‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Shocker: AshLee Dated Graham Before Show
Bachelor in Paradise star AshLee Frazier doesn’t want anyone touching her man, Graham Bunn, quite possibly because this isn’t the first time the Bachelor Nation serial dater hooked up with her on-screen love interest. Life & Style reports that AshLee dated Graham prior to filming ABC’s summer reality show. Viewers were led to believe that the couple met for the first time in Tulum, Mexico, but sources say that is not true.
News of Frazier dating Bunn before the show does not come as a big surprise to anyone who follows Frazier on social media. Since she was dumped by Season 17 Bachelor Sean Lowe, AshLee has dated multiple Bachelor cast members, including Brad Womack and Michael Garofola. She frequently posts photos of herself with the reality stars she has dated, as well as other cast members from various seasons of ABC’s popular reality show.
AshLee immediately latched on to Graham on the Bachelor in Paradise premiere, making it clear to Clare Crawley that no one was allowed to date her man. Clare made the mistake of asking Graham out on a date, but later retracted when AshLee became overly upset at the very thought of her guy with another woman.
Although her possessiveness freaked Graham out a bit, Life & Style reports that he came on the show to get AshLee back and didn’t want Clare getting in the midst of their rekindled relationship. The source states, “secretly, Graham wants AshLee back” leading fans to believe that AshLee ditched him before the show started.
Is it possible that AshLee broke up with Graham before the show started filming and he agreed to come on the show to try to get her back? That’s hard to believe since AshLee has proven to be a stage five clinger and Graham appears to be nervous about her Fatal Attraction behavior. Perhaps producers wanted to make it appear that the couple had zero history to add some drama to the show, so they set their storyline up to make viewers believe they never met before.
Will AshLee and Graham make it as a couple after Bachelor in Paradise ends? Blogger Reality Steve writes that they are not one of the two couples who find love on the show. Instead, they reportedly go their separate ways before the finale, giving AshLee Frazier the opportunity to date other Bachelor franchise cast members.
[Images: ABC.com, AshLee Frazier Instagram]
