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‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Season 10 Stars Seemingly Soft-Launch Unexpected Romance
Two contestants on Season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise have hinted at a post-show romance on social media. Although neither of them found love on the beach, they seemingly connected afterward and now appear to be an item.
Fans picked up on the pair’s apparent soft-launch after The Bachelor and The Bachelorette alum posted Instagram Stories that seemed to show the same hand in both pictures.
The rumored couple in question? Sam McKinney and Alli Jo Hinkes! McKinney posted a photo of himself with a woman’s hand holding up a drink and showing off her bright red manicure. The same day, Hinkes posted a photo to her own Instagram Story, and the hands certainly look quite similar.
Sam McKinney/Alli Jo Hinkes/Instagram
Before heading to Paradise, McKinney revealed on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast that he had his eye on Hinkes, who was a contestant on Grant Ellis‘ season of The Bachelor. “[Alli Jo] was somebody who… we spoke a little bit before Paradise, and she was just super sweet and stuff,” he shared. “I thought, ‘That would be a great girl to go meet out there.’”
Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be that they would meet in Costa Rica, but it appears they somehow connected afterward.
McKinney and Hinkes never even crossed paths in Paradise. He was eliminated at the first rose ceremony after Jess Edwards chose to give her rose to Spencer Conley over him. Meanwhile, Hinkes didn’t join the cast until Week 2, which was featured in the Monday, July 14, episode.
At that point, most of the pairs were already coupled up, and although Hinkes expressed interest in Dale Moss, he gave his rose to Katherine Izzo. The episode ended before the rose ceremony officially concluded, but all signs point to Hinkes also getting an early elimination.
Bachelor in Paradise, Season 10, Episode 3, Tuesday, July 15, 8/7c, ABC
Bachelor in Paradise, Season 10, Mondays, 8/7c, ABC
