Update: Pieper James and Brendan Morais Might Both Be Going to Paradise?!

Update 6/18/21: Looks like things might be slightly more complicated between The Bachelor's Pieper James and The Bachelorette's Brendan Morais than previously reported. At least according to spoiler source Reality Steve, who says that Pieper and Brendan are both heading to Bachelor in Paradise this season. Per Steve, the below dating reports came out *before* Paradise started filming, and it remains to be seen if Pieper and Brendan will continue their relationship on the show. "What I can tell you is this: Brendan was original cast," he writes. "Brendan has already given a rose to someone else that’s not Pieper."

Apparently, Pieper is a later arrival on the show, and Reality Steve says "I think it’s clear production purposely waited til Brendan gave his rose to someone else before deciding to bring Pieper in. But if they were already dating and this is pre-planned, gonna be interesting to see if they pretend like they weren’t, or, if they just go with it and let everyone know."

Guess we'll see what happens! As a reminder BiP airs on August 16, between Bachelorette seasons.

Original Story 6/4/21: Today in cute Bachelor Nation news we can all get behind: The Bachelor's Pieper James and The Bachelorette's Brendan Morais are fully dating and couldn't be more into each other. In case you've blocked out the last 12 months (fair), Pieper most recently starred on Matt James' season of The Bachelor, while Brendan was on Clare Crawley/Tayshia Adams' season of The Bachelorette. So, how'd they meet? A source tells Us Weekly they have "mutual friends" and "they hang out in the same Bachelor crowd."

“Pieper and Brendan have been dating for a few weeks now,” the source explained. “Either he’ll fly to New York and hang with her, or she’ll fly to Boston to hang with him. She was most recently in Boston over Memorial Day weekend and they were even spotted out in public together.”

While fans have definitely spotted Pieper and Brendan (leading to some speculation that they're dating), “they’re keeping their relationship under wraps since they’re trying to make it work long-distance and it’s still new. They both are super into each other and are getting to know each other and are just having fun going on dates.”

So happy for these two! Can't wait for more Bachelor Nation love stories (and also drama, obvs) to go down on Bachelor in Paradise when the show drops in August. And speaking of BIP, there are some ~major new details~ dropping—including the fact that there's a revolving cast of celeb hosts filling in for Chris Harrison. Whomst, you ask? So far, that'd be David Spade (a big-time Bachelor fan) and Wells Adams + Sarah Hyland!

You love all the deets, news, spoilers, and drama from Bachelor Nation. So do we! Let’s overanalyze them together.

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