Lankan star sidelined on Australian TV show
On Au s t r a l i a n t e l ev i s i o n , a Sri Lankan origin Australian reality star is creating a debate about diversity. The 28- year- old Niranga Amarasinghe is a participant in the Australian Bachelor in Paradise 2020, an elimination- style reality competition television series in which men and women find love interests.
But fans are irked that Niranga - an aircraft engineer who moved to Australia from Sri Lanka when he was three - is not getting enough screen time.
“How many times do we (and the good people of Twitter) have to say it: whereoh- where is Niranga's much- deserved screen time on Bachelor in Paradise 2020?” one Australian publication screamed.
“We're officially three episodes into the season, and even in last night's drama- packed episode, the 28- year- old aircraft engineer got little to no screen time when he had actual lines.”
Niranga has explained why he is participating in the show. Apart from wanting to “just try something different”, he admits his decision to go on the show was somewhat influenced by his parents.
“Mum’s always asking when am I going to find someone and settle down because I’m getting pretty old now,” he told HuffPost Australia.
But rather than force an arranged marriage, he says his mother and father are instead "happy for me to find someone on TV."