
Nobody has a greater seat to the drama on Bachelor in Paradise than Wells Adams — and Us Weekly caught up with the bartender to spill the tea (or this 12 months’s hottest Paradise drink, the Jorge Particular).
First up is Brayden Bowers and Kat Izzo’s relationship, which got here to dramatic finish when Kat went on a date with Tanner Courtad with out checking in with Brayden in the course of the Thursday, October 12, episode.
“I don’t assume that she dealt with issues very nicely with Brayden,” Wells instructed stated on the Friday, October 13, episode of Us‘ “Right here for the Proper Causes” podcast of Kat. “From my eyes, they had been one of many strongest {couples} on the seashore earlier than [Tanner and Tyler Norris] acquired there. So I used to be very, very shocked that she didn’t not less than be like, ‘Hey, let’s go discuss this beforehand.’ I additionally hated — and I really like Kat — however I hated when she got here down dressed up for the date and he was like, ‘Hey, you look stunning.’ And she or he completely dismissed him. That broke my coronary heart for Brayden.”
Wells went on to check Brayden, who was labeled a villain on Charity Lawson‘s season of The Bachelorette, to Dean Unglert.
“I didn’t like [Brayden] coming into this season … I feel most Bachelor Nation [felt the same way] and I really like being confirmed fallacious. Each season, it occurs. He jogs my memory quite a lot of Dean,” he defined, including that each males are “on the market” and true to themselves. “And to place it in context, Dean is one in all my greatest pals, not even in Bachelor Nation, simply in life. So I really like Brayden. I really like that he has this redemption story. I feel it’s nice. It’s an excellent life lesson. Typically you actually can’t decide a ebook by its cowl or whatnot. You bought to offer individuals a second likelihood.”
Wells Adams, Brayden Bowers, Kat Izzo, and Rachel Recchia ABC/Craig Sjodin (4)
Following a short engagement to Tino Franco, former Bachelorette Rachel Recchia can also be getting a brand new shot at love on season 9 of BiP.
“[Former leads] are handled in a different way [by fellow contestants on BiP], however additionally they have been handled in a different way as a result of they had been the lead,” Wells instructed Us. “[On Paradise], there’ll be those who went house evening one or had been there for the primary rose ceremony [who] meet somebody like Becca [Kufrin] or Rachel who’ve executed a lot tv [and] it’s a little little bit of like, ‘Oh my God, take a look at this.’ Hannah Brown coming down [last week] was an excellent instance of that. All of them assume that she’s the second coming of Christ.”
Rachel’s expertise additionally differs as she dates in entrance of her exes, together with Tyler and Aven Jones.
“I feel Aven was bizarre for her,” Wells instructed Us. “I don’t know if Tyler was bizarre for her in any respect. I feel she was excited to see each of them, however I feel she was nervous to speak to Aven and excited to speak to Tyler.”

Rachel Recchia and Aven ABC/Craig Sjodin
Nonetheless to return for this season of BiP is Wells’ “Paradise Fact Field” twist.
“The large wrinkle on this season is the Paradise Fact Field. I ponder if persons are going to be mad at me. I’m the facilitator of this. I’m to see how the viewers and the way the solid reply to this as a result of it’s a chance for individuals to say no matter they need with none repercussions,” Wells defined. “Which might be thought-about what’s unhealthy with Twitter. You is usually a keyboard warrior and stuff, but it surely additionally permits individuals to truly inform their reality, which I feel is an excellent factor, particularly relating to desirous to take your relationship to the subsequent stage.”
Wells added, “And it permits individuals to specific liking any individual else with out the, ‘Oh my God, you’re attempting to steal my man factor.’ And that may additionally assist create relationships that most likely ought to be and helps dissolve relationships that most likely shouldn’t be.”
Bachelor in Paradise airs on ABC Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET. For extra from Wells, together with what he needs he instructed Will Urena on the seashore — and to listen to from Brayden and Kat — take heed to Us Weekly‘s “Right here for the Proper Causes” podcast.