Miami Herald

‘The Golden Bacheloret­te’ coming this fall to ABC and Hulu

- BY EVAN ROSEN New York Daily News

A spin-off of ABC’s “The Golden Bachelor” is coming this fall and will revolve around a woman looking for love in her “golden years” — much like the male-centered iteration that preceded it, network execs announced this past Saturday.

Casting is “well underway” for the female contestant, ABC said.

The news came during a Television Critics Associatio­n panel in Los Angeles, where speakers highlighte­d the success of the new franchise, which garnered 43.4 million total viewers in its first season, says “Entertainm­ent Tonight.”

Gerry Turner, the star of “Golden Bachelor” Season 1, married contestant Theresa Nist in a televised wedding on Jan. 4, marking the culminatio­n of ABC’s No. 1 unscripted series, which premiered on Hulu.

“After a historic first season watching Gerry and Theresa find love on ‘The Golden Bachelor,’ this all-new iteration of the hit series will highlight one radiant woman’s second chance at love in her golden years,” the network shared.

Historical­ly, in ABC’s “The Bachelor” and “The Bacheloret­te,” the starring role typically goes to a fan favorite pulled from the contestant­s of past seasons.

Natascha Hardee, one contestant from Gerry’s season, has previously stated she would be up for the task of becoming the first “Golden Bacheloret­te.”

“Who’s who’s gonna say no?

Yes. Heck yes, baby!” she told “Entertainm­ent Tonight” in October. “I’m in the year of yes, so I’m saying yes. That’s why I’m doing this. That’s how I got to be the woman of ‘The Golden Bachelor,’ because I said yes. I’m gonna say yes until I can’t say yes anymore.”

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