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Brayden Bowers<\/strong> might not have found love during Bachelor in Paradise<\/em><\/a> season 9, but it appears the reality TV star has found it outside of the show. The show revealed that Brayden began dating fellow Bachelor Nation<\/a> member Christina Mandrell<\/strong><\/a> during the season 9 finale which aired on Thursday, December 7.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, Brayden is dating Christina from Zach\u2019s season,\u201d a note on screen read when the show offered updates on certain contestants. \u201cBrayden is teaching Christina\u2019s daughter how to accessorize.\u201d<\/p>\n Christina, 28, posted to Instagram<\/a> soon after, gushing about her relationship with Brayden, 25.<\/p>\n \u201cAHHH! We can \u2018FINALEy\u2019 shout it from the rooftops!! Beyond the cameras and reality show drama, Brayden (aka MY BOYFRIEND!) and I found something truly special,\u201d the mom of one wrote. \u201cIn each other, we have a space where being unapologetically ourselves is not just accepted but celebrated! Something I never knew I was missing until I did.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans first met Christina during Zach Shallcross<\/strong>\u2019 season of The Bachelor<\/em>, and she quickly became a polarizing character. On the first night at the mansion, Christina had too much to drink and ended up attempting to take a nap on the front steps. She didn\u2019t last long and was eliminated on the third episode.<\/p>\n Brayden was the villain during Charity Lawson<\/strong>\u2019s season of The Bachelorette<\/em>, and he caught the eyes of Rachel Recchia<\/strong>, Becca Serrano<\/strong> and Kat Izzo<\/strong> during BiP<\/em>. The travel nurse fell for Kat and told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in October 2023 that he wanted to further explore that relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t do well with dating multiple people at once. And I think that that was one of the things that was hard about Paradise \u2014 the aspect of dating multiple people at once, because it\u2019s just, like, how do you truly get to know someone when you\u2019re getting to know five other people?\u201d Brayden said. \u201cAnd so for me, it was like, \u2018I liked Kat. I knew I liked her.\u2019 I knew I had a connection and I was going to ride that road until it ended \u2026 or until it ends.\u201d<\/p>\n Kat, 27, ultimately ended up ditching Brayden for John Henry Spurlock<\/strong> (the two are now engaged), and Brayden hit it off with Rachel, 27. That potential love match fizzled pretty quickly<\/a> when Brayden cut things off with Rachel to pursue a match with Becca, 27.<\/p>\n However, nothing seemed to work in Brayden\u2019s favor. Becca and Rachel self-eliminated, leaving him without a rose.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n