What legal issues have Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants faced?

Victoria Fuller, a contestant on The Bachelor, was convicted of a DUI in 2017. Amanda Stanton, who appeared on The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise, was arrested for domestic violence in 2018, but the charges were later dropped. Chris Soules, a former Bachelorette contestant, was arrested for a suspected DWI in 2025.

How have these legal troubles affected the Bachelor franchise?

These scandals have cast a dark shadow over the popular reality TV franchise, leaving fans and the public questioning the character and behavior of some of their favorite contestants.

What happened to Chris Soules after his 2025 arrest?

In September 2025, news broke that Soules had been arrested for a suspected DWI. The following month, he addressed the incident, writing in an Instagram comment that "life really sucks right now and I'm struggling, but I'm trying to march forward."

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Bachelor Nation's Darkest Secrets: Arrests, Convictions, and Scandals Exposed

7 Oct

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Victoria Fuller's 2017 DUI conviction and probation
Amanda Stanton's 2018 domestic violence arrest, charges later dropped
Chris Soules' 2025 suspected DWI arrest

Bachelor Nation's Darkest Secrets: Arrests, Convictions, and Scandals Exposed

In the past few years, several contestants from the Bachelor and Bachelorette franchises have found themselves in legal hot water. Victoria Fuller, who competed on Peter Weber's season of The Bachelor in 2020, was booked for a DUI in August 2017, two years before her appearance on the show. She pleaded guilty and served one year of supervised probation and two years of unsupervised good behavior.

Another contestant with a troubled past is Amanda Stanton, who appeared on season 20 of The Bachelor and seasons 3 and 4 of Bachelor in Paradise. In September 2018, she was arrested on one count of battery domestic violence in Las Vegas during her relationship with ex-boyfriend Bobby Jacobs. However, the charges against Stanton were dropped in December 2018, and she and Jacobs split the following April.