Peter Weberwon’t be on the upcoming season ofBachelor in Paradise.The formerBachelorstar, 30, was supposed to appear on season 8 of ABC’s reality dating series filmed in Mexico, but he declined the invite after contract negotiations with ABC didn’t pan out.“I was actually going to doBachelor in Paradise. I was going to do it,” he toldUs Weekly. “We just couldn’t agree on a contract at the end of the day is what it came down to.“Weber continued, “I thought maybe [I could] give it one more try. “But [ABC and I] ended up not being able to agree on anything and get out there. I feel everything happens for a reason, so it’s all good.“Frazer Harrison/GettyThe leading man of the 2020 season ofThe Bachelorsaid he’d even secured days off from work to go toParadise, explaining, “I always kept looking at that as, like, the one venue I hadn’t, like, really checked off yet or tried.“Fans will remember Weber’s tumultuous season from the endgame mixup that hadBachelorNation talking for months — he left the series engaged toHannah Ann Slussbefore breaking off the engagement and pursuing a short-lived relationship withMadison Prewettoff camera.After announcing hissplit from Prewettafter just three days, Weber began a relationship with another woman from his season:Kelley Flanagan. The pairsplit in December 2020.Weber also admitted hespent time withHannah Brown(whom he dated on her series ofThe Bachelorette) while his season was airing.If he had joinedBiP, Weber teases that he had yet another woman fromBachelorNation.“There was someone,” he said. “I’m not going to spill those names, but there was someone down there. That was the only reason that I was actually curious [about] going down there.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Bachelor in Paradisereturns to ABC in the fall.

Peter Weberwon’t be on the upcoming season ofBachelor in Paradise.

The formerBachelorstar, 30, was supposed to appear on season 8 of ABC’s reality dating series filmed in Mexico, but he declined the invite after contract negotiations with ABC didn’t pan out.

“I was actually going to doBachelor in Paradise. I was going to do it,” he toldUs Weekly. “We just couldn’t agree on a contract at the end of the day is what it came down to.”

Weber continued, “I thought maybe [I could] give it one more try. “But [ABC and I] ended up not being able to agree on anything and get out there. I feel everything happens for a reason, so it’s all good.”

Frazer Harrison/Getty

Peter Weber

The leading man of the 2020 season ofThe Bachelorsaid he’d even secured days off from work to go toParadise, explaining, “I always kept looking at that as, like, the one venue I hadn’t, like, really checked off yet or tried.”

Fans will remember Weber’s tumultuous season from the endgame mixup that hadBachelorNation talking for months — he left the series engaged toHannah Ann Slussbefore breaking off the engagement and pursuing a short-lived relationship withMadison Prewettoff camera.

After announcing hissplit from Prewettafter just three days, Weber began a relationship with another woman from his season:Kelley Flanagan. The pairsplit in December 2020.

Weber also admitted hespent time withHannah Brown(whom he dated on her series ofThe Bachelorette) while his season was airing.

If he had joinedBiP, Weber teases that he had yet another woman fromBachelorNation.

“There was someone,” he said. “I’m not going to spill those names, but there was someone down there. That was the only reason that I was actually curious [about] going down there.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Bachelor in Paradisereturns to ABC in the fall.

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