Fans of The Golden Bachelor franchise may have been looking forward to the possibility of one of Joan Vassos’ rejected Golden Bachelorette men as the upcoming Season 2 lead-but producers may be heading in a different direction.
While the show stuck with the traditional mold of staying within the franchise to cast Joan as the first-ever Golden Bachelorette, since the end of her season, finding a potential lead has proven to be difficult from the men she cast aside for Chock Chapple, after favorites like Mark Anderson were confirmed to be in new relationships, and Joan herself admitted to setting up some of her men with her former Golden Bachelor co-stars.
After her runner-up, Guy Gansert, also appeared to move on in a new romance and start embracing a new career, ABC may have been left without an option they found viable for a new series lead.
As a result, they may once again be repeating the formula from the first season of The Golden Bachelor-by casting from outside the franchise.
The revelation came via an announcement through Zachary Reality’s TikTok account.
In a post to his account, Zachary Reality shared that the producers were revealing a casting update-which was that the show was searching for “Single Senior Men” to apply as the lead.
“You could apply or nominate someone at GoldenBachelorcasting.com,” he said. “So if you know someone handsome, charismatic, charming, definitely single, whether it’s your dad, your uncle, your brother, your grandfather, please nominate them!”
If the show does cast someone outside of the men who competed for Joan’s heart, it would be a departure from what the show has done for the original Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise, which often sees a rejected contestant from a previous season assume the new lead role.
As for the other men who aren’t in relationships, there also may not be interest from them to participate again.
As for the casting call, which is seeking a “fresh face,” many fans questioned why the show was potentially seeking someone new, which led Zachary Reality to reveal that while they are looking for alternatives, a man from Joan’s season isn’t entirely off the table.
“Why couldn’t they find someone from Joan’s season, They are alot great guys from her season that would be a great Golden Bachelor” one person commented on the TikTok.
“Everyone is up for consideration but they are looking for the best candidate,” he replied.
The Golden Bachelor Season 2 is expected to air on ABC this fall.
