Matt James' one-on-one date with contestant Katie Thurston is coming up — and it includes some unknowing participation from fan-favoriteBachelorettealumTyler Cameron.

In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at Monday’s episode ofThe Bachelor,Matt, 29, takes Katie to a spa, but Tyler is the one getting a treatment.

“One of my best friends happens to be here today, Tyler C. — he was onHannah Brown’s season,” Matt explains. “He’s here for what he thinks is going to be a nice hour-long massage, but me and you are going to be in the ear of the actor who we hired, who is his masseuse today.”

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“Ask him why he’s here,” Matt tells the “masseuse,” to which Tyler replies, “My best friend, he’s the Bachelor.”

Next, Matt asks her to work her way to Tyler’s nipples as he relaxes into his massage. “Twist his nipples occasionally, too,” Katie adds.

“Katie’s the perfect date,” he tells the cameras. “She’s hilarious — I was dying. Katie is someone that I could have fun with doing anything.”

Matt James (left) and Tyler Cameron.

Tyler Cameron, Matt James

Matt and Tyler met whileplaying football together at Wake Forest Universityand eventuallymoved into a New York City apartment together. They were also both members of the self-proclaimed"Quarantine Crew"in Florida last year, which also included former Bachelorette Hannah Brown.

Tyler — who was the runner-up on Brown’s season — previouslyteased his cameoon the current season ofThe Bachelorduring an episode of theChicks in the Officepodcast last November.

“I saw him recently,” he said at the time, hinting at his appearance on the ABC dating show. “No spoilers!”

The Bachelorairs Mondays (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.

source: people.com