Jesse Palmer Will Take Over Hosting Duties on ‘Bachelor in Paradise,’ Wells Adams to Return as Bartender

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Third time’s the charm! Bachelor and Bachelorette host Jesse Palmer has been announced as the new host of Bachelor in Paradise.The former football player, 43, who took over for Chris Harrison in September 2021, will anchor the upcoming eighth season of the Bachelor spinoff ahead of its slated fall premiere.

Palmer will be joined by Bachelor Nation favorite Wells Adams, who will once again return as the show’s resident bartender and contestant confidante.

The radio DJ, 38, was also one of Bachelor in Paradise‘s revolving door of hosts during season 7, which premiered in September 2021.The cast of the upcoming season has not yet been announced, although ABC Entertainment President Craig Erwich teased during ABC’s Upfront event on Tuesday, May 17, that many Bachelor Nation favorites will hit the beach this year. “When I think of some of the people they have in mind to come back for Bachelor in Paradise, I think it’s going to continue to be a very watched and very discussed block of programming on Mondays and Tuesdays,” he said, per Deadline.Before returning as host, Palmer appeared on season 5 of The Bachelor, which aired in 2004.

He replaced the show’s longtime host and executive producer after Harrison, 50, came under fire in February 2021 after he appeared to defend Matt James’ season 25 winner Rachael Kirkconnell’s past actions at an Old South-themed college party.“I said to [Clayton Echard] right from the beginning, ‘Hey man, if you ask for advice, I’ll totally be there to give it to you, but this is not about me,’” the sports commentator told Us Weekly in January. “My journey is different from your journey, different from every other Bachelor that’s ever done this before, and this is unique to you and he’s gonna