The Bachelor is being resuscitated for another season, even after this year’s TV nightmare featuring three white hetero dollops of mayonnaise.
ICYMI: The Bachelors is officially getting a new season following the 2022/2023 cluster fuck show, which was quite interesting. It was (some might say) noice. It was different. It was unusual. Some folks loved it, and others hated it. As someone who occasionally tuned in once in a while, I found more drama than romance. But that’s just my two cents.
If you’re one of the people who loved the unique spin of The Bachelors, well, you’re in luck! ‘Cos, the next season is coming up soon, and Channel Ten has finally dropped more information on this upcoming season.
Recently, the official Instagram has shared carousels of the contestants who will be vying for the hearts of this year’s Bachies. The reveal of these lovely ladies comes days after it officially shared the trailer for the 2023 season.
Here’s all the tea on The Bachelor Australia that we know so far.
Who is the lead for The Bachelor Australia?
I regret to inform you that The Bachelor will indeed become The Bachelors once more for Season 11.
Even a horny Felix Van Hofe and a rejected Jed McIntosh couldn’t stop Channel Ten from tempting hell on earth yet again.
Earlier this year, Wesley Senna Cortes, Ben Waddell and Luke Bateman were announced as The Bachelors for Season 11.
You can find out more about them here.
Where will The Bachelors be filmed?
The Bachelor Australia is doing a nationwide tour in an attempt to resuscitate what’s been dead for years now, with the next season of The Bachelors happening in none other than Melbourne.
Funny, really. Although Channel 10 seemingly has issues letting go of things better left in the past (such as this series in general) the platform had no issues saying fuck off to Queensland after it was home to the show’s tenth season.
The Herald Sun has reported that The Bachelors Season 11 has begun filming in a Brighton mansion that was sold for $6.4 million back in 2015.
According to the publication, The Bachelor mansion is a six-bedroom adobe on one of the suburb’s most prestigious streets. Production marquees were set up on the tennis court at the front of the property on Monday.
You can see more pics at Daily Mail Australia.
The show gives me a bit of whiplash and a headache in equal measure but at least its brief Gold Coast stint was memorable, I guess? Would’ve liked to have seen a Cavill Ave date but I’m also grateful given Van Hofe managed to taint other iconic destinations, including but not limited to Wet N’ Wild.
Who is in The Bachelors Australia cast?
On Sunday — November 12 2023 if you’re reading from the future — The Bachelors official IG account dropped three carousels of all the gals who will be vying for the hearts of our Bachie trio.
Carousel number one features:
- Aarthi, 29 — Health project manager from NSW.
- Amelia, 25 — Nursing student from NSW.
- Anastasia, 32 — Property developer from VIC.
- Angela, 36 — Business owner from VIC.
- Angie, 33 — Makeup artist, VIC.
- Brea, 25 — Mining administrator, QLD.
- Caitlin, 25 — Jewellery salesperson, VIC.
- Carla, 23 — Hairdresser, NSW.
In carousel number two, we meet:
- Chrystal, 25 — IT analyst.
- Dana, 25 — Medical researcher, NSW.
- Ellie, 29 — Beauty therapist, WA.
- Evie, 29 — Professional development specialist, SA.
- Holly, 27 — Environmental scientist, NSW.
- Jade, 27 — Interior designer, QLD.
- Kristen, 32 — Tattoo Artist, QLD.
- Lana, 36 — Category manager, NSW.
In the third, and final carousel, our incoming Bachie contestants include:
- Lisa, 23 — Interior design student.
- Maddison, 24 — Marketing specialist, VIC.
- Mckenna, 25 — PR manager, QLD.
- Mel, 35 — Indigenous mentor, NT.
- Natalie, 27 — Project manager, VIC.
- Nella, 33 — Flight attendant, NSW.
- Tabitha, 27 — Registered nurse.
- Yasemin, 32 — Model, VIC.
There ya have it, folks! Unfortunately, they haven’t made it clear on who is competing for who’s heart, but regardless I’m digging the beautiful array of women we have coming on the show.
Prior to the cast drop, an insider to the reality dating show spilled some deets to So Dramatic! about the changes being made in the upcoming season of The Bachelor Australia earlier in the year.
“They’re wanting to make it more wholesome and genuine. Like, a throwback to Tim Robards season,” the insider revealed.
“It’s going to be closer to The Bachelor in the US, more wholesome girls like Farmer Wants A Wife and less fame-hungry ones.”
Even with the changes, the fame-hungry contestants are low-key the best ones. Especially if you’re a drama fiend like me! It’s a shame last year’s cast raked in hardly any followers off the back of it.
When will The Bachelors Australia 2024 start?
When The Bachelor Australia announced the three leading men a couple of months ago, it said the show would be “coming soon”.
Finally, we’ve got a date. The Bachelors is coming ~drum roll ploise~ December 3.
The official date was announced alongside a trailer for this year’s season, which was giving a bogan version of Bridgerton. IYKYK.
Last year’s season ran over three weeks in an attempt to get it out before Married At First Sight Season 10. It was a fucking hot mess and no one should consume that much horniness in such a short time frame.
The Bachelor ratings
The Bachelor franchise has been on a steady decline for a while now.
At its peak in 2018, The Bachelor was bringing in close to one million viewers a night. But The Bachelors only premiered to 309,000 viewers, with the finale only bringing in 358,000 viewers.
A spokesperson told TV Blackbox that the series performed better than what had been reported. And according to The Daily Mail, they said The Bachelors was Channel 10’s top-performing program in their key advertising demographics and on their on-demand platform 10Play.
As much as I was groaning at the idea of watching three white men find love on TV, the 2023 season was decent.
I liked how having multiple blokes and even more gals made it just a smidge more realistic than the usual format. I also got a kick out of Jed McIntosh being rejected.
But despite the upgrade, The Bachelors left a lot to be desired. Maybe I’m too used to the incessant drama of Married At First Sight, or Love Island Australia, but I can’t help but think it’s time to move on from The Bachelor.
But I guess we’ll have to wait and see how Channel 10 transform The Bachelor Australia 2024 from a shitshow to a wholesome reality TV gem — if they can.
Anyway, side note: I miss Damien.
Image Source: Boy_Anupong / Getty, Channel 10.
The post Babe, Wake Up: The Bachelors Have Dropped The Cast List For This Year’s Season appeared first on PEDESTRIAN.TV .
