Chad Johnson was a very busy man after The Bachelorette, because not only did he spend time with Robby Hayes and Grant Kemp's ex-girlfriends, he was also talking with Lace Morris AND Leah Block before filming Bachelor in Paradise.
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During Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise on Tuesday night, Chad, Lace and Leah were guests and dished on their relations prior to filming the third edition of Bachelor in Paradise in Mexico in June.
As Lace put it last night, Chad is a "playa, playa!"
"Before it all started [taping], we talked a little bit," Chad told After Paradise co-hosts Sean Lowe and Michelle Collins about his relationship with Lace.
"And I thought she was a little crazy on [Ben Higgins'] season. We messaged a bit. I waited until the very last minute, like a couple of days before, and kind of got a feel for her."
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"You were attracted to the crazy," Sean, a former The Bachelor star, pointed out.
"Well, I thought it was like, 'Okay, it's a TV thing. They made her out to be crazy, when in reality, she just doesn't care what people think,'" Chad explained. "So I showed up [to Paradise] and thought... 'Let's do whatever; Let's make this about us.'"
Chad alleged that once Lace realized people were following them around and watching their every move for entertainment, she became more aware and therefore self-conscious of their fling, so she "flipped a switch" and ended it.
Sean and Michelle, a comedian and talk show host, then welcomed Lace onto the set to share her thoughts.
"The first night was very messy and rough. It was one of those things where [Chad] had messaged me before Paradise, and I was choosing not to talk to anyone before," Lace insisted.
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"He slid into my [Instagram direct messaging] and I put an end to that real quick. I just said that I wanted to choose Paradise to get to know someone."
"I'm going to drop this bomb real quick," Chad noted. "We did not -- there was no, 'You put an end to that.' We talked, literally, until I was locked up in the hotel and I handed [producers my phone]."
"That's okay. That's fine," Lace said, brushing him off.
The pair confessed there is absolutely no chance of reconciliation or becoming friends in the future.
Before Leah was asked to chat on After Paradise, a clip aired of her reaching out to Chad in Paradise following her elimination. She called him on the phone while riding in an SUV but Chad didn't seem to recognize her and therefore hung up on her.
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"I went into this with an open mind, just like I did with The Bachelor. And going into it, I had talked to Chad before the show," Leah told the co-hosts.
"I kind of just took advantage of as much time as I could before, because I know that it's not very long that we have together [in Paradise]. And I was definitely disappointed when I found out he wasn't there."
When Michelle asked Leah if she was also "DMing" with Chad before Paradise, Leah confirmed, "Oh yes, very much so."
"Actually, it was great conversation," Leah elaborated. "I definitely didn't see any sort of crazy side or whatever. I really enjoyed talking to him, and I was excited to meet him."
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