Bachelor In Paradise Cast Reveals BIGGEST Dealbreakers

The prima has acceptable on Brandon Jones and Serene Russell's paradise.

The Bachelor Nation stars person breached up and ended their engagement, they shared connected May 8.

"We person tried to enactment privately connected our narration which has been incredibly challenging successful the nationalist eye," they wrote successful a associated statement connected Instagram. "This has been immensely hard to judge and painful, arsenic determination is simply a batch of emotion betwixt the 2 of us. We are profoundly hurting and tin lone inquire that determination beryllium nary hate."

Brandon and Serene continued, "The champion way for america astatine this clip is to effort and determination guardant and heal from this arsenic individuals."

News of the split comes 5 months aft the brace got engaged connected the play 8 finale of Bachelor successful Paradise. Brandon told Serene during his seaside proposal, "You are this everlasting spark that has deed maine truthful hard and I've travel to the realization that, from the infinitesimal I saw you, my happily ever aft could person ne'er started until I started a beingness with you."

Though host Jesse Palmer offered to marry the couple on the spot arsenic an ordained officiant, they declined—with Brandon explaining that helium wanted his parents contiguous erstwhile helium and Serene bash necktie the knot. The 2 quipped successful a joint Instagram post following the episode, "meet the joneses… kinda."

Fans were archetypal introduced to Brandon successful 2021, when Michelle Young passed him up for Nayte Olukoya on the 18th play of The Bachelorette. On the different hand, Serene appeared on Clayton Echard's play of The Bachelor in 2022. 

"Y'all some are unthinkable radical and I anticipation you are capable to find bid and clarity during this time," Clayton wrote successful the comments conception of the couple's station announcing their breakup. "Here for you both."

Meanwhile, Victoria Fuller—who got engaged to Johnny DePhillipo during the BIP finale arsenic well—wrote, "So overmuch emotion for the some of you."