One of my summertime guilty pleasures, Bachelor Pad 2, returns to ABC August 8. The Bachelor and Bachelorette spinoff will pit castoffs from one of those shows against each other for a second (or even third) chance at love and/or a $250,000 cash prize.
Bachelor Pad 2 will bring together a vivacious mix of current and former lovers, past villains (Justin Rego, the double-timing wrestler who ran away from a raging Ali Fedotowsky), and an infamous seductress (Michelle Money, the Womack-worshipper). But the event to watch will be the love-triangle interactions between ex-couple Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi, Bachelor winner and his fiancee of a few months, and Kasey Kahl, Vienna’s new boyfriend who will also be in the house.
Now, you ask, why would two people who have such loathing for each other agree to live together again after an ugly televised break up? That is the exact question posed to host Chris Harrison by Channel Guide Mag and this is what Harrison had to say:
“I am always unbelievably surprised when [contestants] come back, but I think it is the nature of these people. It kind of feeds the beast and feeds their insatiable appetite to be in the limelight, to continue their 15 minutes of fame. But the thing is, too, it really is fun.”
Ella is the single mom who Jake sent home after he met her son. She just called off an engagement to another man. Occupation: Hairstylist Age: 31 Residence: Nashville, TN
Erica is close friends with Vienna and Kasey and she’s extremely outspoken. Occupation: Student Age: 28 Residence: Houston, TX
Graham is hot. He made it to the hometown dates with DeAnna but the couple seemed to suffer from a case of poor communication. He finally opened up to her in a letter after he got the boot. Occupation: Entrepreneur Age: 32 Residence: New York, NY
Holly just broke off an engagement to Michael Stagliano and as luck would have it for us viewers, Michael will also be on the show! Spoilers have it that Holly and fellow housemate Blake Julian will become an item during this show. Occupation: Children’s Book Author Age: 28 Residence: Hollywood, CA
Jackie who had the perfect Pretty Woman date on Brad’s season is looking for love once again. Occupation: Assistant Teacher Age: 27 Residence: New York, NY
Need we say anything about Jake? He returns to the scene of his ugly break up with Vienna and things should be interesting here with Vienna, Gia and Kasey all in the same house.Occupation: Pilot/Habitual reality star Age: 33 Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Remember this guy? Justin did not man up when Ali confronted him about his voice messages to his girlfriend back home and he instead walked off the show. Occupation: Sales Age: 27 Residence: Toronto, Canada
Kasey was best known as “tattoo” and “guard and protect” guy until he started dating Vienna. Occupation: Entrepreneur/Philanthropist Age: 27 Residence: Clovis, CA
She was the “cougar” on season 15 and did not get along with Raichel (Brad’s season). Occupation: Waitress Age: 32 Residence: Boca Raton, FL
OH OH! Michael and fellow Bachelor Pad housemate Holly Durst are still fresh off of an engagement call off. Occupation: Entrepreneur Age: 27 Residence: Sherman Oaks, CA
Michelle is the sexy sultry seductress from Brad’s season. She is also the one that warned current Bachelorette Ashley Hebert about Bentley Williams before the season began.Occupation: Hairstylist Age: 30 Residence: Salt Lake City, UT
The guy who made Hebert cry after he joked he had wished Emily Maynard was the Bachelorette and not Hebert, during what was supposed to be a lighthearted roast. Occupation: cell phone salesman Age: 29 Residence: Ohio.
Kirk made it to a hometown date with Ali until his dad, a taxidermist, gave Ali a tour of his basement to show off his work and may have scared her and half of the viewers off. Occupation: Personal Trainer Age: 27 Residence: Minneapolis, MN
