Who is Shushanna on Bachelor in Paradise?

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Shushanna Mkrtychyan is looking for love on Bachelor in Paradise, but so far it looks like all she’s found is drama.

A preview for an upcoming episode of the ABC reality show teases a connection forming between the Uzbek competitor and Kamil Nicalek, who’s been dating Annaliese Puccini.

‘I don’t like to think about the possibility,’ Annaliese says through tears in the teaser trailer. ‘My heart is racing a mile a minute right now.’

Shushanna Mkrtychyan will find herself at the center of a witch hunt after shaking things up on season five of Bachelor in Paradise

It appears that Annaliese will accuse Shushanna of using witchcraft to try and steal Kamil away from her. She’s shown standing before a raging fire in which a photo of Kamil is burning.

‘It’s just been brought to my attention that you’re doing witchcraft and stuff and trying to put spells on us to break us up,’ Annaliese says in a conversation with Shushanna.

Wells Adams, whom Shushanna connected with briefly during season three of Bachelor in Paradise, jokes: ‘Just because she’s Russian doesn’t mean she’s a witch.

‘This is a Russian witch hunt.’

Familiarize yourself with Shushanna before the drama unfolds on Bachelor in Paradise.

Who is Shushanna Mkrtychyan?

Shushanna Mkrtychyan first appeared on The Bachelor during Ben Higgins’s season. She was eliminated in the third week of competition.

She originally hails from Uzbekestan and currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah where she works as a mathematician.

After appearing on Ben’s season of The Bachelor, Shushanna headed to Bachelor in Paradise in the hopes of finding love in season three. She connected with Wells Adams, but decided to leave in the fifth week because she didn’t want to fight other women for someone.

Speaking with Glamour on her decision to leave the show, she said: ‘The first day I had so much fun and put myself 100 percent out there. Then the next day I woke up and felt like something was going on with me.

‘I want to be honest, I don’t care. At some point, I stopped caring what people would think or if they were judging me or that I’m running away from something. I think it had something to do with myself. It took me a whole day to decide that the right thing for me to do would be to just leave.’

During her time on the show, Shushanna was ridiculed by her co-stars. Wells called her a 'sexy Bond villain' and Ashely Iaconetti called her 'Euro trash'.

According to her Instagram, on which she has more than 17,000 followers, Shushanna is a fitness enthusiast, enjoys the beach and snow-covered mountains and is a big sports fan.

Bachelor in Paradise spoilers

During Monday’s episode of The Bachelor, fans can expect to see the dissolution of Colton Underwood and Tia Booth’s relationship. In the teaser, Tia can be heard saying: ‘He has to figure himself out because he can’t do this to someone else.’

It’s unclear what led them to this point, but spoiler blogger Reality Steve reported that Colton simply didn’t see a future with Tia.

Eric Bigger will also face relationship drama during Monday’s episode. His love triangle with Angela Amezcua and Cassandra Ferguson will blow up in his face.

‘Eric lied to my face,’ Angela says at one point during the preview.

Krystal Nielson, Annaliese Puccini, Chelsea Roy and others are also shown in tears. Tune in Monday to find out why.

During Tuesday’s episode Annaliese will confront Shushanna Mkrtychyan about her relationship with Kamil Nicalek and her apparent attempts to cast spells on them.

The teaser shows Shushanna crying, saying: ‘I’m a witch? Are you f***ing kidding me?’

How long does Bachelor in Paradise last?

The final episode of Bachelor in Paradise is slated to air on September 11.

Who is still together from Bachelor in Paradise?

This season of Bachelor in Paradise will see three couples get engaged. Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon, who met on the show seasons earlier, will have a proposal, as will Krystal Nielson and Chris Randone and Jordan Kimball and Jenna Cooper.

Olivia Goethals and John Graham will leave Bachelor in Paradise a couple and will remain one after cameras stop rolling. Astrid Loch and Kevin Wendt reportedly break up on the show only to get back together afterward.

They’re said to be together to this day.

Conflicting reports have surfaced about Joe Amabile and Kendall Long. They reportedly break up before the final rose ceremony on Bachelor in Paradise, but Reality Steve claims Kendall went to visit Joe in Illinois after filming.

He now claims they’re a couple again.