Hannah Brown is still one of the most popular stars in the Bachelor Nation franchise. Her Bachelorette season ended in 2019, but she’s a constant presence in the franchise. She joined Season 10 of Bachelor In Paradise full-time after making brief appearances in previous seasons, including Season 9. Her role on Season 10 is ‘Paradise Relations,’ but some fans wonder if Hannah is being groomed to take Jesse Palmer’s job.
Fans Confused By Hannah Brown’s Role On Bachelor In Paradise
When it was announced that Hannah Brown would be part of the new Bachelor In Paradise season, it wasn’t clear what she would be doing. Her role was defined as ‘Paradise Relations,’ but the show didn’t really explain what that was. One of her jobs was reportedly to provide champagne during the rose ceremonies. But the show already has a bartender – Wells Adams. He took over the role in Season 4 after appearing as a contestant on Season 3.
It was assumed that Hannah Brown would use her experience on the reality TV show to advise the contestants. She’s spoken out about what she’s seen go down, but her perspective is as a viewer, not part of the action.

While many fans of the show are happy to see Hannah, they don’t understand why she’s there. Viewers took to social media to react to the former Bachelorette joining Season 10.
- “Whatever they paid Hannah, it was definitely too much.”
- “They barely need Wells and they definitely don’t need Hannah”
- “She serves literally no purpose! I blame the producers for not defining her role.”
- “I feel like they put her in an awkward position without a well-defined role and minimal camera time.”
Is She Taking Jesse Palmer’s Job?
One viewer wondered why Hannah Brown accepted the role. They speculated that she did it for the paycheck to pay for her lavish wedding in France.
Hannah Brown married Adam Woolard earlier this month in stunning ceremony on the coast of France. The union comes six years after she ended her engagement to Bachelorette contestant Jed Wyatt. Jed married his longtime girlfriend last year. He announced in March that they’re expecting a baby. The baby is due any day now.
Hannah Brown’s wedding was heavily sponsored, so it’s doubtful money was the reason why she joined Bachelor In Paradise. One fan had a shocking theory. Is the Bachelorette star being groomed to take over for Jesse Palmer?
The fan speculated, “my theory is i think they’re training her to take over as host one day like get her in the background of these shows so we get used to seeing her again and then in a couple years she’s the host if jesse ever steps away.”
Jesse Palmer doesn’t seem ready to leave his Bachelor Nation hosting gig. However, it was a huge struggle for the network to find a replacement for Chris Harrison when he left in 2021. They temporarily brought in Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams as co-hosts until they found the perfect replacement in former Bachelor lead Jesse Palmer.
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