Before he was Colton the Bachelor, he was just a guy who may or may not be into Tia Booth, before and after he was on Becca Kufrin's season of The Bachelorette. Colton was never able to make up his mind, and he and Tia both left Paradise after one of the most tear-filled breakups this show has ever had. It wasn't scandalous exactly, but it did then lead to Colton immediately being named the Bachelor, so...
Leo Dottavio was just a guy known for looking like he belonged on a romance novel cover, but soon after his arrival in Paradise, his reputation turned sour. He stole Kendall Long away from beloved Grocery Store Joe, then kissed Chelsea Roy, then fully lost it when Kendall found out, blaming everything on Kendall and calling her a "phenomenal actress" who never actually liked him. Then, Leo attacked Joe with a drink, and was kicked out of Paradise and out of our minds. Don't mess with Grocery Store Joe, dude.
Sweet Annaliese Puccini thought she'd found the love of her life in Kamil Nicalek, though he wasn't ready to propose in Mexico. So then, he strung her along for weeks afterwards, booking an AirBnB for a week stay for the two of them, even refusing to let her break up with him, all so he could break up with her on stage in front of a hundred people and all of America. Kamil subsequently joined the list of Bachelor stars we never really care to hear from again, and Annaliese is still on the hunt for love.
Everyone was shocked when male model Jordan Kimball ended the season engaged to Jenna Cooper, but we couldn't have guessed what would happen literally the next day. It was alleged that Jenna was actually dating someone else and was only with Jordan to get exposure for her business. Jenna took legal action against the allegations, saying the text messages posted as proof were faked, but the truth remains questionable and confusing. Either way, Jordan's moved on. Or he's trying to, at least.
Blake Horstmann may have left Becca's season heartbroken and even sat out Paradise last year, but he seems to have recovered. He dated Kristina Schulman, hooked up with her at Stagecoach, hooked up with Caelynn Miller-Keyes the very next night at Stagecoach, and DM'd Hannah Godwin at Stagecoach, and talked about Tayshia Adams at Stagecoach. Surprise surprise, all of those women ended up in Paradise, and Blake just wants to know who's trying to ruin this experience for him. Could it be, Blake, that the person actually ruining Paradise for you...is you?