The 2nd season of Bachelor in Paradise premiered on August 2, 2015, with the season finale airing on September 7, 2015. Chris Harrison reprised his role from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette as the host of the show.
Production
Like in the previous season, it continued filming in Mexico but this time, it is taking place at the Playa Escondida Resort in the town of Sayulita, located in Vallarta-Nayarit, Mexico.
Contestants
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.jpg "Tanner (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (388 KB)")
.jpg "Samantha (The Bachelor 19).jpg (173 KB)")
.jpg "Nick (Bachelorette 7).jpg (38 KB)")
.jpg "Cassandra (Bachelor 18).jpg (167 KB)")
.jpg "Justin (Bachelorette 11).jpg (220 KB)")
.jpg "Tenley (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (401 KB)")
.jpg "Joshua (Bachelorette 11).jpg (207 KB)")
.jpg "Carly (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (49 KB)")
.jpg "Kirk (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (37 KB)")
.jpg "Ashley S (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (39 KB)")
.jpg "Amber (The Bachelor 19).jpg (163 KB)")
.jpg "Jaclyn (Bachelor 16).jpg (39 KB)")
.jpg "Chelsie (Bachelor 18).jpg (163 KB)")
.jpg "Mikey (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (44 KB)")
.jpg "Mackenzie (The Bachelor 19).jpg (173 KB)")
.jpg "Dan (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (55 KB)")
.jpg "Ashley I (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (52 KB)")
.jpg "Jared (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (461 KB)")
.jpg "Juelia (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (61 KB)")
.jpg "Joe (Bachelorette 11).jpg (219 KB)")
.jpg "Chris (Bachelorette 8).jpg (34 KB)")
.jpg "Clare (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (58 KB)")
.jpg "Megan (The Bachelor 19).jpg (166 KB)")
.jpg "JJ (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (198 KB)")
.jpg "Jonathan (Bachelor in Paradise 2).jpg (47 KB)")
.jpg "Michael (Bachelorette 9).jpg (59 KB)")
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Lauren Iaconetti
24
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Entered in week 1
Quit in week 2
24
None
Entered in week 1
Quit in week 2
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Elimination chart
| Place | Contestant | Week | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 1-6 | Jade | Date | In | In | Date | In | In | Stay | |
| Tanner | Date | In | In | Date | In | In | Stay | ||
| Samantha | Wait | Date | In | Date | In | Stay | |||
| Nick | Wait | Date | Date | In | Stay | ||||
| Cassandra | Wait | Last | In | Stay | |||||
| Justin | Wait | Date | Date | In | Stay | ||||
| 7-8 | Tenley | Last | Date | In | Date | In | In | Split | |
| Joshua | Wait | Date | In | Date | In | In | Split | ||
| 9-10 | Carly | In | In | Date | In | In | Split | ||
| Kirk | In | In | Date | In | In | Split | |||
| 11-14 | Ashley S. | Date | In | In | Date | Out | |||
| Amber | Wait | Last | Date | Out | |||||
| Jaclyn | Wait | Out | |||||||
| Chelsie | Wait | Out | |||||||
| 15 | Mikey T. | Date | Out | Back | Date | Quit | |||
| 16 | Mackenzie | Wait | Quit | ||||||
| 17 | Dan | Date | In | Date | Last | Quit | |||
| 18 | Ashley I. | Date | In | In | In | Quit | |||
| 19 | Jared | Date | Date | In | In | Quit | |||
| 20 | Juelia | In | Date | Save | Date | Quit | |||
| 21 | Joe | Wait | Last | Date | Out | ||||
| 22 | Chris | Wait | Quit | ||||||
| 23-24 | Clare | Date | Date | Out | |||||
| Megan | Wait | Out | |||||||
| 25 | JJ | In | In | Quit | |||||
| 26-27 | Jonathan | In | Out | ||||||
| Michael G. | Wait | Out | |||||||
| 28 | Lauren | In | Quit | ||||||
| 29 | Jillian | Out | |||||||
| The contestant is male. | |
| The contestant is female. |
| The contestant had a date and gave out a rose at the rose ceremony. | |
| The contestant went on a date and got a rose at the rose ceremony. | |
| The contestant gave or received a rose at the rose ceremony, thus remaining in the competition. | |
| The contestant received the last rose. | |
| The contestant went on a date and received the last rose. | |
| The contestant went on a date and was eliminated. | |
| The contestant was eliminated. | |
| The contestant went on a date and rejected a rose and ended up quitting. | |
| The contestant had a date and voluntarily left the show. | |
| The contestant voluntarily left the show. | |
| The contestant left the show after admitting they were in a relationship back home. | |
| The contestant quit due to injury. | |
| The couple broke up. | |
| The couple decided to stay together. | |
| The contestant had a wait for appearing to paradise. | |
| The contestant returned at the end of the episode at the request of another contestant. | |
| The contestant was saved when a previously eliminated contestant returned. |
Episodes
| No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Week 1, pt. 1" | August 2, 2015 |
