Bachelor Nation is trading roses for renovation tools. Ahead of HGTV’s highly anticipated crossover series “Bachelor Mansion Takeover,” franchise favorites are giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at what really happens when reality dating drama meets high-stakes design competition, and it sounds like the judging panel won’t be handing out compliments as easily as final roses.
Guest Judges Everywhere
“Bachelor Mansion Takeover” premieres on Monday, March 2, at 8/7c on HGTV. In preparation, HGTV released a behind-the-scenes sneak peek on Instagram, and it looks like everyone is coming back to serve as a guest judge on this show.
The video starts with Tayshia Adams and Tyler Cameron, the main judges for the show, talking at the ABC dating franchise’s iconic house. They are discussing who is going to be the tougher judge, which Cameron joked, “I think Tayshia’s gonna be the toughest. I saw her rider. She’s tough to please.”
We also see some of the show’s guest judges, which include “The Bachelorette” Season 12 star JoJo Fletcher and “The O.C.” actress Rachel Bilson, who claimed to have “never been starstruck by a dwelling,” as she was talking inside the Bachelor Mansion.
Other guest judges include “The Bachelor” Season 17 star Sean Lowe, who said it was “surreal” to be back in the mansion, and HGTV’s Christina Haack, who said she “cannot wait to see the spaces that I get to judge.”
“The Bachelorette” Season 15 star Hannah Brown also serves as a guest judge. She talks about being back at the mansion. She said, “It was so fun to be back and to see what these contestants have done in these rooms. Y’all are going to be shocked. It looks so good. I don’t know, we’ve got some tough competition.”
How Does ‘Bachelor Mansion Takeover’ Work?
“Bachelor Mansion Takeover” is hosted by Jesse Palmer. The show features 12 former contestants on “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “The Golden Bachelor,” and “The Golden Bachelorette.”
The contestants will be working to transform memorable and never-before-seen areas of the Bachelor Mansion. In the end, one of them will win bragging rights and a $100,000 cash prize.
The Bachelor Nation alum competing on “Bachelor Mansion Takeover” are: Dean Bell, Jill Chin, Noah Erb, Allyshia Gupta, Tammy Ly, Sandra Mason, Sam McKinney, Brendan Morais, Courtney Robertson Preciado, Jeremy Simon, Christopher Stallworth, and Joan Vassos.
These renovations of the Bachelor Mansion will play out as the season airs. However, fans will also see the results featured in the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette,” which premieres on Sunday, March 22.
“Bachelor Mansion Takeover” premieres on Monday, March 2, at 8/7c on HGTV. New episodes will be available to stream the next day on HBO Max and discovery+.
