Chad Johnson

Television career

The Bachelor franchise

In 2016, Johnson became a contestant on the ABC Network reality television show The Bachelorette season 12 to compete for Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher's affections. He gained popularity as "Bad Chad", the season's infamous ‘villain’.

In the summer of 2016, Johnson joined The Bachelor spin-off show, Bachelor in Paradise. The show follows former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants living together and finding love in Mexico. He was ejected by host Chris Harrison during the first episode for his belligerent behavior.

Famously Single

In 2017, Johnson was cast as a member of season 2 of the E! network reality television show Famously Single. The series follows eight single celebrities who move in together and try to solve their romantic problems. Alongside Johnson starred I Love New York's Tiffany Pollard, Jersey Shore's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Keeping Up with the Kardashians's Malika Haqq, Dancing with the Stars's Karina Smirnoff, and Rich Kids of Beverly Hills's Dorothy Wang.

Celebrity Big Brother UK

Johnson appeared on the Channel 5 British reality game show Celebrity Big Brother 20. During the show, the contestants are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built house and each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote until the last one standing is named the winner.

Filmography