Big Brother 2006’s Dave Graham is keen to return to TV as the first gay farmer on Farmer Wants A Wife.
Earlier this month, sources told Yahoo! Lifestyle that Farmer Wants A Wife producers had to scrap plans for a gay farmer due to the “lack of interest from the queer community during the application process”.
Farmer Dave is well known for coming out on national television during his Big Brother Australia season and being open about the mental health struggles of life on the farm as a gay man.
He even returned to television for the Big Brother All Stars season in 2022 where Australia fell in love with him for being a top bloke all over again.
Farmer Dave wants to find love on Farmer Wants A Wife
When we asked Dave if he was single and would be keen to go on Farmer Wants A Wife, he responded with a passionate, “Yes and yes.”
“It is hard [for farmers to meet people],” Dave explained to Chattr.
“It’s even harder for people like me in my boat [gay farmers], because there are fewer of us, but we’re there. We definitely exist. We’ve always existed.”
Dave also suggested that Farmer Wants A Wife has a real opportunity to represent gay farmers in an authentic way considering the show’s wholesome nature.
“That’s the beauty of this incredible show, is that it is real,” Dave told Chattr.
“It would be a great opportunity. We now have equal rights to marry us, it would just be a natural, normal part of the show’s flight.”
“Australia’s come a long way since 2006 when I was part of a real change in looking at ourselves and understanding who we are, and that’s the beauty of reality TV, ” Dave added.
“It has always been a mirror as to who we are, and it’s got to be realistic, not tokenistic.”
“The great thing about Farmer Wants A Wife is they haven’t gone deep down the Married at First Sight dive into over-the-top drama and cyclonic contestants.
“[Farmer Wants A Wife] is still such a great, wholesome show, and it still has all the values that it started out with.”
Why hasn’t the show cast a gay farmer yet?
Host Samantha Armytage told TV Tonight last year that she is often asked about having a gay farmer on the show.
“I get asked every year, ‘Why isn’t there a gay farmer on there?’ Good question,” she told TV Tonight.
“If you know any, and they want to be on TV, let us know, we would love that!”
Well, Samantha, consider this article us letting you know!
Dave’s message for Farmer Wants A Wife producers
It’s been over a year since Dave’s last relationship and now he feels ready to find his forever partner.
“I’m at that point in my mid-40s where I’m serious about getting a real future plan and doing that with a lifelong partner,” Dave said.
If he had a message for the producers?
“I’m a farmer looking for a husband. I know the title does suggest you only supply wives, but it’s 2024. Help a bloke out.”
While six (straight) farmers have already been chosen for the Farmer Wants A Wife 2025, there’s no denying that a last-minute addition in the shape of Farmer Dave would be perfect for the program.
Something tells me that applications would be through the roof.
Chattr has reached out to Seven for comment.
Stream Farmer Wants A Wife on 7Plus.
Image: Bec Lewis, Ten.
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