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Perth Now
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Carrie Bickmore sparks new romance with former TV star
Carrie Bickmore has long sparked rumours she's quietly dating radio co-host Tommy Little, but recent whispers suggest the 44-year-old has begun a rosy new romance with former The Bachelorette star Lee Elliot. Previously married to Georgia Love, whom he met on the show in 2016, Elliot and his ex announced their split in February this year. According to Women's Day, Bickmore and Elliot connected via mutual friends and have been enjoying each other's company at The Project alum's home in recent weeks. 'They've been trying so hard to keep things under wraps,' an insider told the publication. 'But there's definitely something romantic going on. They make a beautiful couple!' The source said feelings between the pair are 'heating up quickly'. Love and Elliot are believed to have ended on amicable terms, with the pair continuing to leave a trail of their past together on social media. Lee Elliott and Georgia Love split earlier this year. Credit: Georgia Love However, their split may not have been too long in the works, with the couple sharing throwbacks of their Tasmania wedding with followers in May last year. News of Bickmore and Elliott's burgeoning romance has supposedly been a bitter pill for the former Bachelorette to swallow. A source close to Love told the outlet the relationship development 'stings', especially due to Bickmore's profile and popularity. 'Seeing Lee move on so publicly and with someone as beloved as Carrie has brought up some complicated emotions,' the insider said. Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little co-host a radio show. Credit: Carrie Bickmore/IG / IG Bickmore was one of several celebrities to pop up in WA's north west recently, accompanied by Chris and Bec Judd, Ben Cousins, and Fifi Box. Her supposed new flame is said to have been ticked off by Bec and Box, labelling Elliott as a 'seriously hot catch!' according to the outlet. Bickmore shares children Evie and Adelaide with ex-husband Chris Walker, and son Oliver with her late husband Greg Lange.
USA Today
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Colton Underwood, Kaitlyn Bristowe to host virgin dating show 'Are You My First?'
A new dating show is assembling a group of virgins to find love with the help of the genre's most memorable virgin. Colton Underwood − who discussed the challenge of being a virgin as a professional athlete on "The Bachelorette" in 2018 − and Kaitlyn Bristowe are hosting Hulu's new reality TV show "Are You My First?" Underwood was also the lead on "The Bachelor" in 2019. Bristowe starred on "The Bachelorette" in 2015 before going on to host the show for two seasons in 2021. The "dating experiment," as Hulu calls the show, is bringing together "the largest, hottest group of virgins ever assembled search for intimacy, love – and maybe their first – in a tropical paradise designed just for them." Here's what to know about the show, including how to watch it. What is 'Are You My First?' about? "Are You My First?" is a new dating show exclusively for virgins, according to Hulu. According to the show's description, it will include "romantic dates, revealing challenges, and new love interests" for the cast members. "For the first time, they're free to explore their connections without judgment, allowing these sexy young singles to embark on a heated yet heartfelt journey," Hulu's description says. Another show about virgins: They've never had sex — and they're talking about it on TV How to watch 'Are You My First?' "Are You My First?" will be available to stream on Hulu in the United States. Hulu offers two streaming plans, including one with ads and one without. The ad-supported plan costs $9.99/month or $99.99/year. The ad-free plan is available for $18.99/month. 'Are You My First?' release date The show will be released on Aug. 18, according to Hulu. All 10 episodes of "Are You My First?" will drop on the platform that day, according to Variety. USA TODAY has reached out to Hulu for more information. What to know about 'Are You My First?' hosts Colton Underwood and Kaitlyn Bristowe The hosts of "Are You My First?" are no strangers to looking for love on TV. Underwood and Bristowe are both respective former leads of "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette." Bristowe got engaged to Shawn Booth on her season, but the pair ultimately called it off after three years. She was later engaged to Jason Tartick, who appeared on Becca Kufrin's season of "The Bachelorette," but they split in 2023. Underwood was the lead on "The Bachelor" in 2019, where he left in a relationship with Cassie Randolph. The couple later split, and Randolph filed a restraining order against Underwood in 2020. In 2021, Underwood came out as gay, and two years later he married Jordan Brown. They share a son who was born in 2024. Virgins are having a moment on dating shows "Are You My First?" is not the first dating show to feature virgins. In June, TLC premiered its new show "Virgins," which stars four so-called late bloomers ranging in age from 34-42 as they look to have sex for the first time. Unlike "Are You My First?," TLC's "Virgins" doesn't include competitions, rather following four cast members "stepping outside their comfort zones and taking big swings to finally go all the way," according to a release. Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at
UPI
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
'Bachelor's' Nick Viall, Natalie Joy to host Netflix dating series
Nick Viall and Natalie Joy attend the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted in 2022. They are set to host a new reality dating series on Netflix. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 18 (UPI) -- Bachelor alumni Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy, are slated to host an age-gap dating reality series on Netflix. The streamer announced that the couple will helm Age of Attraction, which features participants between 22 and 59 years of age. "In this new dating experiment, it simply does not matter how many candles were on your last birthday cake or how few wrinkles have formed on your forehead," an official synopsis reads. "Age is thrown out the window as singles search for their soulmates with help from hosts Nick Viall and Natalie Joy." Viall, 44, is nearly two decades older than Joy, 26. They married in April of 2024, two months after their daughter River Rose Viall was born. In March, Joy shared that she was experiencing a second miscarriage. The couple had been dating about four years prior to marriage. Viall is well known for appearing in two seasons of The Bachelorette, where he courted Andi Dorfman and Kaitlyn Bristowe. He proposed to Vanessa Grimaldi after his season of The Bachelor, but the relationship didn't last, and he starred in Season 3 of Bachelor in Paradise.
