There is no denying the fact that a lot of us have been waiting for a gay spin-off of ‘The Bachelor’, and executive producers Jason Ehrlich and Bennett Graebner recently spilled the tea on the possibility of it.
The reality dating show has featured LGBTQ+ contestants in the ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ spin-off. However, the series has yet to have a gay lead, and the executive producers are keen on developing one in the future.
“We hope to get the opportunity to do that. The most wonderful thing is that love is universal and so is the frustration of not finding love. We’d love the opportunity to tell all kinds of people’s stories,” Ehrlich stated in a recent interview with Variety.
Graebner added,
“During my tenure on the show, the two spinoffs that have been pitched to be the most frequently are a Bachelor for older people and a gay Bachelor. We checked one of those boxes. We’re talking about checking out the other box.”
In 2019, Demi Burnett proposed to Kristian Haggerty in ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Season 6, making them the first same-sex couple in the history of ‘The Bachelor’ franchise. Not to mention, the show’s alum Colton Underwood later on came out as gay in 2021 after his appearances in ‘The Bachelorette’, ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ and ‘The Bachelor’.
Sources: variety.com
Yep lol. That sounds about right for gay men.
I would absolutely love a gay bachelor. I mean why not.
Because it can’t work. It never did. We had Finding Prince Charming – it failed miserably.
Simple reason: When it’s a straight show, the contestants aren’t going to be into each other. The bachelor is the only option they have so they might as well try to get them.
But on a gay show? You put a dozen hot guys under the same roof making it easier to bond and spend time with each other so they are likely to be more into each other than the bachelor.
On Prince Charming half the contestants admitted to bang each other and the other half admitted they couldn’t care less about Prince Charming.
It just doesn’t work for a gay environment
Yep! Lol that sounds about right for a lot of younger gay men.