| Season 2 begins with the cast arriving on the shores of Playa Escondida in Mexico and getting acquainted at a cocktail party. But their revelry is soon interrupted by a mystery woman. Later, Clare Crawley from Season 1 shows up and shakes things up; and one lady becomes ill and must be taken by ambulance to a hospital. Also: the wedding of 2014 cast members Lacy Faddoul and Marcus Grodd. | ||
| 2 | "Week 1, pt. 2" | August 3, 2015 |
| Clare receives a date card and goes on a mission to find herself a man. Later, Ashley S. gets a date card and chooses Dan to accompany her. On the date, the two discuss her infamous crazy girl reputation. At the rose ceremony, the men hand out roses and one woman is forced to leave paradise. | ||
| 3 | "Week 2, pt. 1" | August 9, 2015 |
| One bachelorette has a tearful meltdown and considers leaving Paradise. Meanwhile, Josh gets a date card and asks Tenley out; and a new bachelor arrives but his abrasive behavior puts everyone off. He takes Juelia on a date but their budding relationship is short-lived after he reveals his true intentions behind coming to Paradise. Back at the house, Jared becomes embroiled in a love triangle that involves Ashley I. and Clare. | ||
| 4 | "Week 2, pt. 2" | August 10, 2015 |
| Jared and Clare go on an adventurous date that includes bungee jumping. Back at the house, a new bachelor arrives with a date card and asks Tenley out. They go to a luxurious resort where they are serenaded by a mariachi band. Later, Clare lectures the entire cast before the cocktail party; and Jonathan and Mikey try to convince Juelia that Joe is playing her. | ||
| 5 | "Week 3, pt. 1" | August 16, 2015 |
| A new bachelorette arrives with a date card and asks Joe out. Their date includes a sexy magazine photo shoot. Later, Carly receives a date card and invites Kirk; Dan tells Ashley S. he has doubts about their relationship; and Megan shows up with a date card and asks out unclaimed J.J. | ||
| 6 | "Week 3, pt. 2" | August 17, 2015 |
| Samantha and Joe are confronted about their relationship and their history together. Later, Ashley S.'s hopes to reconcile with Dan are dashed when her best friend Amber arrives and asks Dan out. Also: J.J. and Megan enjoy a date on a yacht. | ||
| 7 | "Week 4, pt. 1" | August 23, 2015 |
| Joe and Samantha address the controversy surrounding their relationship; Juelia asks Chris Harrison for an unprecedented favor; Tanner and Jade visit Tequila, Mexico; notorious Nick Peterson returns and takes Ashley S. on a date; Jared ends his relationship with Ashley I., leaving her in tears. | ||
| 8 | "Week 4, pt. 2" | August 24, 2015 |
| Mikey and Juelia go on a date to Guadalajara, Mexico; Joe confronts Samantha and threatens to expose her lies in order to clear his name as a villain; Kirk surprises Carly with an impromptu fishing date; Justin Reich arrives and takes Samantha out. | ||
| 9 | "Week 5, pt. 1" | August 30, 2015 |
| Samantha cancels a date with Justin to go back to Joe, so Justin takes Amber out and they learn the sexy art of salsa dancing. Meanwhile, bachelor Chris Bukowski arrives with a date card, but he struggles to make a good impression and is rejected by Tenley. Later, new arrival Chelsie steps into Paradise. | ||
| 10 | "Week 5, pt. 2" | August 31, 2015 |
| Chelsie asks Nick out and they enjoy an ocean cruise on a luxurious yacht and go snorkeling. Later, Mackenzie arrives in Paradise and invites Justin on a date. The pair are then "married" by a Shaman. Back at the resort, Jaclyn shows up and sets her sights on Jared. A jealous Ashley I. then asks Chris Harrison for an unprecedented favor---an overnight fantasy suite date. | ||
| 11 | "Week 6" | September 6, 2015 |
| Ashley I. whisks Jared away to a luxurious hotel; Mikey decides to end his relationship with Juelia; two new bachelorettes, Jaclyn and Cassandra, arrive and they both want to take Justin on a date; Samantha and Nick visit an elegant resort; eight people are eliminated at the rose ceremony. | ||
| 12 | "Finale" | September 7, 2015" |
| Season 2 ends with the final four couples still reeling from a shocking breakup that makes each of them question the stability of their own relationships before they go on their final fantasy suite dates. At the rose ceremony, one couple break up and one bachelor decides not to give out his rose. | ||
Where are they now?
JJ failed to win back the girl he left Paradise for and is available on Tindr.
Ashley I. eagerly tried to capture Jared's attention again at Jade and Tanner's wedding, failing yet again.
Cassandra and Justin broke up and she began dating Jonathan, who was also on this season of Bachelor in Paradise. They have since ended their relationship.
Nick and Samantha announced their breakup on October 9, 2015.
In early 2016 Jade and Tanner married. Their wedding was documented on a special episode of the twentieth season of The Bachelor. Jade has taken Tanner's last name and now goes by Jade Tolbert. On March 8, 2017, the couple announced that they are expecting their first child. On May 4, 2017, they revealed that they are having a girl.
Ashley S. married her college sweetheart Austin Brannen on September 10, 2016. They have one child, son Brooks, who was born on April 7, 2016.
Carly Waddell is now married to Evan Bass whom she met on the third season of Bachelor in Paradise.