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The Golden Bachelor Australia Premieres on Nine With 61-Year-Old Barry ‘Bear’ Myrden

Nine’s reboot focuses on over‑50s with Samantha Armytage as host.

Overview

  • The series debuted Monday at 7.30pm on Channel Nine and 9Now.
  • Twenty contestants in their 50s and 60s were introduced, including Laura, the mother of media personality Abbie Chatfield.
  • Samantha Armytage fronts the franchise and has publicly denied rumors of a romance with Myrden.
  • Myrden is a widower and father of three, a personal history he has previously discussed in media appearances.
  • Producers and participants described lively nights during filming, with a 3am neighbor noise complaint reported, and the premiere concluded with the first eliminations.