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All the Bachelor Nation Stars Who Are Not Joining ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Season 10
The return of Bachelor in Paradise is just a few months away, and fans are anxiously waiting for more cast members to be announced. So far, Leslie Fhima, Gary Levingston, Jonathon Johnson, Hakeem Moulton, and Zoe McGrady are confirmed to be hitting the beach this summer.
While Jesse Palmer is confirmed to return as host, and it was recently announced that bartender Wells Adams will be joined by Hannah Brown in a new Champagne Lounge this summer, further casting decisions have not been revealed.
Since Season 10 will be featuring contestants from both The Golden Bachelor and regular Bachelor franchise, there are plenty of possible returnees to choose from. However, a select number of alum have already confirmed that they will not be joining the cast when the show heads to Costa Rica in 2025. Most recently, Golden Bachelor Season 1 winner Theresa Nist, who divorced Gerry Turner three months after tying the knot, addressed her future with the franchise.
Scroll down to see the list of Bachelor Nation stars who aren’t heading to BiP.
Bachelor in Paradise, Season 10, Summer 2025, ABC
Theresa Nist
Nist will not be heading to Paradise. She confirmed her decision to Us Weekly in an April 29 interview.
Kelley Flanagan
After ending a relationship in 2024 and sparking reconciliation rumors with ex Peter Weber at Coachella (they’re just friends), Kelley Flanagan addressed whether she’d be interested in heading to Paradise for Season 10.
Flanagan said she was asked to appear on BiP, but turned down the offer.
“I was like, ‘I’m 33 years old. I think I’m getting to a place where I am ready to seriously date. I don’t know if my person’s going to be me finding them in Paradise.’ I could be completely wrong,” she told Us Weekly. “I felt like I was kind of an outcast. And I said something recently, ‘I don’t know if I really fit in.’ And someone laughed and they’re like, ‘Kelly, you never did.’ … I just don’t think I fit into that world. I don’t know how to explain it, but I definitely just felt like, ‘Huh.’ So I don’t know if it’s the right decision for me.”
Susan Noles
Noles has a great reason for skipping Bachelor in Paradise — she met someone new!
The Golden Bachelor alum was recently on vacation in Saint Martin and met her man on Tinder. She hard-launched the relationship with Frédéric (yes, he’s French) on April 21, 2025, and called him her “person.”
Rachel Recchia
Rachel Recchia has already tried to find love on Bachelor in Paradise, and she’s not interested in giving it another go. She left the beach on her own accord when she participated in Season 9 and revealed in an April 2025 Q&A on Instagram that she’s not returning.
“I promiseeeee I’m done terrorizing that show!” Recchia said. “But if what I’m hearing about some of the cast is true you guys are going to be really excited.”
Maria Georgas
Despite being a Bachelor Nation fan-favorite, Maria Georgas seems to be done with the franchise. She confirmed on Gia Giudice’s podcast that she will not be heading to Paradise.
Her reason? She doesn’t want to be in a situation where she’s “fighting for a man” again.
Pascal Ibgui
Pascal Ibgui self-eliminated from Joan Vassos‘ season of The Golden Bachelorette, and he’s not interested in looking for love on Bachelor in Paradise.
“Number one, I just don’t think it’s a good fit for who I am as a person,” he admitted on the I Do, Part 2 podcast. “I mean, I just don’t think me being on the beach with a bunch of senior citizens, which I am…I don’t want to criticize anybody because that’s not my personality.”
He also said that he’s not interested in any of the women from Season 1 of The Golden Bachelor but said he might consider appearing on the show if they brought in some new women.
Gerry Turner
Gerry Turner has been there and done that with the pool of ladies who may be cast on Bachelor in Paradise. He was the lead for the only season of The Golden Bachelor so far, so the Golden women who will be cast on the spinoff are all women he’s already dated.
Turner said that he turned down an offer to appear on the show but said he may be interested if they bring in women he hasn’t already dated.
Mark Anderson
Vassos’ former suitor Mark Anderson has a good reason for not appearing on Bachelor in Paradise — he’s already found love!
Anderson has been dating One Tree Hill alum Barbara Alyn Woods since his time on The Golden Bachelorette ended.
