The Bachelorette (Australian TV series) season 7

*The Bachelorette*
The Bachelorette
Season 7
Starring	Brooke Blurton
Presented by	Osher Günsberg
No. of contestants	20
Winner	Darvid Garayeli
Runner-up	Jamie-Lee Dayz
No. of episodes	12
Release
Original network	Network 10
Original release	20 October –; 25 November 2021
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 6

The seventh season of The Bachelorette Australia premiered on Wednesday, 20 October 2021.^[1] In a world first, the season features Brooke Blurton, a 26-year-old social worker from Melbourne, Victoria, who is the first bisexual Bachelorette in The Bachelor franchise history, courting 10 men and 10 women.^[2] She is also Australia's first Indigenous lead.^[3]^[4] Brooke previously appeared on the sixth season of The Bachelor Australia, where she finished in third place; and the second season of Bachelor in Paradise Australia.

Contestants

The first four contestants, Jamie-Lee, Darvid, Holly and Konrad, were revealed on social media prior to the full cast being revealed.^[5] Jamie-Lee was previously a contestant with Brooke in season 6 of The Bachelor. The season began with 16 contestants, who were revealed on 18 October 2021.^[6]^[7] In episode 4, Jessica, Luca, Millie and Will entered the competition as intruders, bringing the total number of contestants to 20.^[8]

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Eliminated
Darvid Garayeli	27	Brisbane, Queensland	Landscaper	Winner
Jamie-Lee Dayz	30	Sydney, New South Wales	Psychology Student	Runner-up
Holly Langford	27	Sydney, New South Wales	Marketing Administrator	Episode 11
Konrad Bien-Stephens	31	Melbourne, Victoria	Carpenter	Episode 10
Kurt Herzog	29	Castle Hill, New South Wales	Sports Mentor	Episode 9
Millie Rubio	22	Sydney	Gym Manager	Episode 9
Luca Fraraccio	25	Gold Coast, Queensland	P.E. Teacher	Episode 8
Will Sadler	31	Adelaide, South Australia	Landscaper	Episode 8
Steve Pliatsikas	29	Sydney, New South Wales	Podiatrist	Episode 7
Taje Fowler	23	Sydney, New South Wales	Youth Worker	Episode 7
Jessica Debono	28	Melbourne, Victoria	HR Consultant	Episode 6
Ryan Carmichael	29	Sydney, New South Wales	Plumber	Episode 6
Carissa Croft	30	Gold Coast, Queensland	Psychologist	Episode 5 (Quit)
Jess Franklin	30	Adelaide, South Australia	Software Sales Executive	Episode 4
Matthew "Matt" Pottier	31	Brisbane, Queensland	Metal Fabricator
Emily Bebbington	25	Sydney, New South Wales	Vet Receptionist
Rebecca "Bec" Pressing	30	Melbourne, Victoria	Charity Officer
Ritu Chhina	25	Melbourne, Victoria	Filmmaker	Episode 3
Beau Tauwhara	34	Sydney, New South Wales	Photographer	Episode 2
Johann Alessandrini	27	Sydney, New South Wales	Carpenter	Episode 1

