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The Golden Bachelor is coming to Australia

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WRITTEN BY Danica Baker / Edited BY Danica Baker
28 August 2024 , 3 minutes to read

America’s most wholesome dating show The Golden Bachelor is coming to Australia.

Yep, although the The Bachelors has been axed from Aussie screens, the more, ahem, mature version is coming down under.

TV Blackbox reported that Channel Nine has added The Golden Bachelor to their schedule for 2025 — a spinoff Bachelor show that’s already proven successful overseas.

Here’s everything we know about The Golden Bachelor Australia.

Gerry and Theresa on The Golden Bachelor
Gerry’s proposal. Image: ABC.

What is The Golden Bachelor about?

The show first launched in America in 2023 and saw 72-year-old Gerry Turner, a retired restaurateur and widower, take the role of suitor.

The premise was the same as the original The Bachelor series, however, the contestants’ ages spanned from 60 to 75 years old instead.

ABC has renewed the show for another American spin-off called The Golden Bachelorette. It premieres on September 18 and stars 61-year-old Joan Vassos as the lead.

Joan Vassos will the the first Golden Bachelorette. Image: ABC.

What happened during the first season of The Golden Bachelor US?

The Golden Bachelor series premiere saw Gerry end up with 71-year-old contestant Theresa Nist, who he proposed to during the finale, which aired on November 30, 2023.

The couple then tied the knot during the live televised ceremony called The Golden Wedding on January 4.

Gerry and Theresa on The Golden Bachelor
The Golden Wedding. Image: ABC.

Sadly, they broke up just three months later.

“Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations,” Gerry said on Good Morning America in April.

“We’ve looked closely at our living situations and we’ve kind of come to the conclusion mutually that it’s time for us to dissolve our marriage.”

What happened to The Bachelors Australia?

Channel 10 confirmed in May 2024 that it would be axing both The Bachelors Australia and The Masked Singer from its lineup.

“Network 10 will be packing away the masks and roses this year, confirming that The Masked Singer and The Bachelor franchises won’t appear in its program schedule,” a spokesperson for the network said in a statement.

The Golden Bachelor Australia will air on Channel 9.

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