It's Wild How Many 'Bachelor' And 'Bachelorette' Contestants Have Dated Actual Celebs

Over the years, ABC's The Bachelor and The Bachelorette contestants have become their own type of celebrity. (Instagram fame, amirite?) They’ve amassed huge followings, starred on other reality TV shows and signed with some of the biggest talent agencies in the U.S. (Yes, I’m talking about Tyler Cameron.) And with that fame comes proximity to even more famous people, which has led to the formation of some ~relationships~.

It all really dates back to Juan Pablo’s season of The Bachelor, when social media became a dominant force. Now, contestants are sliding into DMs, leaving flirty comments on Insta posts and asking the most famous fans of the reality dating show to be on their podcast. It’s truly a phenomenon—and it’s how most of these Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants started dating actual celebrities.