Lace Morriswill do just about anything to find her soulmate onBachelor in Paradise.
In PEOPLE’s exclusive clip of the series' upcoming season 8 premiere,Lace MorrisfromBen Higgins' season decides to lie about her birthday in an attempt to get some attention.
“I feel hopeless in Paradise right now,” she says in a confessional. “I’m the prettiest I’ve been, ever, and how am I not being pursued? It blows my mind.”
She then declares it’s time for “something different” and walks up to the bar, telling bartender andBachelorettealumWells Adamshow she is “32 today” with a big wink.
Wells, 38, plays along and tells Lace how she looks great for her age. Meanwhile, everyone else at the bar gets into the party spirit, offering to do birthday shots with Lace to celebrate.
But Lace soon admits in a confessional it’s not actually her birthday. “I told somebody it was my birthday and they believed me and I ran with it,” she says.
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“Lace isn’t getting a whole lot of attention,” Wells says in a confessional. “She has the great idea to tell everyone it’s her birthday.Mybirthday is closer to right now than Lace’s birthday.”
Lace then joins some of the ladies on the beach, telling them she was off celebrating her birthday, to which they all sent her well wishes.
In a final confessional, Lace holds up a birthday cake with a lit candle and says, “People want to be fake in Paradise? I’ll be fake too.” She then blows out the candle as the clip ends.
This isn’t Lace’s first time inParadise. She wasengaged to Grant Kempduring the season 3 finale of the series in 2016. One of many returning cast members, she andnewly marriedAdams are just two of the recognizable faces in season 8.
Jesse Palmeralso joins as host, while the contestants who have been announced include some fan favorites fromBachelorNation.
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Three additional men fromKatie Thurston’s season includeMichael Allio,Andrew SpencerandJustin Glaze.
Women fromClayton Echard’sseason ofThe Bachelormake up the majority of the new cast, includingShanae Ankney, Hunter Haag, Sierra Jackson, Hailey Malles, Kira Mengistu, Genevieve Parisi, Jill Chin,Serene RussellandTeddi Wright.
Brittany Galvinwill be representingMatt James' season.
As viewers know,Bachelor in Paradisefeatures a rotating cast throughout the summer. That means, additional, still-unnamed alums will crash the party at some point for a chance to find love. As couples form and rose ceremonies are held, some of the original cast is bound to be booted from the beach, too.
“It’s good. It’s sexy. I’ll say this: it’sverysexy,” he shared. “When it comes toParadise, I think it’s the best show that we make.”
“It’s fun and it’s funny, and it’s very successful,” he continued. “The mission statement is for people to get engaged and have long-lasting, meaningful relationships. That show kills.”
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Bachelor in Paradisepremieres on Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
