By: Abbie Phillips
The Bachelorette Australia is an Australian reality TV series that started in America and is a spin-off of The Bachelor Australia. It is presented by Osher Günsberg, a 45-year-old man who is known to host reality TV shows in Australia. The series premiered September 23rd, 2015 and is still currently running. https://10play.com.au/the-bachelorette
The 2019 Bachelorette was Angie Kent. She is a 30-year-old woman from Sunshine Coast, Australia.
The series revolves around an eligible, single bachelorette and a pool of romantic interests to fight for her. The goal of this journey to end in a potential marriage. The Bachelorette goes on one on one dates and group dates to get to know the men better and get a feel for who her perfect husband is. At the end of each week, there is a rose ceremony where the contestants can get eliminated. The contestants can also get eliminated on group dates and even one on one dates.
There are six main differences between Bachelorette Australia and Bachelorette US. One main difference is the fantasy suits. In the US, the fantasy suits are included with the top three contestants and that is commonly a time of intimacy and no cameras, while in Australia, the fantasy suits are completely left out. Also in Australia, they have normal job titles but in the US, they seem to commonly make the job titles more of a joke. thehttps://www.mamamia.com.au/the-bachelor-america/
Since the Bachelor and Bachelorette are so big here in the United States, you don’t hear much about the Bachelor/Bachelorette Australia other than through social media apps like Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube. Other shows, like Love Island Australia, are more well known in the US than this particular show.
In the media, you can find the Bachelor and Bachelorette Australia being advertised on many social media apps because, of course, they want more viewers as well. 75% of the people watching the show liked it compared to the US, 85% liked it with 7.15 million total viewers last season. So you can see how it is more popular in the US. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bachelorette-finale-part-1-scores-tv-ratings-monday-july-29-2019-1227883
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