Bachelor in Paradise (Season 3)

The **3rd season** of *Bachelor in Paradise* premiered on August 2, 2016.

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

The winners of the third season were Evan Bass and Carly Waddell, Grant Kemp and Lace Morris, and Josh Murray & Amanda Stanton.

## Production

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

### Casting and contestants

Lace Morris from the 20th season of *The Bachelor* was the first confirmed contestant for this season. The rest of the cast was announced on June 8, 2016 with returning *Bachelor* and *Bachelorettes* contestants.

## Contestants

Evan Bass
33
The Bachelorette (Season 12)
Entered in week 1
EngagedCarly Waddell
30
The Bachelor (Season 19)
Entered in week 1
EngagedGrant Kemp
27
The Bachelorette (Season 12)
Entered in week 1
EngagedLace Morris
25
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 1
EngagedJosh Murray
31
The Bachelorette (Season 10)
Entered in week 2
EngagedAmanda Stanton
26
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 1
EngagedNick Viall
35
The Bachelorette (Season 10)
Entered in week 1
Split in week 6Jennifer Saviano
26
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 3
Split in week 6Wells Adams
32
The Bachelorette (Season 12)
Entered in week 4
Split in week 6Ashley Iaconetti
28
The Bachelor (Season 19)
Entered in week 3 & week 4
Eliminated in week 3 & Split in week 6Jami Letain
24
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 5
Eliminated in week 5Lauren Himle
26
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 5
Eliminated in week 5Tiara Soleim
27
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 5
Elimined in week 5Brett Melnick
32
The Bachelorette (Season 10)
Entered in week 4
Quit in week 5Shushanna Mkrtychyan
28
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 5
Quit in week 5Izzy Goodkind
24
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 1
Quit in week 5Jared Haibon
27
The Bachelorette (Season 11)
Entered in week 1
Quit in week 5Caila Quinn
24
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 3
Quit in week 5Carl King
32
The Bachelorette (Season 10)
Entered in week 4
Eliminated in week 4Daniel Maguire
31
The Bachelorette (Season 12)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 4Ryan Beckett
34
The Bachelorette (Season 11)
Entered in week 4
Eliminated in week 4Emily Ferguson
23
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 1
Quit in week 4Haley Ferguson
23
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 1
Quit in week 4Vincent "Vinny" Ventiera
28
The Bachelorette (Season 12)
Entered in week 1
Quit in week 4Sarah Herron
29
The Bachelor (Season 17)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 3Brandon Andreen
29
The Bachelorette (Season 9)
Entered in week 2
Eliminated in week 2Christian Bishop
26
The Bachelorette (Season 12)
Entered in week 2
Eliminated in week 2Leah Block
26
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 1Jubilee Sharpe
24
The Bachelor (Season 20)
Entered in week 1
Eliminated in week 1Chad Johnson
28
The Bachelorette (Season 12)
Entered in week 1
Disqualified in week 1
### Future appearances

Nick Viall will be the bachelor on season 21 of *The Bachelor*.

## Episodes

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 Season 3 ends with engagements and heartbreaks. One panicked bachelor voices his concerns to a devastated bachelorette; one vulnerable woman worries that her reserved guy may not reciprocate her feelings; a Southern gentleman introduces his mom to his surprised lady love but she tells them to take it slow.

## Where are they now?

Josh Murray and Amanda Stanton ended their engagement in December 2016.

Lace Morris and Grant Kemp announced their split on November 28, 2016.

Lace Morris is currently in a relationship with Ryan Nelson and they are expecting their first child in March 2024.

Carly Waddell and Evan Bass were married in June 2017, in a beach ceremony in Puerta Vallarta. They have two children, Isabella "Bella" (February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15) (age 5)) and Charles "Charlie" (November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12) (age 4)). On December 23, 2020, they announced they are separating.

Wells Adams is married to actress Sarah Hyland.

Ashley Iaconetti began a relationship with Kevin Wendt whom she met on The Bachelor Winter Games. They broke up shortly after the show ended.

In May 2018, after nearly three years of "will they or won't they?", Ashley and Jared announced that they were dating. They got engaged on June 17, 2018, in Mexico, while filming for the 5th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*. They were married on August 11, 2019 in Rhode Island. They have a son, Dawson (January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31) (age 2)).

Nick was engaged to Vanessa Grimaldi. On August 25, 2017, Nick and Vanessa announced that they had decided to end their engagement. He briefly dated actress January Jones. He is engaged to Nathalie Joy Stephens and they are expecting their first child.

Caila began dating Nick Burrello in 2017. She announced their engagement on January 5, 2020. They got married on May 29, 2021. They have a daughter, Teddi (March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30) (age 0)).

Lauren got engaged to Doug in December 2019. They were married on September 20, 2020. They have two children, Palmer (May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27) (age 2)) and Douglas (May 25, 2023 (2023-05-25) (age 0)).

Daniel was in a relationship with Lacey Mark. They have since ended their relationship.

Sarah is married to Dylan Brown.

Leah is in currently engaged to Ryan Smith.

Emily Ferguson is married to Swedish hockey player William Karlsson. They have a son, Beckham (May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12) (age 0)).

Haley is married to Finnish hockey player Oula Palve. They are expecting their first child, a daughter, in May 2024.

## The Rings

All of the rings are designed by Neil Lane.

**Evan & Carly**
A pear-shaped diamond in a halo setting on split-shank band.**Grant & Lace**
A radiant-cut diamond in a hexagon-shaped double-halo setting.**Josh & Amanda**
A square-cut diamond in a halo setting with pave diamonds on the band.**Evan & Carly**
Carly's new ring is a cushion-cut diamond set in platinum surrounded by diamond halo, set on a band featuring 50 smaller round diamonds with a total weight of 2 carats.**Evan & Carly**
Carly's handmade eternity band features 36 round diamonds set in rose gold. Evan's is a sturdy platinum band with “tire track” grooves.