Thomas Jacobs and Serena Pitt. ABC/Craig Sjodin(2)
Each rose has its thorn! After a rocky first episode of Bachelor in Paradise, Thomas Jacobs shared a little bit of gratitude for costar Serena Pitt.
“You’re a gem,” the true property dealer, 29, wrote in an Instagram Story on Tuesday, August 24, posing alongside the Canada native, 23. “Please ask @JoeAmabile1 to not have my legs damaged.”
Thomas, who initially appeared on Katie Thurston‘s season 17 of The Bachelorette earlier this yr, made his debut on the ABC spinoff on Tuesday, a lot to the chagrin of his fellow forged members. He requested Serena on a date, and though she’d already linked with Joe Amabile, she wished to maintain her choices open.
After sharing a kiss on their one-on-one, the season 25 Bachelor alum instructed Thomas that his previous drama with Tre Cooper, Aaron Clancy and James Bonsall was a bit an excessive amount of for her to deal with. She inspired him to pursue relationships with different folks and returned to Joe, 35.
Thomas Jacobs and Serena Pitt. ABC/Craig Sjodin
One month earlier than season 7 premiered, the season 14 Bachelorette alum admitted that he “wasn’t anticipating” to be a part of the primary spherical of BiP arrivals.
“I forgot all of what Paradise is about and it’s a wild experience, and this season is insane,” Joe instructed “Click on Bait” cohosts Natasha Parker and Tayshia Adams in July. “It truly is. … It virtually was, like, on daily basis received increasingly more intense.”
The expertise was “rather a lot totally different” from his time on season 5 of the sequence, throughout which he sparked a romance with Kendall Lengthy. The truth stars known as it quits in January 2020 after practically two years collectively — and are set to reunite in Mexico as season 7 continues.
“She went on for an additional likelihood at discovering love since she knew it may probably work out for her once more,” a supply instructed Us Weekly solely of the 30-year-old taxidermy fanatic. “It’s been over a year-and-a-half since they broke up, so she was able to fall in love.”
The California native “was not anticipating Joe to be on Paradise,” but additionally wasn’t stunned, per the insider. “She had a sense he was going to be there since he nonetheless has ties to the present (by way of the podcast) and was single on the time,” the supply added.
Throughout a Could episode of the “Virtually Well-known” podcast, Kendall admitted “it could be so arduous” to see her ex transfer on, though they have been on good phrases after their cut up.
“I’d not wish to watch him fall in love with another person. That will suck a lot,” she stated on the time. “I nonetheless have an incredible quantity of affection for him. … That was the connection, I simply threw a lot belief in and proper off the bat was sincere and open. It was the primary relationship I truly noticed, doubtlessly, turning into a wedding. That was one thing very new for me.”
Bachelor in Paradise airs on ABC Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
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