Tyler Cameron proposed to model Tate Madden during a romantic beach stroll in Little Palm Island, Florida, two years after confirming their romance. The couple announced their engagement on August 15, 2026, sharing a joint Instagram post with the caption, "Better late than never they say."
In one photograph, Cameron wore white pants, a pinstriped button-down shirt, and tan shoes while on one knee holding a jewelry box. Madden, 32, wore a floral print dress and tan wedges, flashing her new ring with a hand on Cameron's chest in a second photo.
Bachelor Nation alumni offered congratulations under the post. Colton Underwood wrote, "Congrats you two. Sending so much love," while JoJo Fletcher commented, "Ahh congrats!! Love u guys."
Cameron became famous in 2019 as Hannah Brown's runner-up on season 15 of The Bachelorette. He met Madden in 2022 before confirming their working relationship turned romantic in 2024. In October 2025, Cameron told E! News, "It was always platonic and cool, and she was always the life of the party and fun. Everyone gravitates towards her. She's just a ball of fun energy, and everyone enjoys being around her." A year prior to the proposal, Cameron teased plans to pop the question, stating, "We're working on all those things. We're taking all the right steps in the direction we have some exciting steps in front of us," adding that they were "just taking it day by day."
Golden Bachelor and Bachelorette Relationships
Former NFL linebacker Mel Owens and retired firefighter and bomb tech Peg Munson are currently dating. Before his season of The Golden Bachelor, Owens drew criticism on the MGoBlue Podcasts With Jon Jansen when he insisted that "if they're 60 or over, I'm cutting them," and urged contestants to "try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs." Despite his comments, Owens praised sexagenarian Munson as "high-energy" to Glamour. Although he did not propose during his November 2025 finale, the sports lawyer gave Munson a Neil Lane ring, telling her, "This represents our commitment to love, to give us time to figure out together what our future holds."
Golden Bachelorette star Joan Vassos remains engaged to Chock Chapple following his proposal in Bora Bora during her November 2024 finale. Vassos, who previously left Gerry Turner's season of The Golden Bachelor early, told Chapple at the finale, "We are living proof that no matter what life throws at you that there is still hope, even at our age. I waited 'til this moment in this amazing location to tell you that I love you, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to wake up next to you in the morning, and I want to kiss you when I go to bed at night." In a February 2026 Instagram Q&A, Vassos explained they are considering a 2027 wedding date because their grown children are also planning weddings, stating, "We'll get married sometime when our kids aren't getting married."
Meanwhile, inaugural Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are divorced. The pair got engaged in November 2023 and married in a televised ceremony in January 2024, but announced their breakup three months later on Good Morning America. Turner stated during the joint April 2024 interview, "Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations and we've looked closely at our situation, our living situation, so forth. We've come to the conclusion mutually that it's probably time for us to dissolve our marriage." Court records reviewed by E! News show they settled their divorce in June 2024, and Turner revealed on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast in April 2025 that he is dating someone new and "it's going well."
Other Golden contestants have transitioned to friendship. Golden Bachelorette alum Gary Levingston and Leslie Fhima, a runner-up on Gerry Turner's season and former Prince muse, are just friends after being voted off season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise. Fhima revealed on Bachelor Happy Hour in August 2025 that the nearly 2,000 miles between Minnesota and California complicates romance, though she remains open to the future. Similarly, Golden Bachelorette mansion lead Kim Buike and Faith Martin remain friends after their Paradise elimination, with Martin confirming in a September 2025 Instagram video, "We talk sometimes two to three times a week. He lives five and a half hours away. But the point is this: We are not a in-love couple. Nope, we are not. We never fell in love. We had a great connection on the show."
Bachelor in Paradise Engagements and Moves
Spencer Conley and Jess Edwards are engaged after competing on season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise. Conley, who displayed "golden retriever energy" on Jenn Tran's season of The Bachelorette, and Edwards, who competed for Joey Graziadei, chose their relationship over the show's $250,000 prize. They got engaged and received a surprise check worth $190,000. Conley posted on Instagram Stories in August 2025 that he had "already won," while Edwards posted on her main feed that she was "just feeling a lil giddy about this man & whatnot," adding, "Everything that we’ve been through has led us to this exact moment." Edwards revealed during Mel Owens' November 2025 After the Finale Rose special that she would move to Dallas, Texas in a few weeks.
Andrew Spencer and Alexe Godin also chose love over the $250,000 prize on season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise, leaving with $125,000 in their pockets. Spencer, a Chicago-based football player from Katie Thurston's season, and Godin, a pediatric speech therapist from Grant Ellis' season, exchanged Instagram posts calling each other "mon amour" and "mon chéri" in August 2025. Godin stated, "This is frickin unreal. I am leaving with money, but not just money: love, the most important thing," and confirmed in September 2025 that she plans to move to Chicago with Spencer, writing, "Finally found someone just as weird as me and I can’t wait to do life with you."
