‘Bachelor in Paradise's Jess Edwards Slid Into Spencer Conley's DMs
In the season premiere, Spencer volunteered to give Jess a tour of the Costa Rican hotel upon her arrival, which she happily accepted. 'I did have my sights set on him coming into this,' she revealed in her confessional. 'He's definitely at the tippy-top of my list.'
But apparently, it wasn't just lust at first sight. During a recent interview with Parade, Jess confessed to shooting her shot with Spencer long before arriving in Costa Rica.
'I followed him on Instagram while Jenn's season was airing because I thought he was cute,' Jess confessed. 'I will say, I definitely slid into the DMs once or twice, like, 'Cute dog,' or, 'Oh my gosh, I need to make that recipe!''
It makes sense that the two made that instantaneous connection, since Jess went in with an objective. 'He was on my radar already, so seeing him there, I was just so excited,' she continued. 'He was my number one, I was going to immediately talk to him on day one, so I thought, 'How do I shoot my shot right now? I'm gonna go see if he'll give me a tour!''
And while Jess did have a nice date with late arrival Sam McKinney (who was—spoiler!—sent home in the first episode), she told Parade that he was a bit too 'reserved' for her liking.
'I was definitely comparing and contrasting, so I think at the end of the day, my connection with Spencer was just so much stronger,' she explained.
Can't wait to see what's in store for these two lovebirds!
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