Spoiler alert! Below are the most recent contestants eliminated from Bachelor in Paradise Season 9. Consider yourself warned!
Our favorite castoffs from The Bachelor/Bachelorette have hit the beach for a second chance of love on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9. This season promises to be as dramatic as ever, with the first wave of cast members featuring former lead Rachel Recchia, a former winner in Blake Moynes and plenty of members from Charity Lawson and Zach Shallcross’ recent seasons. Not all of them will be able to stay on the sands of Paradise all season though, as new singles joining the game means those who don’t couple up are forced to pack their suitcases.
Bachelor in Paradise follows a different format than ABC’s flagship dating shows, so while there are still rose ceremonies, we’re also used to seeing lots of self-eliminations from contestants who lose faith in being able to find their person on the beach. However it happens, we’re here for all of it, and I’ll be updating this list every week to break down who went home and why. Scroll down to see the most recent cast members to flee Paradise:
September 28: No One Leaves The Beach!
The party was just getting started on the beach for the Season 9 premiere, and with the drama still mounting, we have not yet seen our first rose ceremony. However, we know that the men are giving out the roses first, so all of the ladies in Paradise are working to make sure the connections are happening. Lots of couples have already started to form, and we saw makeouts from earring king Brayden Bowers and Kat Izzo, Rachel Recchia and Sean McLaughlin, and Blake Moynes and Jess Girod. The biggest drama of the premiere, though, concerned the love triangle between Will Urena, Kylee Russell and Olivia Lewis.
Olivia Lewis seemed to be in danger of elimination, when Will Urena decided he wanted to see where things went with Kylee Russell — despite kissing Olivia after a wild toe-sucking conversation. But there might be hope for Olivia yet, with Aven Jones — the guy Kylee was waiting to see — making his appearance at the end of the first episode and apparently showing interest in Olivia. Wow, Bachelor in Paradise takes no time at all to get real messy.
October 5 Rose Ceremony: Three Women Fail To Make Connections
After an elimination-free first week, the three women who failed to make a love connection on the beach were Cat Carter, Greer Blitzer and Brooklyn Willie, so if the shoe fits, lace that bitch up and walk it right out of Paradise. All three women came from Zach Shallcross’ season of The Bachelor, and none of them seemed to be “vibing” with any of the guys. What that means is that all three parties of the Will/Kylee/Olivia love triangle survived the first rose ceremony, though all three are now with other people. Things sure move fast on Bachelor in Paradise! I can’t wait to see what goes down when the power shifts to the women.
October 12: Will Sam Jeffries Be Forced To Leave Paradise?
The beaches of Paradise saw no exits on the October 12 episode but we did get the arrival of two more men — Tyler Norris and Tanner Courtad — and no rose ceremony was held as the relationships continue to change and develop. Much of this week centered around Sam Jeffries possibly having to deliver a “poop baby” after nine days of being able to go to the bathroom. With mere hours left before the doctor-appointed deadline, the episode ended on a cliffhanger. Will her budding relationship with Aaron Schwartzman be cut short? Brayden Bowers may also be on the chopping block next week, as his relationship with Kat Izzo took a dive following Tanner’s arrival.
October 19 Medical Elimination: Sam Jeffries
Bachelor in Paradise couldn’t have milked Sam Jeffries’ constipation any more if they’d tried. In the first five minutes of the October 19 episode, we got a recap of Jeffries’ not being able to poop, rewatched footage of the doctor talking about delivering a poop baby, saw text on the screen that reminded us it had been nearly 10 days, and then heard several contestants remind us that she had until sunrise. In the end, Sam did leave Paradise on a medical recommendation and can now get back to a life of shitting in privacy. I am sad to see her go, but I am NOT sad that the poop baby story has concluded.
October 26 Rose Ceremony: Four Men Leave Paradise
The men were outnumbered in the rose ceremony, and Aaron Schwartzman, John Buresh, Sean McLaughlin and Will Urena were sent packing after they failed to get roses from the women on the beach. Schwartzman did not make another connection after Sam Jeffries left on medical recommendation last week. Buresh did get to go on a date with Eliza Isichei, but her connection with Aaron Bryant was too strong to make her jump.
Meanwhile Sean McLaughlin had seemed to form a connection with Rachel Recchia, but he chose to shoot his shot with Jess Girod. However, Jess wasn’t interested, and he lost Recchia in the process. Will Urena got involved in an early love triangle before making a short-lived connection with Mercedes Northup, who gave her rose to Tyler Norris.
