The Bachelor UK will make its debut on Channel 5 on Monday, March 4, 2019, at 10pm. The series last aired on Channel 5 in August 2012 but now it’s back with 17 new contestants and a new whole set up. Read on to find out everything you need to know about the romantic hopefuls.
Who is on The Bachelor UK?
This year, 17 single women are taking part in The Bachelor UK.
Over 10 episodes, the women will compete to impress the Bachelor, Alex Marks.
The aim of the series is to find a potential wife for the bachelor.
Early in the season, the bachelor goes on large group dates with the women and over the course of the dates, women will be eliminated during a “rose ceremony”.
The Bachelor will then go on a series of one-to-one dates and two-on-one dates.
In the end, there will be four women left and the bachelor will visit their families in their respective home towns.
One woman will be eliminated and then the bachelor will spend the night at an exotic location with the remaining three.
The final two will meet the bachelor’s family and in the end, one woman will win or the bachelor may not pick a winner at all.
Here is a quick look at the women taking part this year:
- Abbey, 26 from London – personal assistant
- Alicia, 25 from Essex – events coordinator
- Charlotte, 36 from London – model and yoga instructor
- Chloe, 25 from London – yoga instructor
- Claudia, 25 from London – belly dancer and psychology graduate
- Faran, 35 from London – plates instructor
- Frankie, 23 from Edinburgh – freelance make up artist
- Gabriella, 29 from London – journalist and award-winning blogger
- Georgina, 30 from London/LA – circus performer
- Lilly, 24 from London – financial analyst
- Lois, 31 from Hertfordshire – company owner
- Natasha, 28 from Essex – surveyor
- Reanne, 28 from Norwich – model and entertainer
- Robyn, 28 from Wirral – professional Bollywood dancer
- Tara, 21 from Scotland
- Tonique, 28 from London – brand manager at Selfridges
- Victoria, 32 from Leeds – account manager
Who is The Bachelor on The Bachelor UK?
Alex Marks is this year’s bachelor on The Bachelor UK.
He is 31-years-old and a personal trainer from London.
Speaking to The Mirror Online, he said: “[My parents] just celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary, they’re just so in sync with one another.
“It just works really well and they’ve been in love for a very long time. Mum used to get picked up by dad at her school gates.
“That’s 100% [what I want], to spend a life with somebody is the ultimate goal, isn’t it? To share life experiences with somebody.“
He added: “I had devoted an awful lot of time to my business and my career and put romance on the sidelines and thought, ‘Do you know what I miss being in a relationship and I want to love and find, the one’, so I went in for it.
“I guess you could say it was a unique [way to find love] but it was enjoyable and what an amazing way to get to know someone to be away and have the most amazing dates, it was great fun.
“It’s a great story to tell the grandkids one day.”
Who hosts The Bachelor UK?
TOWIE star Mark Wright hosts The Bachelor UK this year.
His previous presenting roles have included the Take Me Out: The Gossip and Daybreak.
He currently presents the Emmy-award winning American entertainment news show Extra.
Wright is married to former Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan
The Bachelor starts March 4 at 10pm on Channel 5