Jeremy Simon and Bailey Taylor Brown remain dating post-show after meeting on Paradise season 10. Social media manager Brown, who competed for Ellis, and real estate investor Simon, who pursued Tran, survived a squabble when she learned he had second thoughts about sending Susie Evans home. They continued their relationship off-camera in Costa Rica, met each other's families, and planned to move to the same city. Brown wrote on Instagram in September 2025, "We feel so lucky to have found each other and couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come."
Noah Erb and Abigail Heringer are engaged after reconciling following their split during season seven of Bachelor in Paradise. Travel nurse Erb and financial manager Heringer purchased a house in Erb's hometown of Tulsa in July 2023, with Heringer writing on Instagram, "About to enter our Chip and Joanna Gaines era because your girl bought her very first house!!! Excited to start our next chapter and for all the memories we'll create here!!" Erb subsequently proposed at a beachfront home in San Diego in August 2023.
Bachelor and Bachelorette Lead Updates
Season 28 Bachelor Joey Graziadei is engaged to project manager Kelsey Anderson after proposing during his March 2024 finale. Tennis pro Graziadei told the Louisiana native during his proposal, "I can't wait another minute to tell you that I love you. There is something about you. You have this infectious energy that makes me smile. It's a feeling I've never had before," adding, "I have known for a while that I've wanted to have a beautiful life, but I truly didn't know how beautiful that life could be until I met you."
Bachelorette Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko remain engaged following Olubeko's proposal on her August 2023 finale. Integrative medicine specialist Olubeko asked therapist Lawson, "Would you do me the honor of turning this fairytale into a reality?" He later surprised her on After the Final Rose with news of her slot on Dancing With the Stars, saying, "All right, baby. So I know you like to cut up, you like to dance and you like to get down. You know that we've talked about this, about how amazing this opportunity would be. And I am so happy to be the one to tell you that you're gonna be on Dancing With the Stars! Baby, let's go!" The couple is considering a 2025 or 2026 wedding.
Conversely, Season 21 Bachelorette Jenn Tran and Devin Strader split shortly after their finale aired. Tran revealed on After the Final Rose in September 2024 that Strader gave her the cold shoulder, stating, "He was making bold proclamations of love and then suddenly the next day he was like, nothing and he denied ever being in love. All the promises he had made to me, all of the love that he had wanted to give to me wasn't there anymore." Strader released a 13-minute Instagram video explaining he ended the relationship during a 15-minute phone call in August, claiming Tran forced his hand when he tried to break the news in person. Tran subsequently competed on Dancing With the Stars with partner Sasha Farber, but the duo split in 2025.
Bachelor Grant Ellis and final rose recipient Juliana Pasquarosa split less than three months after their proposal aired. Ellis announced the breakup on his Instagram Story on June 13, writing, "This is one of the harder things I’ve had to write, but I want to share it honestly. Juliana and I have decided to end our relationship. We both gave this our best and poured a lot of love into each other, but after a lot of deep conversations, we’ve come to the understanding that we’re simply not the right fit long term."
Marriages and Recent Split Details
Several Bachelor Nation couples have legally wed. Season 27 Bachelor Zach Shallcross married travel nurse Kaity Biggar on May 23, 2025, in an Austin-area chapel celebration found by Biggar's aunt. Serena Pitt and Joe Amabile married at City Hall in October 2022 before holding a September 2023 wedding. Kenny Braasch and Mari Pepin wed in a 65-guest ceremony in Puerto Rico in November 2023 after getting matching tattoos in the Bahamas. Becca Kufrin and Thomas Jacobs wed in October 2023, weeks after welcoming their son Benson in September 2023.
Recent split announcements include Kat Izzo and Dale Moss, who broke up in early 2026 after Izzo noted on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast in January that Moss refused to relocate from NYC to San Diego. Izzo also previously split from underwater welder John Henry Spurlock shortly after their season nine Paradise finale aired. Other splits include Eliza Isichei and Aaron Bryant in December 2023; Kylee Russell and Aven Jones in December 2023 following infidelities by Jones; Danielle Maltby and Michael Allio in September 2023; and Brandon Jones and Serene Russell in May 2023.
Historical splits detailed in the franchise include Rachel Recchia and Tino Franco, who broke up after Franco kissed another woman; Susie Evans and Clayton Echard, who separated six months after their 2022 reunion before Evans dated Justin Glaze until August 2024; Michelle Young and Nayte Olukoya, who ended their engagement six months after their December 2021 finale before Young married Jack Leius in June 2025; Maurissa Gunn and Riley Christian in January 2022; Demi Burnett and Kristian Haggerty in October 2019; Victoria Fuller and Greg Grippo in April 2024; and Fuller's previous engagement with Johnny DePhillipo.
