Tran
One duo whose past drama could carry over into Bachelor in Paradise season 10 is Jeremy and Brian from Jenn Tran's Bachelorette season. During Jenn's premiere night, Jeremy impressed her by pulling up in a red sports car.
However, during Jeremy and Jenn's one-on-one time in the car, Brian stole the keys, and then Jenn, away from him. Jeremy didn't want to fight in front of Jenn on night one, so he stepped away from the argument. The issue was never fully resolved between the two of them, so it's highly possible that it could continue when they see each other again.
Jenn sent Brian home during The Bachelorette season 21 week 2, but Jeremy made it all the way to her hometown dates. Although Jeremy came out ahead of Brian during Jenn's season, it's going to be interesting to see if they end up competing for the same woman again in Paradise. Hopefully, both men can be mature about their past, and focus on finding love instead of one-upping each other.
2 Zoe McGrady Vs. Alli Jo Hinkes
Zoe Had Conflict With Many Of The Bachelor Season 29 Women
During The Bachelor season 29 starring Grant Ellis, Zoe was painted as a villain during episode 2, when she stole him away for an extended period of time during a basketball-themed group date. During a slam dunk contest, Zoe forfeited her turn, and instead planned some one-on-one time with Grant on the roof of the building.
This shocked and outraged the other women, who felt that Zoe had overstepped because she took up all of the time during the slam dunk contest and most of the women didn't have the chance to participate. Alli Jo was especially enraged, and this conflict boiled over when they played basketball during the date.
Later, Zoe interrupted Juliana Pasquarosa's one-on-one moment with Grant, which prompted Alli Jo to lament that she hadn't even talked to him yet, but Zoe had talked to him all day. Alli Jo said in her confessional that Zoe was being extremely disrespectful, and that everyone was annoyed and fed up with her. Alli Jo then decided to interrupt Grant and Zoe's time, as some of the other women cheered her on.
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This led to a tug-of-war between Alli Jo and Zoe, as Alli Jo asked if she could steal Grant away, and Zoe requested two more minutes. Grant told Zoe that he'd be back. Zoe then returned to interrupt Alli Jo so that she could say good night to Grant, and he left Alli Jo to go back to Zoe.
Alli Jo said in her confessional that she was feeling rage, and she then yelled at Zoe, asking her what her problem was. However, Zoe had the last laugh because she made it all the way to Grant's final 3 women without ever having been on a one-on-one date, while he sent Alli Jo home the following week.
In addition, there could be drama if they both decide that they want to date the same man like they did during Grant's season. It's easy to imagine them once again fighting for time with one of the guys.
3 Susie Evans Vs. Justin Glaze
The Couple Broke Up In August 2024
The Bachelor season 26 winner Susie and The Bachelorette season 17 runner-up Justin Glaze didn't find lasting love with Clayton Echard and Katie Thurston, but they did date each other after becoming close friends. They connected in December 2022 when Justin asked Susie to help him film a video for work. They then sparked a lot of romance rumors with their sweet social media posts.
In January 2024, Susie and Justin confirmed their relationship, but they broke up in August 2024. They wanted to keep their split private. In September 2024, they were seen sitting next to each other in the audience of Dancing With The Stars season 33 premiere, where they cheered on contestant Jenn.
Bachelor In Paradise season 10 is finally back this summer, but I'm concerned that the show's big new twist is going to ruin the whole series.
Justin was announced as one of the week 1 Bachelor in Paradise season 10 contestants, while Susie was revealed as a contestant by Reality Steve. Although they seem to be on good terms, it might be difficult for them to watch each other date other people during Bachelor in Paradise season 10. The reality of seeing each other move on might be too much for them to handle.
Hopefully, Justin and Susie's friendship will be able to survive the pressures of dating on the beach. However, it's also possible that this could ruin their friendship. It would be sad to see Susie and Justin's relationship end permanently, but perhaps they might reconcile in Costa Rica.
4 Sam McKinney Vs. Everyone
Sam Was One Of The Bachelorette Season 21's Biggest Villains
Considering that Sam was one of the worst villains in Bachelor Nation history, it was a shock when he was cast in Bachelor in Paradise season 10. He behaved very badly on Jenn's season, having conflicts with both the leading lady and his fellow contestants.
