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in the city Five new cast members are reportedly being welcomed for season 2 Amanda BatulaDeparture from the Bravo series.
New additions include the Bachelor Alumna Natasha Parker, who recently joined the returning cast for filming in Cancún, Mexico.
Natasha Parker joins four newcomers to In The City after Amanda’s exit
according to page sixParker joins Brittany Whitfield, Robert Morrison, Reagan Baker and Barthélemy Jaillet as the show’s newest cast members.
Parker appeared on Peter Weber’s season of The Bachelor before joining Bachelor in Paradise. She is also a certified meditation teacher based in New York City and hosts the podcast Hidden Gems with Natasha Parker.
Baker is another reality TV alum, having appeared on HBO Max’s Swiping America in 2023. He also founded House of Reagan, a hair salon in Soho, and is married to fellow newcomer Jaillet.
Whitfield is a celebrity makeup artist and licensed esthetician based in New York City. Her husband Morrison is also joining the cast.
Four of the five newcomers – Parker, Whitfield, Baker and Morrison – were reportedly filmed at the SLS Playa Mujeres resort in Cancun over the weekend.
Returning cast members Kyle Cooke, Lindsay Hubbard, Gavin Moseley, Yvonne Nazor, Nick Barber, Kenny Martin and Whitney Francois also participated.
Cameras captured the cast at the resort’s beach, spa and evening ceremonies. Cook performed a DJ set during the resort’s Taste of SLS festival, which also included performances from The Chainsmokers and Bomba Estereo.
Meanwhile, new cast members for In The City were announced after several departures.
Batula, Danielle Oliveira, Eoin Hevey, Andrea Denver and Lexi Sundin are reportedly not returning for season 2.
Batula’s departure has drawn particular attention amid the controversy surrounding his relationship with West Wilson.
He has also spoken about online bullying and criticism which influenced his decision to step down.
However, insiders have offered conflicting accounts as to why he refused to return.
An insider claimed that Batula turned down the offered part-time role because Bravo would not allow her to film with Wilson. A second source refuted that claim, saying the timing was not right for Batula or Wilson.
A third insider alleged that Bravo was unwilling to meet Batula’s salary demands.
Page Six contacted Bravo for comment on the new cast, but the network had not responded when the report was published.