The Bachelorette
I come to bury the Bachelor, but let’s not give up on true TV love entirely
Friends, readers, reality television watchers, lend me your ears. I come to bury the Bachelor, not to praise him.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Latest
Can The Bachelor go back to its ‘glory days’? More importantly, should it?
Who wants to see a show where a cardboard cutout of a man takes various blonde women out for picnics when you can watch people dating while disguised as dolphins and devils?
- by Meg Watson
Ex-Bachelorette Georgia Love slammed for Instagram posts promoting Saudi Arabia
Influencers Georgia Love and Lee Elliott, who found fame on 10’s The Bachelorette, are currently promoting travel to the autocratic state.
- by Robert Moran
‘I like a masculine look’: Inside Brooke Blurton’s wardrobe
The Bachelorette star gives Georgie Gordon a finale (fashion) spoiler.
- by Georgie Gordon
Opinion
Sex & relationships
I was desperate to be straight. A bisexual Bachelorette may have changed that
Remembering my teen self watching wide-eyed as queers were the butt of the joke, I’m thankful young people today have more inclusive reality shows to learn from instead.
- by Chloe Sargeant
Opinion
LGBTQ
The messy history of bisexual representation on reality TV
The first bisexual Bachelorette was sold as a groundbreaking moment of representation. But is it really?
- by Rebecca Beirne
The Bachelorette is back: Six things to know from the first episode
There were carpenters galore, a stolen bench and a stolen kiss.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Why we should all hope the new Bachelorette gets her happy ending
Brooke Blurton has a remarkable backstory – not that we’ll likely get much more than hints of it on the show.
- by Karl Quinn
Brooke Blurton is the first; will a bisexual Bachelor be close behind?
The 28-year-old West Australian is the first openly bisexual Bachelorette in the world - and Ten’s EP for the show says this could be just the beginning.
- by Karl Quinn
Exclusive
Emerald City
Inside Rebel Wilson’s private island birthday week
The Australian expat hosted a star-studded bash at The Brando eco-retreat on Tetiaroa in the Society Islands. The atoll was dubbed “Rebel Island” for the week-long celebration which was originally postponed because of COVID-19.
- by Lucy Manly
Ex-Queensland councillor fined $4000 for ‘offensive’ Bachelorette appearance
The Councillor Conduct Tribunal says it would have recommended the TV show contestant be fired if he was still in office.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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