It’s “almost Paradise!” And during The Bachelorette‘s eventful “Men Tell All” episode on August 27, Bachelor Nation learned that two fan-favorite Season 21 contestants will be headed to the beach for Bachelor in Paradise Season 10: Jonathon Johnson and Hakeem Moulton.
With The Golden Bachelorette‘s debut season premiering this September, the franchise’s most chaotic spin-off, Bachelor in Paradise, has been on hiatus since Season 9 concluded in December 2023. Though ABC has yet to announce an official return date, we do know that Paradise will be back for Season 10 in 2025, and at least two of Jenn Tran’s ex boyfriends will be soaking up the sun and basking in their second shot at finding love.
After Bachelor Nation watched Jenn say goodbye to Season 21’s third runner-up Jonathon Johnson during the Fantasy Suite Week rose ceremony, franchise host Jesse Palmer welcomed him to the studio to chat about his experience on the show, his feelings for Jenn, and more.
After Jonathon opened up about his love for Jenn and his regrets on the show, Jesse said, “You are a great guy and you deserve to find love. Assuming you’re still single…there’s a certain beach that’s going to be opening next summer. So I would hereby like to officially extend to you the very first invite to the beach. What do you say?”
Jonathan excitedly agreed, and fans of wholesome Bachelorette Season 21 contestants will be thrilled to hear that the 27-year-old creative director from Los Angeles, California won’t be alone on the journey.
Later in the “Men Tell All” special, Jesse Palmer extended a second official invite to join Bachelor in Paradise‘s Season 10 cast to the beloved, expressive Hakeem Moulton, a 29-year-old medical device salesman from Schaumberg, Illinois.
After pressuring Hakeem to face his fear of giant spiders again during the “Men Tell All” episode, Jesse joked that he might have to battle some bugs on the beach, and he bravely accepted the challenge.
While we’ll have to wait and see who else is booking tickets to Paradise, we’ll hopefully see some more men from Jenn’s season of The Bachelorette, some women from Joey Graziadei’s Season 28 of The Bachelor, and other Bachelor Nation alums (perhaps some returning Paradise pros). And here’s hoping Paradise bartender Wells Adams is back for Season 10, because we have a feeling he and Hakeem will be fast friends.
As we await more Bachelor in Paradise updates, be sure to tune into the three-hour live Bachelorette finale event on Tuesday, September 3 at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC to see how Jenn Tran’s love story ends.