Cosmopolitan
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Changing the Casting Process Won't Save ‘Love Island USA'
If you're a reality TV fan in 2025, then you know that it's likely someone on your favorite show has something problematic hidden in their past. A Big Brother houseguest might use a slur on the live feed. A suitor on The Bachelorette will be exposed as having been convicted of assault and battery. The most recent scandal occurred during season 7 of Love Island USA, which saw two cast members sent home for past use of racist language. After these instances, producers reportedly vowed to change the Love Island USA casting process. As a longtime reality TV watcher, I want nothing more than for these shows to figure out how to keep abusive or problematic people off my screen, but I'm not hopeful. Love Island USA season 8 is currently casting, as is season 30 of The Bachelor, and applications are available online. And the process still seems flawed. Casting applications for both ask for basic information—name, date of birth, social media handles, photos, height, weight, etc.—as well as consent for a background check and a question about past arrests and convictions. But there is one question, which appears on both apps, that stands out: 'Is there any other information we should be made aware of concerning your application (including anything in your past that may attract negative press or publicity)? If YES, please provide details.' I don't know if this question was also on the Love Island USA season 7 application, but if it was, then I think we can safely say it did not do the trick. And it's easy to see why—this question relies entirely on the applicant's sincerity, self-awareness, and memory. If, for example, Love Island USA's Cierra Ortega had been faced with this question, she might have forgotten about her offensive Instagram posts or she could have talked herself out of disclosing it. After all, her most recent use of the slur (as far as we know) was in a temporary Instagram Story in 2024. Most people don't use social media thinking that someone will screenshot what they post—let alone keep those screenshots for years. She would have had no reason to think she'd get caught. The prompt also assumes that a prospective contestant will recognize their own past behavior as problematic, which we know is not always the case. After seeing fan backlash against his TikTok reposts, Love Island USA's Austin Shepard apologized and appeared to take some down. But based on his incredibly vague apology, it really doesn't feel like he understands why viewers were concerned about his apparent support of Trump while he was romancing women of color on the show. That said, there's only so much producers can reasonably do. As previously noted, Cierra's use of a racial slur was in her Instagram Stories, which are automatically erased after 24 hours. When Matt James' The Bachelor contestant (and longtime girlfriend) Rachael Kirkconnell was found to have attended a plantation-themed sorority event in college, it was only discovered after she was announced as a contestant when fans started lurking on TikTok and doing deep dives on her friends' social media accounts. Social media aside, background checks have also failed to catch serious red flags, including past convictions or charges that might have been dismissed or sealed by a court. Just last year, a contestant on The Golden Bachelorette had a restraining order filed against him after the vetting process had concluded. There are always going to be things that slip through the cracks. Producers have a duty to protect contestants from potentially dangerous or harmful situations, but short of making the casting pool—aka America—less racist, less misogynist, and less ignorant, there really isn't a magic bullet to guarantee non-problematic casting. At this point, the closest we can get is having reality shows employ TikTok and Instagram detectives—fans of the show who are experts at digging up dirt—and letting them do their thing before the season starts. Only the fans can save us now.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Wells Adams Compares Dale Moss' ‘Bachelor in Paradise' Love Interest Kat Izzo to Clare Crawley
Dale Moss returned to Bachelor Nation for another shot at love — but will history end up repeating itself? During the July 7 premiere of Bachelor in Paradise, Dale, 36, went on a date with Kat Izzo and based on the teaser for the season, the twosome's relationship will continue to develop. While Kat, 29, previously appeared on season 27 of The Bachelor and got engaged to John Henry on season 9 of BiP, fans saw Dale for a handful of episodes on season 16 of The Bachelorette, during which he got engaged to Clare Crawley less than two weeks into production. With both Clare (who appeared on five different Bachelor shows) and Kat being known for the dramatics, Paradise bartender Wells Adams thinks Dale could be in trouble. "You're surprised that the hottest person on the beach found the other hottest person on the beach and decided to make out together? No one has ever seen this happen! Listen, I'm happy for Dale,' Wells, 41, recently told Us Weekly in an exclusive interview. 'I think he deserves a really good shot at this. His initial, like, foyer into The Bachelor world was weird. It was much different than anybody, anybody else's. Now what's funny is that Clare was ... fun and Kat's fun. So he might have a little bit of a type." Dale Moss Explains His Return to 'The Bachelor' Franchise: 'I Wanted to Give Up Control' When Us pointed out that fans see in the trailer that Kat has a 'bit of a meltdown,' Wells replied, "And how many meltdowns do we see Clare have? This is now happening where I'm like, 'Oh yeah, this is a pattern.'" (Never forget Clare and that raccoon!) Hannah Brown, who joined the season in a 'Paradise Relations' role, also acknowledged Kat brought some dramatics to Costa Rica. 'Kat is a very different version of Kat from last season, but that does not mean that there will not be quite a few tears. She didn't change that much — [but] she's grown,' Hannah, 30, told Us. 'I know for Kat, she's a little apprehensive about doing this whole experience again and so I just loved talking to her to be able to, like, put herself out there. And equally with Dale. He has a very unique experience unlike anyone else in this franchise. It was shocking, but a pleasant surprise to see him hit the beach.' Clare Crawley's Dating History: A Guide to Her Bachelor Nation Romances and Beyond Hannah added, 'I'm just really rooting for both of them to have a happy new experience this time on the beach.' Bachelor in Paradise airs on ABC Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.
