Bachelor in Paradise 4 spoilers: Luke Pell not joining cast
Speaking to Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti on the latest edition of their iHeartRadio podcast, Luke (who was on JoJo Fletcher’s season of The Bachelorette this past summer) said per E! News that he was the one who made the decision to not be a part of the season:
“For me, it’s actually something I’m not interested in right now … Obviously, that’s been on the table for a lot of folks that are alumni for at least the last couple of seasons. Just for me, after some discussions, it just didn’t feel right for me.”
At one point last summer, Luke was considered the favorite to land the gig for The Bachelor before it went to Nick Viall, with there being some rumors that he wanted to use the show in order to further promote his music career.
While Luke may not be a favorite of every diehard Bachelor Nation member on social media, he is still one of the most-liked contestants with casual viewers. Especially on Memorial Day it’s all the easier to appreciate the work that he did fighting for the country, and he would draw more viewers to the show if he was a part of it. Without him, the show most likely will look to some other recent contestants from the past couple of seasons, and they need to get some big names in order to make the show have broader appeal. At one point, it looked as though Chris Soules was in consideration before his arrest; Lauren Bushnell is now single, and you do have to wonder if producers will consider her. Meanwhile, Corinne Olympios is a lock if she wants it, and Raven Gates already confirmed that she will be a part of it. Maybe if Chase McNary is single he could give that a shot, but we’re not the sort of person who stalks around Bachelor Nation Instagrams looking at the status of some of the different men and women.
Bachelor in Paradise 4 will premiere later this summer, following Rachel Lindsay’s season of The Bachelorette.
For more potential casting news for Paradise this summer, head over to the link here. Also, sound off in the comments with who you want to be a part of the show!