SUMMER JUST GOT STEAMIER AS ABC ANNOUNCED THE CAST OF 'BACHELOR IN PARADISE' THROUGHOUT THE DAY, STARTING ON ABC'S 'GOOD MORNING AMERICA' AND CONTINUING DURING THE SIZZLING NIGHT OF DRAMA ON ABC'S SERIES PREMIERE OF 'GRAND HOTEL'

The Sixth Season Premieres Monday, Aug. 5 (8:00 - 10:01 p.m. EDT)

Today was a day - and night - to feel the heat! The highly anticipated announcement of the new "Bachelor in Paradise" cast took center stage!

Seven members of the sexy cast were revealed this morning on "Good Morning America" (link to segment), with another 12 passionate Bachelor franchise fan favorites revealed during tonight's series premiere of ABC's addictive new drama, "Grand Hotel." (Links to interstitials: https://youtu.be/C68HlRqO6l4 and https://youtu.be/4LocmlvuaQw)

With summer in full swing, it's time for a new group of former breakout bachelors and bachelorettes to take another shot at love as they live together in a dreamy oasis in Mexico when "Bachelor in Paradise" returns for its sixth season, MONDAY, AUG. 5 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on ABC.com, the ABC app and Hulu.

Below is the "Bachelor in Paradise" cast:

Annaliese Puccini of "The Bachelor" 22 (Arie)

Bibiana Julian of "The Bachelor" 22 (Arie)

Blake Horstmann of "The Bachelorette" 14 (Becca)

Caelynn Miller-Keyes of "The Bachelor" 23 (Colton)

Cam Ayala of "The Bachelorette" 15 (Hannah)

Chris Bukowski of "The Bachelorette" 8 (Emily)

Clay Harbor of "The Bachelorette" 14 (Becca)

Demi Burnett of "The Bachelor" 23 (Colton)

Derek Peth of "The Bachelorette" 12 (JoJo)

Hannah Godwin of "The Bachelor" 23 (Colton)

Jane Averbukh of "The Bachelor" 23 (Colton)

John Paul Jones of "The Bachelorette" 15 (Hannah)

Katie Morton of "The Bachelor" 23 (Colton)

Kevin Fortenberry of "The Bachelorette" 15 (Hannah)

Nicole Lopez-Alvar of "The Bachelor" 23 (Colton)

Onyeka Ehie of "The Bachelor" 23 (Colton)

Sydney Lotuaco of "The Bachelor" 23 (Colton)

Tayshia Adams of "The Bachelor" 23 (Colton)

Wills Reid of "The Bachelorette" 14 (Becca)

Additional cast will be announced at a later date.

These "Bachelor in Paradise" cast members may have left "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette" brokenhearted, but now they have the opportunity to travel to a romantic paradise in hopes of turning a potential summer fling into the real thing.

Hosted by Chris Harrison, "Bachelor in Paradise" is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton, Nicole Woods, Tim Warner, Louis Caric and Peter Geist are the executive producers.