Every year Bachelor in Paradise producers are left scrambling to keep the show’s finale a secret, thanks to the loose-lipped stars – but this year they’re not taking any chances.
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According to a show insider, TV bosses made the radical decision to withhold half of the contestants’ fees, only paying up if they stuck to their obligations and kept their mouths shut.
“All the contestants went rogue really early on and were giving hints left, right and centre on social media about who they ended up with, even going as far as hanging out with them in public,” alleges the source.
“It was a headache for production and it was months before airing, so they had no choice but to call in the lawyers!”
It comes after Brittany Hockley spilled some of Bachelor in Paradise behind-the-scenes goss, including the rules around alcohol.
Speaking on her podcast Life Uncut, which she hosts with fellow Bachelor star Laura Byrne, Brittany revealed that whilst producers kept tabs on how many drinks contestants had during The Bachelor, the rules weren’t as strict during filming in Fiji.
“I only ever got drunk once on The Bachelor,” Brittany confessed, explaining that she and her fellow finalists Sophie Tieman and Cass Wood indulged at the end of Nick Cummins’ season.
“This one’s different. You can’t start drinking until midday, the bar opens at 12 and then you get two drinks an hour. You can basically drink until midnight but two drinks an hour but that’s a lot of drinks still, in the sun.”
Brittany added: “They [producers] have a duty of care so whilst you’re allowed that many, the second they think you’ve had too much or you’re intoxicated, they will cut you off. Jamie got cut off a few time, I think little Littney got cut off once.”
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