BACHELOR MEETS ITS GC LOVE MATCH

REALITY TV show The Bachelor is moving to the Gold Coast after nine seasons in NSW.

Hosted by Brisbane expat Osher Gunsberg, the Channel 10 show will showcase idyllic Queensland destinations to its prime time audience and was supported through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy.

“The Bachelor and the Gold Coast is a perfect match,” Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.

“Production of this reality TV series will create around 80 local jobs and contribute an estimated $4.1m into the Queensland economy, with flow-on benefits for our hospitality and tourism sectors.”

Screen Queensland chief executive Kylie Munnich said: “Leading on from these successful projects, we were able to demonstrate to Warner Bros International Television and again to Channel 10 that Queensland is a perfect destination for reality formats.”

After Jimmy Nicholson and Holly Kingston found love on the show last year, Channel 10 is yet to announce this season’s Bachelor or which Gold Coast venue will become The Bachelor mansion.

Applications are open via My Casting Net for single men and women aged 21-50, with filming to take place between May and July.