Their second shot at love! With their long-awaited reunion at the beach, fans are wondering if Rachel and Jordan are still together from Bachelor in Paradise 2023 and if they got engaged in the BIP Season 9 finale. Keep in mind, they do have history from Rachel’s season of The Bachelorette.
Rachel Recchia (who was on The Bachelor Season 26 and The Bachelorette Season 19) and Jordan Vandergriff (who was on The Bachelorette Season 19) are two contestants on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9. Jordan was Rachel’s contestant on The Bachelorette Season 19, where she sent him home on her first One-on-One date. Bachelor in Paradise is a spinoff of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. The Bachelor franchise premiered on ABC in March 2002 with businessman Alex Michel as the first Bachelor. The show has since aired for more than 27 seasons and produced several spin-offs including The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor Pad, The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart, and The Bachelor Winter Games.
Bachelor in Paradise premiered in August 2014 as a reality TV dating series featuring former contestants from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. The show starts with an uneven number of women and men from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Each week, there’s a Rose Ceremony where either the men or women give roses to the contestants they feel the strongest connection to. The contestants who don’t receive a rose are sent home.
The next week, the roles are reversed, and the gender that didn’t give out roses the previous week now chooses who to give a rose to and who to send home. Each week, more contestants from past seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette join the show to create an uneven number between the women and men and force the contestants already there to either couple up with someone new or stay in their current relationship. Contestants are also given date cards at random to choose contestants they want to spend alone time with. Many new contestants join the show with a date card.
At the end of Bachelor in Paradise, the contestants are offered an opportunity to have an overnight date with no cameras or microphones (much like Fantasy Suites on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.) After the overnight dates is the finale, where contestants either choose to break up or get engaged. Like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise also has an “After the Final Rose” special, where contestants reunite to hash out drama and update viewers on their relationship.
But back to Rachel and Jordan. So… are Rachel and Jordan still together from Bachelor in Paradise 2023 and did they get engaged in the BIP Season 9 finale? Read on for who they ended up with.
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Are Rachel and Jordan still together from Bachelor in Paradise?
Image Credit: Courtesy of ABC. Are Rachel and Jordan still together from Bachelor in Paradise 2023? The answer is no. Rachel Recchia (The Bachelor Season 26 and The Bachelorette Season 19) and Jordan Vandergriff (The Bachelorette Season 19) are after not still together after they broke up during Bachelor in Paradise Season 9, according to Reality Steve.
Reality Steve reported that Rachel self-eliminated outside of a Rose Ceremony on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 and left the show single. Rachel’s self-elimination came after her breakup also came after Brayden Bowers, who was on The Bachelorette Season 20 with Charity Lawson, broke up with Rachel to be with Becca Serrano, who was on The Bachelor Season 27 with Zach Shallcross. Becca arrived on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 with a date card and went on a date with Brayden. After Brayden chose her over Rachel, Becca self-eliminated. Rachel also self-eliminated soon after.
Prior to Bachelor in Paradise Season 9, Rachel and Jordan met on The Bachelorette Season 19, where he was her contestant. Jordan was Rachel’s first One-on-One date on The Bachelorette Season 19, but she didn’t give him a rose at the end of their date and sent him home due to a lack of spark between them.
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Who’s Rachel from Bachelor in Paradise Season 9?
Image Credit: Courtesy of ABC. Who’s Rachel from Bachelor in Paradise 2023? Rachel Recchia is a 27-year-old Flight Instructor from Clermont, Florida. She was a contestant on The Bachelor Season 26 with Clayton Echard, where she was a runner-up along with Gabby Windey. Rachel and Gabby were the leads of The Bachelorette Season 19, where she got engaged to Tino Franco. Rachel and Tino broke up between The Bachelorette Season 19 finale and the “After the Final Rose” special after Tino cheated on Rachel and kissed someone else. Read Rachel’s biography for The Bachelor Season 26 ahead:
“Rachel is a fearless frequent flyer looking for a man who will travel the world with her. After recently earning her private pilot license, the future is nothing but sunny skies ahead for Rachel and now she is hoping to find a co-pilot that matches her sense of adventure. As a hopeless romantic, Rachel is looking for someone who is as playful, passionate and spontaneous as she is. He should be nurturing, empathetic and MUST be respectful in all facets of life – to her, to family, and especially to waiters. In the end, Rachel wants to find crazy, insane love that makes sense to no one else but her and her soul mate.
- Rachel could live off of Flaming Hot Cheetos.
- Rachel can’t wait to read the Harry Potter series with her kids one day.
- Rachel once organized a flash mob in high school.”
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Who’s Jordan from Bachelor in Paradise Season 9?
Image Credit: ABC/Ricky Middlesworth. Who’s Jordan from Bachelor in Paradise Season 9? Jordan Vandergriff is a 28-year-old Drag Racer from Alpharette, Georgia. He was a contestant on The Bachelorette Season 19 with Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia, where he was sent home in Week 2. Read Jordan’s biography for The Bachelorette Season 19 ahead:
“Jordan V. has got the need, the need FOR SPEED! When this professional race car driver isn’t on the track going from 0 to 337mph in less than four seconds (yes, you read that right), he loves spending time with his nephews, relaxing on the lake and watching James Bond movies. Jordan V. is looking for someone who is sincere, passionate and supportive. And while he loves the hustle and bustle of his fun life, Jordan V. is very much looking to settle and start a family. This time next year, he’s hoping when he crosses the finish line, his future wife is there waiting for him. So, Jordan V., start your engine.
- Fun Facts:
- Jordan V. loves sweet tea.
- Jordan V. says the most romantic gift you can give is a handwritten letter.
- Jordan V. describes his middle school haircut as the Justin Bieber.”
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