Bachelor in Paradise (Season 5)

The **5th season** of *Bachelor in Paradise* premiered on August 7, 2018.

Chris Harrison reprised his role from *The Bachelor* and *The Bachelorette* as host of the show.

The winners of the fifth season were Chris Randone and Krystal Nielson, Jordan Kimball and Jenna Cooper, and Kamil Nicalek and Annaliese Puccini.

## Production

As with the previous season, filming took place in the town of Sayulita, located in Vallarta-Nayarit, Mexico.

### Casting and contestants

During the **Women Tell All** of the 22nd season of *The Bachelor*, host Chris Harrison announced that Bekah Martinez was scheduled to be in *Paradise* for the upcoming season, but a few months later, she declined to join, due to having a boyfriend.

For the first time, it was announced past contestants from the international versions of *The Bachelor* franchise will join the cast similar to *The Bachelor Winter Games* and the Australian version. On June 26, 2018, the cast of season 5 of *Bachelor in Paradise* was announced.

After Wills Reid was eliminated during week 7, it was announced that he would be joining the season 5 cast in *Paradise*.

It was announced that Colton Underwood would be joining the cast of season 5 in *Paradise* after he was eliminated during week 8 after the hometown dates.

Wells Adams returned as the bartender alongside Yuki Kimura from *The Bachelor Japan* and *The Bachelor Winter Games*.

## Contestants

Chris Randone
30
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 1
EngagedKrystal Nielson
30
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 1
EngagedJordan Kimball
26
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 1
EngagedJenna Cooper
29
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 2
EngagedKamil Nicalek
30
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 3
RelationshipAnnaliese Puccini
33
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 1
RelationshipKevin Wendt
30
The Bachelorette Canada
Entered in week 1
Split in week 6Astrid Loch
27
The Bachelor (Season 21)
Entered in week 1
Split in week 6John Graham
28
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 1
Split in week 6Olivia Goethals
24
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 4
Split in week 6Jordan Mauger
34
The Bachelor New Zealand
Entered in week 4
Split in week 6Cassandra Ferguson
26
The Bachelor (Season 18)
Entered in week 4
Split in week 6Robby Hayes
29
The Bachelorette (Season 12)
Entered in week 5
Split in week 6Shushanna Mkrtychyan
30
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 4
Split in week 6Kenneth "Diggy" Moreland
32
The Bachelorette (Season 13)
Entered in week 5
Eliminated in week 5Joe Amabile
31
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 1
Split in week 5Kendall Long
26
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 1
Split in week 5Eric Bigger
30
The Bachelorette (Season 13)
Entered in week 1
Quit in week 5Christen Whitney
26
The Bachelor (Season 21)
Entered in week 4
Eliminated in week 4Chelsea Roy
30
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 4Angela Amezcua
27
The Bachelor (Season 21)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 4Colton Underwood
26
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 1
Split in week 4Tia Booth
26
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 1
Split in week 4Benoit Beauséjour-Savard
30
The Bachelorette Canada
Entered in week 3
Eliminated in week 3Connor Obrochta
25
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 3
Eliminated in week 3David Ravitz
25
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 3Leo Dottavio
31
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 3
Disqualified in week 3Kenny Layne
36
The Bachelorette (Season 13)
Entered in week 1
Quit in week 3Jubilee Sharpe
27
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 2
Quit in week 3Bibiana Julian
31
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 2Caroline Lunny
27
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 2
Eliminated in week 2Jacqueline Trumbull
27
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 2
Eliminated in week 2Nysha Norris
31
The Bachelor (Season 22)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 2Wills Reid
29
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 1Nick Spetsas
27
The Bachelorette (Season 14)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 1

## Episodes

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 For one couple, the woman has been ready to get engaged from the moment they met, while her love-at-first-sight hasn't been moving quite as fast. However, he seems eager to catch up so only time will tell if his feelings will get there in time to give her a storybook ending. For another couple, the journey hasn't been easy with others attempting to come between them. Despite temptation, they haven't given up yet. The final couple is surely in love but has a lot of doubts.

## Where are they now?

Since the show Jordan has ended his engagement to Jenna when text messages of her relationship with another man surfaced. Jenna continues to say that they are fabricated, but Jordan believes in his heart that they are not.

Jenna is married to Karl Hudson IV. They have a daughter, Presley Belle (May 30, 2020 (2020-05-30) (age 3)).

Jordan is married to Christina Creedon.

Krystal and Chris were married on in an intimate ceremony officiated by Chris Harrison at the Vidanta Hotel in Puerto Vallarta. On February 14, 2020, they announced that they had mutually decided to separate.

At the **After Paradise** show, Annaliese and Kamil broke up.

John and Olivia continued to talk after *Paradise*, but ultimately chose to be friends.

Despite breaking up in *Paradise*, Kendall and Joe decided to give their relationship another try. On January 29, 2020, the couple announced that they are no longer together.

Astrid and Kevin also decided to give their relationship a second try. They got engaged on August 28, 2019 and were married on October 28, 2022. They have two sons, August (November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20) (age 2)) and Nash (October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) (age 0)).

Colton was in a relationship with Cassie Randolph whom he met on his season of *The Bachelor*. On May 29, 2020, Cassie and Colton announced on both of their Instagrams that they have broken up. On April 14, 2021, during an interview on Good Morning America, Colton came out as gay. In December 2021, he announced that he was in a relationship with political strategist Jordan C. Brown. They announced their engagement on February 28, 2022. They were married on May 13, 2023.

Chelsea got engaged to David Gilman in June 2020.

Angela was in a 8-month relationship with Clay Harbor.

## The Rings

**Chris & Krystal**
Handmade in platinum and just over two carats, the ring is a pear-shaped diamond centrally set within a halo of 94 smaller round diamonds.**Jordan & Jenna**
Handmade diamond and platinum ring — with a total diamond weight of over 1.5 carats — is set with a cushion-cut diamond that is further accented with 158 full-cut round diamonds.**Jared & Ashley**
A dazzling 2.4 carat diamond and platinum ring made by Neil Lane.