Later in the season, Sam hurt Jenn's feelings again when he told her on a group date that he almost didn't even come to The Bachelorette. He added that, when he got out of the limousine, he felt that she wasn't his type, and he thought that the Bachelorette was going to be Daisy Kent or Maria Georgas.
Although Sam was trying to say that then he connected with Jenn, this was hurtful because those two women were expected to be the lead, and some fans felt that the show settled for Jenn when they turned it down.
In addition, despite Sam's insistence that he was there to "keep the main thing the main thing," he spent a lot of his time bullying some of the other men, including eventual winner Devin Strader and Sam Nejad. He even said in his confessional that he'd snap Devin in half, and if it was a competition, he'd step on his neck.
It's highly probable that none of the men from Jenn's season will want anything to do with Sam because they saw how he treated people during their season. Hopefully, they'll ignore him and let him dig himself into a hole once again if he hasn't learned from his past mistakes, instead of wasting their time arguing with him.
It's likely, though, that if Sam steps out of line, some of Jenn's contestants might stand up to him because they're tired of his antics. tHowever, it's also possible that he could end up with a beautiful redemption story like so many Bachelor Nation villains before him.
5 April Kirkwood Vs. Kathy Swarts & Nancy Hulkower
The ASKN Ladies Had A Falling Out
During The Golden Bachelor season 1, good friends April Kirkwood, Susan Noles, Kathy Swarts, and Nancy Hulkower formed a group called the ASKN Ladies, using the first letter of each of their first names to come up with the name. Their motto was, "If you're askin', we're tellin'." They later appeared in Joey Graziadei's Bachelor season as the hosts of a talent show group date.
However, shortly after their Bachelor season 28 appearance, which filmed in fall 2023, the women had a falling out, which left April on the outs of the group. The ASKN ladies had planned a trip to St. Martin, but, when April had to back out of the trip, things apparently went south between her and the other women.
April stated that people from Texas and Pennsylvania, which are Kathy and Susan's home states, were bothering her about why she wasn't going to St. Martin, and she explained herself, despite saying it was none of their business.
April also stated that only three people (Susan, Nancy, and Kathy) knew that she had canceled on them for the trip, and she even offered to pay for any fees that she might've cost them. April added, "So whoever sent you, please respect me and don't follow me for their dark dealings."
April then accused the other ASKN ladies of bullying her, saying, "This is adult bullying and it is a low dense energy. This is a poor example of what adult females should act like."
April then compared herself to her fellow Golden Bachelor contestant, Theresa Nist, who Kathy infamously told to "Zip it," when she felt that she was oversharing about her relationship with Gerry. She continued, "I seriously feel like I'm on the Golden Bachelor part two and I'm the new Theresa being targeted. Shame on you."
April later publicly apologized for her words in an interview on the She's All Bach podcast (via Us Weekly), stating that it wasn't personal and she was just "salvaging my identity." She also claimed that she reached out to Susan, Kathy, and Nancy before she took to social media. April added that she could work with them any time, and that she loves them.
For her part, Kathy responded to the April vs. ASKN drama on the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast. She explained, "We were a group of fearless women who took this on, and the fact remains — we’re all women. As time goes on, you get to know people better and I think that’s just a natural part of life…I am friends with everybody on the show…"
Kathy then seemed to allude to her falling out with April, stating, "If there’s somebody particular that you’re asking me about, I just think that natural selection takes over." Kathy also stated, "I think, like any other season, when you have a bunch of women who are trying to date one man, things happen and people aren’t necessarily themselves. That’s life, it goes on."
Now that April, Kathy, and Nancy will be Bachelor in Paradise season 10 contestants, it's going to be very interesting to see how they interact with each other in Costa Rica. (Susan won't be participating because she's in a relationship).
While Nancy is more reserved, Kathy and April aren't afraid to speak their minds, so there could be conflict if they haven't spoken since their argument. However, April, Kathy, and Nancy could also end up resolving their feud in Paradise, which would be beautiful to see.
