What We Know About ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Season 7, Because Yes, It’s Actually Happening This August

Starr Bowenbank
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Summer is officially here, folks, which means Bachelor in Paradise is right around the corner. Unfortunately, the 2020 BiP season was scrapped because we were smack-dab in the middle of the pandemic, but since conditions are arguably much better now, a new season is on the way this August!

Since BiP’s arrival is imminent, it’s time for a deep dive on everything we know about the upcoming seventh season. Sink your teeth into the deets below.

There’s Officially a Premiere Date!

If “When does Bachelor in Paradise start?” has been the number one question on your brain these past few weeks, I have good news for you! BiP announced it will return on August 16 on ABC, just in time for you to kiss summer 2021 goodbye.

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ABC Confirmed One Contestant

In January, ABC exec Rob Mills decided to treat fans to one nugget of info and confirmed that Joe Park, MD, who competed on Tayshia Adams’ and Clare Crawley’s season of The Bachelorette, will be on the show—yay!

“We’ve got ourselves a vaccinated Paradisian!!” Mills wrote, retweeting a post about Joe receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. As a reminder, Joe was eliminated in the top 16 of The Bachelorette, so now he has a shot (ha) at finding love on BiP!

Sorry to break it to ya, but the rest of the season 7 cast members of Bachelor in Paradise have yet to be officially announced. But! A bunch of Bachelor Nation people have been hanging out together in similar locations as if filming for the show has already started, according to Mike Johnson:

Oh, btw, we do know the Bachelor in Paradise cast spoilers regardless, which you can check out right this way.

The Show Initially Had Trouble With Casting

Even though Dr. Joe Park said a big YES to the show, not everyone was feeling the franchise when it came time to sign up. According to an E! News report, some Bachelor Nation stars declined spots in Paradise in the wake of a racism controversy and Chris Harrison’s response.

“Casting has begun and some members of Bachelor Nation are apprehensive to sign up,” one source said. “Some are wondering what direction the season will take and are curious if it will strictly focus on contestants falling in love.”

A second source said, “They have put out several asks to Bachelor veterans. Many people are declining due to the current state of Bachelor Nation. A lot of people are removing themselves from the franchise.” The current state of the cast is unknown, but the outlet’s sources added that ABC is “hoping to get Blake Horstmann” on board ASAP.

For what it’s worth, though, Tayshia Adams told Cosmo who some of her picks for this season of BiP are. From her season, Tayshia said she thinks Eazy Nwachukwu and Brendan Morais “would be really fun.”

And as for some women from Matt’s season, Tayshia said:

“I think Chelsea [Vaughn] is stunning. I think she would look so fun on the beach, and she seemed like such a fun girl. I think Pieper [James] would be fun. I think Kit [Keenan] would actually be really entertaining. I don’t know, I feel like it’s a much more relaxed environment and I feel like she could really have fun with it. I feel like she’s spunky. Jessenia [Cruz]. And obviously, you need Victoria [Larson] in there. I mean, what’s Paradise without Victoria?”

And just to add a lil ~spice~, Tayshia says she wouldn’t mind seeing “Peter himself. And Kelley [Flanagan].” Fingers crossed for that drama!

There Will Be Multiple Hosts of Bachelor in Paradise

Prepare to see a bunch of celebs this season of BiP! The show will actually have several celebrities rotating host duties during the show. David Spade has already been named a host, and Reality Steve says that Wells Adams and Sarah Hyland are among the people joining the hosting cast.

“Off yesterday’s news of rotating hosts down in Mexico, Chelsea Handler was supposed to be one of the other ones along with David Spade, but it got pulled last minute. The only other one I know for sure going down to ‘host’ are Wells and Sarah Hyland,” he wrote on Twitter.

After David was announced as a BiP host, Variety also released a report of its own stating that Lil Jon, Titus Burgess, and Lance Bass are joining the cohost lineup as well. Expect shenanigans to ensue!

Filming Began in June 2021

In a spoiler-filled story, Reality Steve revealed that Bachelor in Paradise started filming this summer between Katie Thurston’s and Michelle Young’s seasons of The Bachelorette. “Bachelor in Paradise will film per usual in June at a location that hasn’t been announced yet and will begin airing after Katie’s season is done airing, per usual,” Steve wrote ahead of time.

We’re sadly gonna have to wait a beat before more intel drops, but that’s all we know about BiP season 7 right now—be sure to check back here for any and all updates! Or, you know, head here for major spoilers….

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