Bachelor contestants revealed — and there are hilarious celeb ‘lookalikes’ among the cast

THE 25 women vying for Nick Cummins’ affections on The Bachelor have been revealed — and one bizarre casting coincidence is causing a stir online.

THE cast of ladies vying for Nick Cummins’ affections on this season of The Bachelor have been revealed — and there’s a surprising coincidence among the cast.

The 25-strong group contains two women who — as Twitter user Harrison Cartwright was quick to point out — together bear a very striking resemblance to Gilmore Girls’ mother-daughter duo, Lorelai and Rory Gilmore.

Lorelai Gilmore lookalike Brittany.

Emily’s a dead ringer for Rory Gilmore.

That’s 30-year-old radiographer Brittany on the left and 24-year-old dance teacher Emily on the right. You’ve got to admit, viewed together their resemblance to the fast-talking pair from Stars Hollow is pretty uncanny:

Lauren Graham (left) with Alexis Bledel in Gilmore Girls. And now, The Bachelor I guess?

As for the rest of the group — here they are below, ranging in age from 23 and 34:

Nick Cummins with the 25 Bachelorettes. Picture: Supplied

While one contestant, 23-year-old Brooke, describes herself as a “proud Indigenous woman” from WA, the otherwise whiteness of the cast has already been questioned by some on social media (as happened with last year’s cast):

Lack of diversity yet again

— Samira (@Samira10117685) August 12, 2018

All white women when Australia is a very diverse country how is this acceptable in 2018??

— Croc in Peace (@peacecroc) August 12, 2018

They’re all white and Caucasian women Where are the women from our diverse cultural backgrounds, and NT and Tasmania? White privilege again 😡 WTF

— Greg Rickard (@Greggrow) August 12, 2018

I’m excited by the line - up of women on this years #BachelorAu (bar a few exceptions). pic.twitter.com/JuqkXn8lfc

— Kon Karapanagiotidis (@Kon__K) August 12, 2018

And this year’s choice of Bachelor, Nick ‘Honey Badger’ Cummins, has been a controversial choice for some, with a lukewarm reaction from some female viewers — but not Whimn.com.au writer Stefanie Jackson, who has penned an impassioned defence of the quirky sports star.

“I’m really looking forward to throwing everything at this opportunity to finding the one. The past 10 or so years has been on the road playing rugby or working on my projects, so I’m very excited to be part of a show that is centred around love and good times,” Cummins said in a statement provided by Ten.

The Bachelor premieres Wednesday, 15 August At 7.30pm on Ten.