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The most memorable Bachelor franchise moments of 2019: From the series' first queer couple to sex in the windmill

Let's take a look back at the top memorable moments from 'The Bachelor' season 23, 'The Bachelorette' season 15 and 'Bachelor in Paradise' season 6 that graced our screens this year.

The Bachelor franchise is a magnet for everything dramatic. Having 30 women/men in a mansion fighting for true love and in the most insane situations, things that will leave fans and viewers stunned are bound to happen. 

Given that 2019 has been great for the Bachelor franchise with us witnessing a lot of firsts, let's take a look back at the top memorable moments from 'The Bachelor' season 23, 'The Bachelorette' season 15 and 'Bachelor in Paradise' season 6 that graced our screens this year. These moments made us fall in love with the franchise even more than we expected. 

'The Bachelor' season 23: Colton Underwood and his endless showers 

If there's one thing we're thankful for when it comes to Colton Underwood's season of 'The Bachelor' are the endless showers that made us want to watch his season despite the boring conversations and jabs at his virginity. Did you know that Colton Underwood had an entire day of shooting B-roll just of him showering? Yup, Appearing on the Almost Famous Podcast, Colton revealed the series spent a whole day shooting Colton showering so that would have enough footage for the entire season. 

'The Bachelor' season 23: Caelynn Miller Keyes opens up about being a sexual assault survivor 

The Bachelor turned over a new leaf this season after Caelynn Miller Keyes opened up about her #metoo experience while the cameras were rolling. During a one-on-one date with Colton, the former Miss USA runner-up spoke being a sexual assault survivor. She shared how she was drugged in college and assaulted. Caelynn was the first contestant to ever open up about her being sexually abused on the franchise. She shared after they drugged her wine, she got up the next day naked on her bed with no memory of what happened. Her friends then called her up only to reveal that all three of them had been drugged and assaulted. 

'The Bachelor' season 23: Heather Martin gets her first kiss ever from Colton Underwood

Heather Martin's first kiss with Colton on 'The Bachelor' was not just her first kiss with him, but it was her first kiss ever. During the series, she shared that though she has dated guys in the past, she had never made the initiative to kiss them because she didn't feel a connection with them. But since she found Colton to be sweet and kind, she felt he was deserving to be her first kiss, and she had her first kiss in the most magical way with fireworks in the sky right above them. 

'The Bachelor' season 23: Colton Underwood's fence jump and his fight for love 

The highlight of Colton's season of 'The Bachelor' was his fence jump, all to win back his love, Cassie Randolph. Colton confessed his love for Cassie but sadly she didn't feel the same way then, so she decided to leave the mansion. But Colton didn't give up, he broke things off with Tayshia Adams and Hannah Godwin, and ran after his one true love. Colton revealed that in a relationship if one chooses to love someone, they need to fight for them too because that's what it is about, and he stuck by his words. He won Cassie over, and the two are still happy together.

'The Bachelor' season 23:  'Women Tell All' Courtney Curtis shoves a pacifier down Demi Burnett's mouth

If you think you've seen everything 'The Bachelor' season 23, Courtney Curtis proved us wrong during the Women Tell All episode when she shoved a pacifier down Demi Burnett's mouth. Demi called Courtney the cancer of the house and that was her breaking point, as Courtney immediately got up walked over to Demi and shoved a pacifier in her mouth. We wonder where she had been hiding them all along. Though it did seem funny that second, it was quite harsh, and queen Demi didn't deserve that. 

'The Bachelorette' season 15: Hannah Brown kicked Scott out because he had a girlfriend

Usually, the first night at the mansion is very pleasant, mostly just everyone getting to know each other. But when 'The Bachelorette' season 15 premiered, we witnessed Hannah Brown kick a contestant out of the mansion even before the first rose ceremony. After Hannah's 30 suitors tried their best to make a good first impression on her, sadly one guy made the worst he could have ever imagined, after Hannah's best friends, Demi and Katie Morton joined her in the mansion to break the news that Scott actually had a girlfriend back home. Though Scott denied it and told her she shouldn't be one to talk because after getting her heart broken by Colton she's back again to find love, Hannah gave him a mouthful and kicked him out of the mansion immediately. 

'The Bachelorette' season 15: Hannah's men learn the pain of childbirth 

Childbirth is the most beautiful thing that could ever happen, and during her time as the Bachelorette, Hannah wanted to make sure that whoever she was going to end up with knew the pain of labor so he would be beside her and support her when the time comes. This education on pregnancy date was one of the funniest dates we've ever seen on the series. The group date taught the guys the female anatomy and what breastfeeding is exactly like. Apart from that the men also got to experience how painfully agonizing giving labor is via a simulator. Their reactions to the pain were definitely priceless. 

'The Bachelorette' season 15: The time Hannah finally sent psycho Luke Parker home 

Hannah's fantasy suite episode was a wild ride. But it was also time Hannah finally came to her senses and sent psycho Luke Parker home. He said a lot of toxic things during his appearance on the show, but the worst was when he questioned Hannah for having sex with the other contestants during the fantasy suite week. After he said that if she had sex with the other men it would be a deal-breaker for him, Hannah lost her cool and brought out her claws. After finally getting clarity on him, she revealed that she doesn't want Luke to be her husband and that she had sex twice and Jesus still loves her. 

'The Bachelorette' season 15: Hannah reveals she had sex not twice but four times in the windmill

When Hannah revealed that she had sex in the windmill twice to Luke Parker, she actually lied about the number. But during the Men Tell All episode, she shared that she was dishonest about something, and the former beauty pageant queen went on to reveal that she actually had sex with Peter Weber in the windmill not twice but four times. And yes, Peter's parents were there in the audience too. Talk about family support. 

'Bachelor in Paradise' season 6: Demi Burnett and Kristen Haggerty become the first queer couple in the franchise 

When Bachelor in Paradise premiered, Demi Burnett opened up about her sexuality to Hannah Brown when she went to visit. Demi shared she had been seeing someone back home, and that it was a woman she had fallen for. But when she arrived in paradise, she was open to seeing where her feelings take her. She started off with having a steamy romance going on with Derek, but eventually, she realized her heart belonged to the mystery woman back home. And to help Demi find her true love, the series brought Kristian Haggerty, Demi's mystery woman to paradise, and the two of them ended up becoming Bachelor franchises' first queer couple making fans fall in love with the show all over again. 

'Bachelor in Paradise' season 6: John Paul Jones' fight for Tayshia Adams and their breakup 

John Paul Jones believes in fighting for the ones you love, Though he and Tayshia Adams started off great, and were even greater together, once Derek Peth was dumped by Demi, he decided to move on and pursue Tayshia, creating turmoil in her relationship with JPJ. JPJ and Derek got into massive heated arguments. But eventually, Tayshia broke things off with Derek who then left paradise. Tayshia did leave paradise too because she didn't know if she wanted to be with JPJ. But prior to the reunion, JPJ went back to Tayshia and won her back. They were together until recently when they broke up due to the distance but revealed they are still friends. 

'Bachelor in Paradise' season 6: Christian Estrada and Jordan Kimball's fight over a pinata

We have seen heated arguments before, but never have we seen two men fight over something as small as a pinata. Christian Estrada and Jordan Kimball were both interested in pursuing Nicole Lopez Alvar despite her being with Clay. When Christian planned a date for her with a pinata, Jordan decided it would be best if he steals the pinata, but sadly he wasn't sneaky enough. Christian saw him and the two got down in a rumble on the beach. They had to be separated by security and were eliminated from the series immediately.