Do contestants actually submit written lists to producers of who they want to date?
She’s a 27-year-old nurse from Florida who absolutelyhatesthe beach.
He’s a 25-year-old nurse from California whose love for the beach only exceeds his love of dangly earrings.
Brayden and Kat on ‘Bachelor in Paradise’.ABC
What will week two bring for thisParadiseodd couple?
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:What surprised you the most about the season premiere?
Was there something you thought they’d show but didn’t?
Brayden went into Paradise hoping to meet Kat, Jess, and Kylee.ABC
KAT IZZO:I thought it was overall an amazing episode.
I thought it highlighted all of the important parts that did happen within that first day or two.
It was very entertaining, a lot of laughs.
Kat and Brayden on ‘Bachelor in Paradise’.ABC
I didn’t expect that.
I don’t hold it against them, but that was the most surprising to me.
I was like, “Dang, dude.
Hannah Brown arrives on ‘Bachelor in Paradise’.ABC
Still hating, man!”
You were a newcomer to Paradise.
What’s one thing you wish people had told you about Paradise before you went?
It can be about the experience, the accommodations, the food, anything.
KAT:Nobody can prepare you for that level of heat and, like, humidity.
Nobody can really tell you anything to prepare you for Paradise.
I mean, you go in there and everything just comes at you.
I didn’t expect the waves to be as strong as they were.
Nobody told me about that.
So maybe some preparation to not stand at the shoreline.
I was at that bar nonstop.
I’ve never been one to think I could do open relationships.
I still don’t think I could do an open relationship, if I was to be honest.
Kat, what did you know about Brayden going into Paradise?
KAT:I didn’t know too much.
He’s actually nothing like I thought he was going to be.
So that was very fun to experience with a clean slate.
Brayden, what did you know about Kat prior to arriving in Paradise?
BRAYDEN:I knew she was a nurse.
I work as a nurse, and so I knew we had similar professions.
And I knew I found her attractive.
I honestly didn’t really know a whole bunch about her.
I didn’t know she actually hated the beach.
Even when we were talking on the beach and she was saying, “I hate bugs!
I hate all this stuff!”
I thought it was her being cute.
I didn’t realize she actually has a strong disdain for the beach.
That was a tough one, especially because I love it so much.
That’s where I spend most of my time.
So that was something I should have done a little bit more research on.
Everyone on Paradise talks about who was on their “list.”
How do these lists work are they like written lists you submit to producers prior to going to Mexico?
KAT:They’re not lists, like an actual list.
It’s just, they ask you who you’re interested in seeing.
We tell them and they’re like, “Okay.”
And I ask, “Are they going to be there?”
And they say, “I don’t know.”
That’s how it goes.
They don’t tell you anything, but they want to know who you’re interested in seeing.
But we really still don’t know if they’re going to be there.
They’re not like, “Here’s the roster, choose.”
BRAYDEN:I didn’t really have a list to be a hundred percent honest.
In the premiere, we see you two talking on the daybed and then you start kissing.
How long were you actually talking before you kissed?
KAT:Me and Braden?
Oh, we were there for probably 45 minutes prior to us actually kissing.
And then I would say the overall first interaction was about an hour, an hour and 15 minutes.
It was at the end of the night.
We’d been hanging out in passing since I got on the beach.
KAT:I don’t know.
I feel like you just go with whatever feels right in that moment.
I don’t think there’s a written rulebook on when it’s the appropriate time to kiss.
BRAYDEN:I mean, I don’t know!
[Laughs] If the vibe’s there I said vibes again.
That word’s been ruined for me.
I think in that environment, everything is just so sped up, too.
Normally I don’t really kiss on the first date.
That’s always been my motto.
Everyone’s had a bad kiss, you know what I’m saying?
You’ve got to sift through that fast.
Hannah Brown arrives on the beach this week.
What can you tease about her appearance on the beach in Paradise?
She definitely stirs the pot a little bit.
BRAYDEN:Let’s just say things heat up and the beach definitely catches fire.
Obviously, this filmed a while ago and viewers don’t know which couples are still together.
How do you handle it when people attempt to press you for spoilers?
I have told my bosses and a few of my family members that they have to close their eyes.
BRAYDEN:I’d just say, “Stay tuned.”
It’s definitely hard not to run my mouth.
I think the world knows I have an easy time running my mouth.
Brayden, how did you feel about Kat saying you have “golden retriever energy”?
BRAYDEN:I accept it.
A golden retriever’s loyal.
They’re fun and they’re good cuddle buddies.
I don’t know.
I’ve always thought my spirit animal is a dog.
I wish it was something like crazy cool, like a killer whale or something.
I’m okay with being a dog.
They’re man’s best friend.
KAT:Oh, the sand came with me.
My mom and I were trying to get it out for two weeks.
It’s still in my suitcase.
There’s sand still in that one suitcase, and I’ve just accepted it.
I have to pack everything in packing cubes.
You bring the sand home, and it never leaves your side.
That is a piece of Paradise, unfortunately, that I have with me.
BRAYDEN:Oh, my goodness.
The sand’s still in my stuff.
I live in Pacific Beach, so I’m always at the beach anyway.
Sand ends up everywhere at this point.
I’ve just accepted it.
I don’t venture to fight it anymore.
I do dust and sweep, but there’s some things you just can’t get sand out of.
Bachelor in Paradiseairs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
