52 Bachelor in Paradise Rules and Wild Stories from Set

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You Have to Film the Opening Credits on Rose Ceremony Days

According to Ashley Iaconetti via an Instagram Q&A, "We film them on Rose Ceremony days when the boys and the girls are separated." In other words, there is zero downtime.

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You Have to Give Up Three Weeks of Your Life

How long does it take to film Bachelor in Paradise, you ask? That would be three weeks. Ashley I. says the show films between 20-22 days, meaning contestants have to block out at least that much time. Although considering most of them are full-time influencers by the time they go on the show, this isn’t a huge deal.

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And the Show Airs for Twice That Long

According to Reality Steve, Bachelor in Paradise aired for six weeks in 2019. Just so we’re all on the same page, this means that ABC expects BiP contestants to fall in love in...*checks notes* just three weeks.

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You Can Talk to Other Cast Members Before Filming Starts

There are no rules against getting your flirt on early. It’s common for contestants to slide into those DMs way before filming starts.

Wells Adams revealed to Entertainment Tonight that Kendall Long and Leo Dottavio hit it off before coming onto the show, saying, “In Kendall’s defense, everyone talks before the show. And as you should, because the odds of really finding someone to get engaged are pretty small if you don’t know anybody, so if you have the opportunity to kind of feel people out beforehand, it’s a good idea.”

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You Can’t Throw Any Punches

Remember how Kendall talked to Leo before filming? Clearly, she didn’t immediately pick up on his, shall we say, *intense* vibes. He was kicked off the show for throwing a drink on her now-ex boyfriend, Joe Amabile—even calling him “Grocery Store Bitch” before being tackled by a producer.

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There’s a Drink Limit

Dean Unglert confirmed that there *is* a drink limit on Bachelor in Paradise—specifically two per hour.

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But! There Are No Rules About When You Can Start Drinking

Chris Bukowski said, “In Paradise, it’s always 5:00. I woke up in the morning and I had a glass of vodka soda—actually two—before I went down to the house. I didn’t eat anything. There’s not much to do.”

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No One Drinks Beer

Less a rule, more a way of life. This one comes straight from Wells, who said, “No one drinks beer because everyone is terrified of carbs. The only people that drank beer were [Chris] Bukowski and...me, probably.”

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But They Do Drink Something Called Happy Juice

In the words of Wells, “So Hannah G. started the trend of this horrible drink called Happy Juice, which is white wine and Red Bull and it was so gross. It’s an allegory for Paradise: weird and gross but also, like, makes a lot of sense because you’ve got to stay up late. At the beginning, everyone made fun of it and by the end of it, everyone was drinking it!”

Help.

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You Have to ACTUALLY Be Single

Say it louder for the people in the back. Those just looking for Insta brand deals should skip the trip to Paradise. Brendan Morais and Pieper James infamously found themselves in hot water after the news that their relationship allegedly began back home came to light.

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You Have to Take a Psych Exam

At least according to Dylan, who revealed this nugget of info during his rant against The Bachelor. When asked if people simply sign onto the show for a free vacation, he said in a now-deleted tweet: “I think it’s a mix. Absolute wild experience, but there’s a chance you meet someone for real. You all take psych exams, so you could be scientifically matched.”

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Actually, There’s a Psychologist On-Set

“They have psychologists on board, and it’s their job to mentally assess you to see how you’re going to react to situations,” Kalon McMahon said back in 2014. “I have to admit they are very good at their jobs.”

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Men Are Required to Wear Necklaces

Since swim trunks aren’t exactly conducive to microphone packs, ABC makes the men wear matching necklaces with a mic built in. Truly the cutting edge of fashion and technology over here.

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Making Out on Camera Is...Encouraged

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You Have to Wait Hours for the Fantasy Suite

If contestants get a fantasy suite date, they have to wait all night long for actual one-on-one time. According to Evan Bass, “Couples really only get a few hours of alone time,” and the fantasy suite portion “doesn’t start until the wee morning hours. Ours was 2:30 a.m.”

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You Gotta Share Your Stuff

“You’re around enough people who have everything that no matter what, you’re fine,” Bibiana Julian told Refinery29. “You end up using everybody’s stuff. It’s like one big dressing room.”

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Waxing Is a Must

’Kay, so this isn’t a hard-and-fast rule by any means (and lord knows I haven’t shaved or waxed in more than a year)—but lots of contestants get waxed before heading to Paradise.

“I got a Brazilian wax and lasered my mustache and armpits,” Alexis Waters told Refinery29, while Dominique Alexis said, “I actually waxed for the first time for Paradise! It was quite the experience.”

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You Gotta Put in Looong Hours

Wells Adams was a bartender on BiP season 6, and yep: He actually worked full-time. “I’m there every day and would usually work like an eight- or nine-hour shift,” he told TV Insider. “So yeah, I’d get up there, go set the bar up, and then they’d start sending people down to my bar. And it depends—if it’s a rose ceremony, then that’s a night shoot. So generally, if I’m there really, really late and then they’d give me the morning off.”

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Rose Ceremonies Go All Night...and You Gotta Wake Up Early

Ashley I. confirmed in her Q&A that "Often, rose ceremonies don't end until 4 a.m.-ish. Then you're often woken up around 8 a.m. for a new arrival. You get more sleep on non-rose ceremony nights. But the cast usually doesn't go to bed until 2 a.m.-ish and are told to head to the pool area mid-morning."

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You Pretty Much Have to Do What Producers Say

Ultimately, producers have the final say in what goes down on this show. Example? Katie Morton said that her post-show reunion with Chris Bukowski was brutal thanks to production taking her ring.

“I asked for it, and they said no,” she told Olivia Caridi. “They brought it out during a time when they felt it was necessary. Whenever I get really stressed, I’ll also randomly cry. So Chris Harrison said, ‘I see you’re not wearing your ring,’ and that was a breath of like, ‘If I could only f*cking say it...’ I didn’t know how to say that this wasn’t my choice.”

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