Get in Bachelor Nation members, we’re finally headed back to the beach! And the Golden Gals and Golden Guys of The Golden Bachelor and Golden Bachelorette are coming, too!
It’s been more than a year since Bachelor in Paradise wrapped its ninth season in December 2023 and took a year off. But The Bachelor‘s messiest, most chaotic spin-off is set to return in 2025 with a presumably stacked cast one several major twist.
During The Bachelor Season 29’s three-hour live finale and After The Final Rose event on March 24, franchise host Jesse Palmer made some exciting Paradise announcements. After confirming that The Bachelor Season 29 alum Zoe McGrady is hitting the sand alongside Bachelorette Season 21 contestants Jonathon Johnson and Hakeem Moulton, he welcomed Golden alum Leslie Fhima and Gary Levingston to stage, announcing, “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your newest and first ever Golden Bachelor in Paradise cast members.”
“This is really happening,” Palmer explained. “For the first time ever Golden men and women will be hitting the beaches of Paradise alongside all of your Bachelor and Bachelorette favorites from seasons past. I don’t know if I ever been more excited for anything ever.”
“I cannot wait,” Fhima said. “Beaches are my thing. So I’m very excited, and I’m so excited to be with my old friends, make new friends, and just maybe find out you’re gonna see a lot of familiar faces there.”
Levingston said to expect “a lot of dancing in the sand, but more so than that, laying out the sun and just enjoying the moment and looking for love in all the right places.”
“I am most excited to continue my journey, Jesse, because, I think this is my forte, the beach,” Fhima continued. “And to see my friends. And Gary and I are good friends!”
Before the finale wrapped, Palmer said, “So how is this whole thing gonna work? You’re gonna have to tune in when a whole new season of Bachelor in Paradise premieres this summer on ABC.”
Earlier this year, Deadline reported that Bachelor in Paradise is bringing on a new showrunner, Scott Teti, who was an EP on reality series like Claim to Fame and Summer House. While we have yet to see a single episode of Paradise it’s clear things are already majorly shaking up.
After Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 ended in heartbreak here’s hoping Season 10’s cast has better luck finding lasting love at the beach. While we wait more updates, be sure to follow @bachelorinparadise on Instagram and check out the rest of Decider’s Bachelor finale coverage here.
The Bachelor Season 29 is now streaming on Hulu.