November 2: New Arrivals Shake Up Couples, But No One Goes Home
Rose ceremonies seem to be happening every other week, and none of the Season 9 contestants (except Sam Jeffries) has chosen to leave on their own accord yet, so there no eliminations on November 2. New women arriving on the beach have shaken up some of the couples, though, and it looks like Olivia Lewis may be in trouble, with Kat Izzo seemingly going after John Henry Spurlock. Also, will Aaron Bryant and Eliza Isichei survive Charity Lawson’s cameo in Paradise?
November 9 Self-Elimination: Becca Serrano
Becca Serrano briefly appeared on Zach Shallcross’ season of The Bachelor, being sent home on the first night, and her stay in Paradise wasn’t actually that much longer. After forming a connection with Brayden Bowers, Serrano inexplicably self-eliminated before the rose ceremony, despite Bowers saying he planned to give her a rose.
November 9 Rose Ceremony: Two More Women Leave Paradise
Davia Bunch did get to go on a date with Tanner Courtad, but he must have not felt much of a connection, because he chose to give his rose to Rachel Recchia. Genevie Mayo also failed to secure a flower after going on a date with Blake Moynes, as Moynes wanted to continue his relationship with Jess Girod. Strangely enough, these two women were also eliminated the same week on Zach Shallcross’ season of The Bachelor.
November 16: The Roasts Were Brutal, But All Survived The Week
Things are starting to get serious on the beach, but Katie Thurston’s arrival to lead the beach-dwellers in a Paradise roast just made things seriously messy. For one, her conversation with ex-fiance Blake Moynes likely spelled the beginning of the end for him and Jess Girod. A lot of roses are up in the air for the ceremony that we’ll get to see in two weeks.
November 30 Self-Elimination: Blake Moynes
Blake Moynes started to doubt his connection to Jess Girod after his ex-fiancee Katie Thurston came down to Paradise. He pointed out that he’d spent a lot more time with Jess than he had with Katie on The Bachelorette, but their relationship wasn’t progressing as fast as he thought it should have been. Jess agreed she wasn’t as excited about Blake as she had been at the beginning of their journey. They decided to end things, and Blake left the beach immediately.
November 30 Self-Elimination: Tyler Norris
Mercedes Northup had a tough conversation with Tyler Norris about his intentions, after he seemed noncommittal about trying to make a long-distance relationship work outside of Paradise. He admitted there was “no spark” between them, which upset Mercedes, who felt she had wasted her time on him when all he wanted was a fling. They broke up and he left before the rose ceremony.
November 30 Self-Elimination: Rachel Recchia
The Paradise bloodbath continued, as Rachel Recchia did not have a connection with anyone left on the beach, and she chose to forfeit her rose and leave Paradise.
November 30 Rose Ceremony: Two Guys Are Gone
Because Rachel Recchia forfeited her rose, both Brayden Bowers (pictured) and Taylor Pegg were forced to go home, as they did not get the all-important flower at the rose ceremony.
Finale Breakup: Jess Girod And Tanner Courtad
Jess Girod was optimistic that she could forget about Blake Moynes enough to see if there was something between her and Tanner Courtad. However, her breakup took more out of her than she expected, and she said she wasn’t in a place to put work into a new relationship. When she pulled Tanner to tell him this, he understood that she had nothing more to give, saying, “So we go home.” They both self-eliminated, not leaving together.
Finale Breakup: Mercedes Northup And Jordan Vandergriff
Similarly to Jess, Mercedes Northup didn’t really have time to form another connection after her breakup with Tyler Norris, and despite giving her rose to Jordan Vandergriff, they didn’t have a spark. They both left the beach just before Jesse Palmer announced the end of Paradise.
Finale Left Paradise Together: Kylee Russell And Aven Jones
Kylee Russell and Aven Jones were together from the moment he stepped on the beach, but when it came to whether or not to get engaged, they were not on the same page. Similarly to when Aven was on Rachel Recchia’s season of The Bachelorette, Kylee was insistent on an engagement, while Aven took a stand against being rushed into that. In the end Kylee didn’t want to break up, so she agreed to leave the beach with Aven; however, never has a couple looked so completely miserable after deciding to continue their relationship outside of Paradise.
Finale Breakup: Sam Picco And Peter Cappio
Peter Cappio was happy about where he and Sam Picco were with their relationship, but Sam thought they should be further along. They left Paradise separately.
Finale Breakup: Olivia Lewis And Michael Barbour
Olivia Lewis put herself out there and admitted to Michael Barbour that she was excited about him and willing to see what might happen in the real world. However, Michael said they were in two different places in their life, and he was not interested in going to the Fantasy Suites or leaving together.
Season 9 is in the books! Aaron Bryant and Eliza Isichei got engaged, as did John Henry Spurlock and Kat Izzo. If you want to relive any of Bachelor in Paradise, all episodes can be streamed with a Hulu subscription. Check out our 2023 TV schedule to see what other shows are premiering through the end of the year.
