"I sat down and thought, 'Okay, I'm going to win this,'" Kathy tells PEOPLE of how she decided which secret to spill during the 'Bachelor in Paradise' challenge

"The Golden Bachelor" and "Bachelor in Paradise" contestant shares her thoughts on Mel Owens' comments about dating women over 60. Kathy Swarts stormed into Bachelor Nation's collective consciousness in October 2023 when she told Theresa Nist to "zip it" during a group pickleball date on The Golden Bachelor.

With only two Golden seasons under the franchise’s belt, the cast members will be composed of the men and women that Gerry Turner and Joan Vassos dated on their seasons. Leslie Fhima and Gary Levingston were confirmed at Grant Ellis’ season finale of The Bachelor, and they’ll be joined by: