The Golden Bachelor: Signs There Will Be A Golden Bachelorette

The Golden Bachelor fans are wondering if there will be a Golden Bachelorette. The premiere season of The Golden Bachelor is five episodes in so far, and there has been no shortage of emotions, great candidates, and heartfelt connections. This endearing spinoff in The Bachelor franchise has been following senior heartthrob Gerry Turner in his quest to find his person among a pool of unique and vibrant senior women. The show started with 22 participants, whom Gerry had the opportunity to date and form romances with.

The Golden Bachelor lead, Gerry, is 72 years old and lost his wife in 2017 when they were on the cusp of living out their retired lives together in their newly bought lakeside dream home. Gerry and his late wife Toni were married for 43 years and welcomed two daughters who are now in their forties. The pressure of being The Golden Bachelor and breaking hearts in his own quest to find love has been weighing heavily on Gerry, who has proven himself to be an empathetic, relatable, and stand-up guy.

The Golden Bachelor Season 1 Is A Hit

The Bachelor franchise has been dying for an invigorating spinoff with a twist, and they found that in The Golden Bachelor. Not only did the show do a fantastic job of casting its first lead, but they also cast a group of fascinating and telegenic older women. The viewership in the network has fallen in the last few years, and The Golden Bachelor season 1 has boosted the reach and amount of people watching the hit reality show. Per Deadline, the first week and premiere episode of the spinoff delivered “11M total viewers across linear and streaming platforms.”

The Golden Bachelor is making sure that there is a representation of seniors and the struggles they go through trying to find love in their later years. With the fresh new dating pool and storylines and personalities that come along with it, The Golden Bachelor also has the potential to bring in a new fanbase. Anyone intimidated by jumping into The Bachelor franchise shows with seasons in the teens and twenties can easily test out The Bachelor style and narrative by watching The Golden Bachelor season 1. Gerry’s likability and the raw emotion viewers have been watching are also incentives to continue watching the show up to the final rose and beyond.

The Bachelor Franchise Keeps Lead Genders Balanced

Historically, The Bachelor created its first spinoff, The Bachelorette, not only to give rise to an already popular premise but also to ensure that fans could connect to a female lead as well. By taking the most popular and engaging participants who lost out on their chance at love and giving them their own platform, viewers are privy to a love redemption arc that bridges both shows. Since The Bachelor and The Bachelorette appear one after the other, it’s possible The Golden Bachelor could do the same thing.

The Bachelor series, as a whole, wants to ensure that both men and women have the ability to become leads. That agenda makes the show more expansive, with potential for spinoffs like The Golden Bachelorette to become another hit new show. By keeping the lead genders balanced, the sky is the limit for any amount of seasons between the two sister shows as well. Moreover, The Bachelor franchise could also break into the LGBTQ+ arena, which has been the trend with other popular reality shows.

There Are Plenty Of The Golden Bachelor Participants To Choose From

The selection of women Gerry has to choose from on The Golden Bachelor has been outstanding, with many big personalities standing out. While the drama among the women has been relatively low compared to what it could be when you put women in a house together vying for the same man, the show has not lacked dramatic quality elsewhere. Getting to know each of the women gunning for Gerry’s heart has been just as much of a treat as watching any cattiness.

With several outstanding women already having been eliminated, the pool of favorites who could go on to be a spinoff is vast. Bubbly and family-oriented Joan Vassos left early to be by her daughter’s side during a difficult pregnancy and delivery. However, she made an impression on Gerry and viewers who would have liked to see more of her. Ellen Goltzer’s shocking departure has also left room for her to take over a Golden Bachelorette lead. Rumor has it that Leslie Fhima and Theresa Nist will be Gerry’s final two hopefuls, so whoever does not get chosen could also go on to be the breakout star of The Golden Bachelorette.

The other possibility is that were there to be a Golden Bachelorette spinoff; they may take a page from The Golden Bachelor‘s book and scour the U.S. for a leading lady. Instead of choosing a fan-favorite from the pilot season of The Golden Bachelor, the network could seek out an older woman just as charismatic and vivacious as Gerry about finding love again.

Will There Be a Golden Bachelorette?

Fans would love to see another Bachelor Nation spinoff and a spinoff related to The Golden Bachelor with senior representation. That’s why a Golden Bachelorette could be another hit among franchise viewers. However, there is no evidence to support that a Golden Bachelorette series is in the works. There have been no casting calls and nothing public about that potential show’s debut. There is a casting call open for The Golden Bachelor (per goldenbachelorcasting.com), hinting that the show has longevity in its future.

Unfortunately, it looks like fans of The Golden Bachelor will have to wait for official news of a Golden Bachelorette. However, between the new spinoff’s popularity, pool of desirable female leads, and room for The Bachelor franchise to grow, it is likely that the series will branch out to include a female lead. With The Golden Bachelor season 1 not yet over and about half the season left, any news on an unrealized Golden Bachelorette show may not present itself until closer to the season’s end.

The Golden Bachelor airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC