Bachelor in Paradise alums Sam McKinney and Alli Jo Hinkes are officially an item.
“Sometimes… You just gotta do it your damn self,” Sam, 28, and Alli Jo, 31, wrote via a joint Instagram post shared to both their accounts on Monday, July 28, alongside a carousel of PDA photos featuring the pair all cuddled up. “Be a force and #StayRelentless.”
In one pic, Sam can be seen wrapping his arms around Alli Jo with one hand on her stomach and another on her shoulder. The pair smile for the camera as Alli Jo rests her body into Sam, placing her hands on his arm.
In another, Alli Jo leans back while Sam plants a kiss on her lips, his hand around her chin and neck. Sam also included a solo pic of Alli Jo, smiling and giving the camera the “peace” sign, in their relationship hard launch.
Bachelor Nation fans first met Sam during the July 2024, season 21 premiere of The Bachelorette, when he received a first impression rose from lead Jenn Tran. He was ultimately eliminated from the show that August after he struggled to answer questions about Jenn outside of their physical bond during a group date.
“My time on The Bachelorette is over. I really want to take this time to say thank you,” Sam said via an Instagram video shortly after his elimination. “I want to start at the top with Jenn for showing me that I was capable of loving again. After my past, that’s something that I’m extremely grateful for.” (Sam had previously revealed a former fiancée had cheated on him during their engagement.)
Sam then appeared on season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise in 2025, where he met Alli Jo, who fans first came to know on Season 29 of The Bachelor. (She was later eliminated during the third rose ceremony.)
“If I got asked to do Paradise and I was single at that point in my life … possibly,” Alli Jo exclusively told Us Weekly in March 2025 of the possibility of her joining the reality dating series. “We will see.”
Fans and friends of the new couple were thrilled to see their relationship hard launch, taking to the comments section to congratulate the loved-up pair.
“It happened?!?!? 😍😍😍” Bachelor Nation host Jesse Palmer wrote.
“If you want something done the right way, do it yourself,” The Golden Bachelor’s Kathy Swarts commented.
“The main thing is officially the main thing bb,” Bachelor’s Juliana Pasquarosa wrote.
