August 11, 2026 bachelor insider
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Nance Teases She Might be Joining ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Next Summer
Almost “Paradise”?
Bachelor Nation fans got to know Rachel Nance as she looked for love on Season 28 of “The Bachelor.”
Since her time on the show, Rachel has loved keeping fans updated with her life as a nurse, dating experiences, and more on social media.
Now, she’s joined the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast to discuss recent relationships and revealed that she’s open to going on reality TV again.
And while chatting with Rachel Recchia and Charity Lawson, Rachel teased that she might be joining “Bachelor in Paradise” next summer.
She hinted, “I would go, I probably, ugh. If I — whenever they film it — if I were single, I wouldn’t say no.”
Rachel continued and added, “It’s a strong maybe. A strong, strong maybe. But it depends. I have so many, I don’t know, I have so many good things coming. I don’t know when they film.”
The Bachelor Nation star then shared what she hopes to see with the new season.
She said, “So I didn’t watch any of the seasons before, but I watched half of this one, obviously because my girl Lea [Cayanan] was on it. And from what I could tell was, I think it needs to go back to its OG ways.”
Rachel noted that she hopes they remove the competition aspect but loved how the most recent season looked.
“I don’t know the huge comparison, but it felt almost like it was becoming a game show versus trying to date and find someone,” she admitted. “Because if I found someone, I think I would’ve just dipped and I wouldn’t have worried about any type of money. I think I would’ve been like, ‘Let’s just go home and be happy in Hawaii’… But I think the way it was filmed was beautiful.”
Rachel also admitted that she liked having the Goldens on the beach for the mentorship but felt the dynamic was unfair to them.
“When auntie Susan came to talk to me, that was amazing. Like, I love having an auntie or uncle come to visit. I like the mentorship, I feel like that would be really sweet,” she reflected from her time on “The Bachelor.” “But it is doing a disservice to them when they have less time or when they get sent home and we have to pick someone. It was just a very interesting dynamic… But I heard they have AC, so hey.”
Hear the rest of Rachel’s interview in the full episode of “Bachelor Happy Hour” below and tune into Part 2 tomorrow!