The Bachelor
The Men of ‘The Golden Bachelorette’ Are Revealed
Meet the men of the Golden Bachelorette. The eligible group of seniors who will be competing for the heart of star Joan Vassos, 61, have been revealed. When the anticipated first season kicks off Sept. 18 on ABC, there will be 24 contestants competing for Vassos’ final rose. “Age is just a number and romance […]
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ABC Names Second Black ‘Bachelor’ for Season 29
The Bachelor has revealed its next lead. Grant Ellis, 30, a former contestant from the current season of The Bachelorette, has been picked to hand out roses for the 29th season of ABC’s hit reality dating series. The news comes Monday night at the end of the latest Bachelorette episode with star Jenn Tran, whose […]
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‘The Bachelor’ Alum Hailey Merkt Dies at 31
Hailey Merkt, who vied for Nick Viall’s heart during season 21 of The Bachelor, has died from leukemia. She was 31. Merkt’s family confirmed her death with a statement shared on the model’s personal Instagram page on Tuesday. “It is with broken hearts we share that our beloved Hailey has passed away after a courageous […]
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‘Bachelorette’ Alum Charity Lawson Reveals She Received Death Threats While Competing on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
Bachelor and Bachelorette alum Charity Lawson is opening up about dealing with online bullying during her time on Dancing With the Stars. While appearing on Cheryl Burke’s podcast Sex, Lies and Spray Tans, Lawson praised her Bachelor Nation therapist for guiding her through the experience. When asked by Burke if she thinks Dancing With the […]
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‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Renewed for Season 10 at ABC
The Bachelor franchise is heading back to Paradise. Bachelor in Paradise — the summer spinoff series that launched in 2014 as an offshoot to The Bachelor and The Bachelorette — will return with season 10, ABC has announced. The milestone season will hit screens in 2025. A premiere date has yet to be announced. Bachelor […]
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‘Bachelor’ Team Admits to Franchise’s “Vicious Cycle” With Race Issues, Letting Down Matt James
After The Bachelor’s issues surrounding race were in the spotlight during the ABC reality series’ Television Critics Association presentation earlier this year, the show’s producers are now acknowledging prior missteps. “It’s hard to say out loud, that people of color didn’t see themselves represented, that they did not see The Bachelor franchise as a safe […]
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‘Golden Bachelorette’ Revealed By ABC
It’s official: Joan Vassos will be the Golden Bachelorette for ABC. Vassos, a 61-year-old grandmother and school administrator from Rockland, Maryland, was revealed to be the next senior looking for love when she made a surprise appearance Tuesday at Disney’s upfront presentation to Madison Avenue ad buyers. She follows Gerry Turner as the lead in […]
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‘The Bachelor,’ ‘American Idol’ Among Eight Unscripted Renewals at ABC
ABC is bringing back a big chunk of its unscripted shows for the 2024-25 TV season. The network has renewed seven series — American Idol, The Bachelor, Celebrity Jeopardy!, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Dancing With the Stars, Shark Tank and the ABC News-produced What Would You Do? — for next season. They join The Golden Bachelorette, […]
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Maria Georgas on Why She Passed on ‘Bachelorette’ Role: “It Was Mine Until I Said It Wasn’t”
Maria Georgas revealed that she was nearly the next Bachelorette on ABC’s hit dating show. The Bachelor alum, who came in fourth place on Joey Graziadei’s season earlier this year, opened up on a new episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast about her decision not to become the next leading lady. “It was mine until […]
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Tyler Cameron Says ‘Golden Bachelor’ Divorce After Three Months Put a “True Stain on Love”
Tyler Cameron is sharing his thoughts on The Golden Bachelor‘s Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist divorcing after three months of marriage. The reality star, who became the runner-up on Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette, recently said on SiriusXM’s Today Show Radio’s The Happy Hour that the couple’s separation put a “true stain on love in The Bachelor world.” “Three months? They make all of […]
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‘Golden Bachelor’ Couple to Divorce Three Months After Televised ABC Wedding
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist were the first Golden Bachelor couple, and less than two months after their engagement was revealed on television on Nov. 30, 2023, they tied the knot in the ABC franchise’s first-ever Golden Wedding. Now, about three months after the televised event on Jan. 4, the Bachelor‘s history-making couple have announced they […]
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Here Are 26 Bachelor Nation Couples Who Are Still Together
After 22 years of The Bachelor and its various spinoffs, many have tried their luck to find love in the franchise — but not many have remained together. In a most recent shock-announcement, the Golden Bachelor couple announced they are divorcing, the news coming about three months after their televised Golden Wedding that aired in […]
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