Bachelor in Paradise’s ‘wildest’ season yet will see ‘everyone hooking up with everyone’

Viewers have eagerly-anticipated Bachelor in Paradise this year after it was delayed several times due to the global pandemic.

However, it will be worth the wait, as this year’s season of the dating show is said to be its ‘wildest’ yet with ‘everyone just hooking up with everyone’.

The racy show will also feature a ‘bizarre’ new twist, with fresh reports claiming that ‘three random intruders’ gatecrashed the idyllic Fijian location for their own shot at love – leaving the contestants ‘under threat.’ 

While steamy hook-up scenes come with the territory, this year the BIP contestants are set to take their racy actions to the next level.

Speaking of the ‘wild’ new series, a source has informed Woman’s Day that the contestants had ‘no strong desire to create any meaningful connections.’

In a further twist, the stars of the show were left blindsided when three men, who had never appeared on The Bachelor franchise shows, were dropped into the mix.

‘They were unsuccessful for Angie [Kent]’s season, but then got fast-tracked to Paradise. It was so bizarre,’ an insider told New Idea.

A male contestant alluded that the newbies were less than welcomed by those who had already cemented their star power on the show.

‘We had no idea who they were when they walked in. They thought that bringing in three random guys would rattle our cages; they wanted us to feel threatened.’

Another contestant echoed the same sentiment, claiming: ‘They couldn’t join in our conversations because they had nothing in common with us. It was awkward.’

The new reports come after a fresh trailer for Bachelor in Paradise was released, which hints at a shock showdown between Abbie Chatfield, 25, and Ciarran Stott’s ex Renee Barrett.   

The promo begins calmly enough, with Abbie and Ciarran, 26, enjoying a romantic date by a waterfall as she says in a voice over: ‘He and I are really compatible.’

The feelings appear mutual as Ciarran later admits: ‘There’s some strong chemistry there and I’m liking it.’

But chaos ensues when fellow contestant Brittany Hockley warns that Renee has arrived at the villa with a score to settle.

Ciarran and Renee, who both hail from Darwin, were in a long-term relationship before they broke up and she joined Matt Agnew’s season of the Bachelor last year.  

To get back at his ex for being on a dating show, Ciarran successfully applied for Angie Kent’s season of The Bachelorette, which aired months later.

In the new trailer for BIP, Abbie reacts angrily when she realises that Renee is back on the scene.

Fellow contestant Mary Viturino says: ‘You can see in Abbie’s face she is losing her s**t.’ 

Abbie then warns: ‘She needs to stay away from my man!’ Showing off her alpha female side, she later boasts that Ciarran was in her bed ‘all night’.

Being caught between two women proves stressful for Ciarran, however, as he is shown afterwards storming out of a group dinner party, saying: ‘F**k this!’

It comes after Ciarran revealed he was likely going to be this year’s ‘villain’ on Bachelor in Paradise.

He told the Manchester Evening News in April: ‘I think I’ll go from the sweetheart of Australia to the bad boy of Australia, so that won’t be good.’

The tattooed hunk explained: ‘My ex-girlfriend was on there as well, which isn’t ideal, and I just thought I was on Love Island so was trying to get with every bird possible.’

Bachelor in Paradise premieres on Wednesday 15 July at 7:30pm on Channel 10