When “Grocery Store Joe” begins his time onBachelor in Paradise,he hopes it’ll last longer than his short-lived stint onThe Bachelorette.On Tuesday evening,Joe Amabile(lovingly nicknamed “Grocery Store Joe” because of his job as a produce buyer in Chicago), will make his debut onBachelor in Paradise.“I’m back!” a smiling Amabile, 31, says in anEntertainment Weeklyexclusive clip of the premiere episode. “I’m ready,” he tells host Chris Harrison.Craig Sjodin/ABCAs audiences recall, Amabile wassent home on night oneof Becca Kufrin’s current season ofThe Bachelorette.Referencing his brief time on the series, Harrison tells Amabile, “Hopefully this stint inParadisewill last longer than your stint onThe Bachelorette.”“I hope so,” Amabile replies. “I was a little nervous, I got a little nervous,” he shares, noting that he “freaked out.”Still, he has received massive attention in the last few weeks (hello,Joe the Grocer merchandise!) since his exit and is ready for another shot at finding love.“I am now because honestly after the first episode, I never thought I’d have a girlfriend again because I’m like, ‘This is pretty bad. No one’s ever talking to me after that,’ ” he shares.“I really hope I don’t get sent home right away again,” says Amabile. “I think I’ll at least last a day.”Bachelor in Paradiseseason 5 premieres Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
When “Grocery Store Joe” begins his time onBachelor in Paradise,he hopes it’ll last longer than his short-lived stint onThe Bachelorette.
On Tuesday evening,Joe Amabile(lovingly nicknamed “Grocery Store Joe” because of his job as a produce buyer in Chicago), will make his debut onBachelor in Paradise.
“I’m back!” a smiling Amabile, 31, says in anEntertainment Weeklyexclusive clip of the premiere episode. “I’m ready,” he tells host Chris Harrison.
Craig Sjodin/ABC
As audiences recall, Amabile wassent home on night oneof Becca Kufrin’s current season ofThe Bachelorette.
Referencing his brief time on the series, Harrison tells Amabile, “Hopefully this stint inParadisewill last longer than your stint onThe Bachelorette.”
“I hope so,” Amabile replies. “I was a little nervous, I got a little nervous,” he shares, noting that he “freaked out.”
Still, he has received massive attention in the last few weeks (hello,Joe the Grocer merchandise!) since his exit and is ready for another shot at finding love.
“I am now because honestly after the first episode, I never thought I’d have a girlfriend again because I’m like, ‘This is pretty bad. No one’s ever talking to me after that,’ ” he shares.
“I really hope I don’t get sent home right away again,” says Amabile. “I think I’ll at least last a day.”
Bachelor in Paradiseseason 5 premieres Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
