Olivia Lewis and Tanner Courtad from BiP get cozy for a photo shoot
Bachelor in Paradise alums Olivia Lewis And Tanner Courtad confused Bachelor Nation members with their recent photo shoot.
“They say a picture is worth a thousand words… here are a few to get the conversation started 🥂,” the duo captioned a joint Instagram post on Friday, December 29. In the snaps, Courtad, 30, has his arms around Lewis, 25, as they smiled during a hangout in Cleveland, Ohio.
“Honey, we need confirmation, yes or no,” social media star Zakaria Reality responded to the message. Previously, Zachary — whose real name is Zachary Weinberg — posted a TikTok video speculating whether Courtad and Lewis were friends or something more.
“I didn’t see this coming… maybe just friends?” He captioned the video posted earlier this month, with other photos from the shoot, which Courtad posted on December 22.
“We had fun in Cleveland, don’t you know that?” he said captioned the photos. “And there will always be an impromptu photo shoot when @samcjeffries is around. Thanks for capturing some good happy moments 📸 What do you think me and @itslivlew were talking about 🤔.”
Former Bachelor Nation members Ashley Iaconetti And Ben Higgins also weighed in on the potential torque.
‘It’s one of those weird borderline cases. It could definitely be friendship and it could definitely be them together,” Iaconetti, 35, explained on the Wednesday, December 27, episode of their Podcast ‘Almost famous’. “It’s not happening, that’s my thought.”
Higgins, 34, said he has “only” one comment about the two “very attractive people.” He said that “something could be stirred up” because they both look good-looking, explaining that he doesn’t know many grown men with platonic girlfriends.
“Maybe Bachelor Nation is different,” he added. “Or maybe I’m wrong.”
Courtad and Lewis both hit the beach for Bachelor in Paradise season 9, which aired its season finale earlier this month. The duo failed to find a romantic connection together on the beach and both left the show single. (Courtad comes out Charity Lawson‘S Bachelor party season while Lewis made her debut during Zach Shallcross‘ Bachelor education season.)
Lewis had some pretty complicated romances during BiPwhile she was in a love triangle Cat Izzo And John Henry Spurlock for a few episodes. While Spurlock, 31, ultimately chose Izzo, 27, to whom he became engaged before their post-season split, Lewis moved on Michael Barbour. However, Barbour, 28, eventually ended the matter.
Courtad didn’t have much love in the happiness department either. While he made up with Izzo, Rachel Recchia And Jess Girodhe didn’t find long-lasting love with any of them.