Call-Out Order

Brooke's call-out order
#	Bachelors/ Bachelorettes	Episode
#	Bachelors/ Bachelorettes	1	2	3	4	5^[a]	6	7	8	9	10	11^[b]	12
1	Holly	Darvid	Darvid	Holly	Konrad	Luca	Jamie-Lee	Millie	Holly	Jamie-Lee	Darvid	Darvid	Darvid
2	Darvid	Holly	Holly	Emily	Carissa	Kurt	Millie	Holly	Kurt	Darvid	Jamie-Lee	Jamie-Lee	Jamie-Lee
3	Beau	Kurt	Konrad	Darvid	Kurt	Darvid	Holly	Darvid	Darvid	Holly	Holly	Holly
4	Carissa	Carissa	Matt	Carissa	Luca	Holly	Konrad	Luca	Konrad	Konrad	Konrad
5	Konrad	Ritu	Ritu	Konrad	Millie	Jamie-Lee	Luca	Konrad	Jamie-Lee	Kurt Millie
6	Ryan	Taje	Kurt	Kurt	Holly	Jessica	Will	Kurt	Millie	Kurt Millie
7	Ritu	Beau	Taje	Bec	Darvid	Konrad	Taje	Will	Luca Will
8	Taje	Konrad	Carissa	Matt	Steve	Millie	Steve	Jamie-Lee	Luca Will
9	Kurt	Ryan	Emily	Steve	Ryan	Ryan	Kurt	Steve Taje
10	Matt	Bec	Steve	Ryan	Will	Steve	Darvid	Steve Taje
11	Jess	Matt	Jamie-Lee	Jamie-Lee	Jessica	Taje	Jessica Ryan
12	Emily	Emily	Jess	Taje	Jamie-Lee	Will	Jessica Ryan
13	Johann	Steve	Bec	Jess	Taje^[c]	Carissa
14	Bec	Jess	Ryan	Ritu	Jess Matt Emily Bec
15	Steve	Jamie-Lee^[d]	Beau
16	Jamie-Lee	Johann
17	Millie
18	Will
19	Jessica
20	Luca

Colour Key

The contestant received the first impression rose, granting them the first single date.

The contestant received a rose during a date.

The contestant received a rose outside of a date or the rose ceremony.

The contestant was unable to attend the rose ceremony, but received a rose.

The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony.

The contestant was eliminated.

The contestant quit the competition.

The contestant won the competition.

Notes

^ The rose ceremony was cancelled after Carissa left during the cocktail party. Therefore, the remaining men and women are listed in alphabetical order.
^ Holly was eliminated during her single date. Therefore, the remaining men and women are listed in alphabetical order.
^ Taje was unable to attend the rose ceremony as she was feeling unwell; therefore, she received a rose prior to the rose ceremony.
^ Jamie-Lee was unable to attend the rose ceremony as she was feeling unwell; however, Brooke had guaranteed her a rose.

Episodes

Episode 1

Original airdate: 20 October 2021

Event	Description
First Impression Rose	Darvid
Rose ceremony	Johann was eliminated.

Episode 2

Original airdate: 21 October 2021

Event	Description
Group Date	Jamie-Lee, Beau, Matt, Bec, Ryan, Carissa, Kurt, Holly, Jess & Konrad
Single Date	Darvid
Rose ceremony	Beau was eliminated.

Episode 3

Original airdate: 27 October 2021

Event	Description
Single Date	Holly
Group Date	Jess, Jamie-Lee, Bec, Emily, Ritu, Kurt, Konrad, Steve, Taje & Darvid
Rose ceremony	Ritu was eliminated.

Episode 4

Original airdate: 28 October 2021

Event	Description
Single Date	Konrad
Group Date	Carissa, Jamie-Lee, Taje, Matt, Ryan, Kurt & Emily.
One-on-one time	Carissa
Intruders	Millie, Will, Jessica & Luca were introduced
Rose ceremony	Jess, Matt, Emily & Bec were eliminated.

Episode 5

Original airdate: 3 November 2021

Event	Description
Single Date	Luca
Group Date	Darvid, Holly, Kurt, Steve, Jessica, Millie, Will & Luca
One-on-one time	Kurt
Rose ceremony	Carissa quit during the cocktail party. Brooke cancelled the rose ceremony.

Episode 6

Original airdate: 4 November 2021

Event	Description
Single Date	Jamie-Lee
Group Date	Everyone
Rose ceremony	Jessica & Ryan were eliminated.

Episode 7

Original airdate: 10 November 2021

Event	Description
Single Date	Millie
Group Date	Everyone
Rose ceremony	Steve & Taje were eliminated.

Episode 8

Original airdate: 17 November 2021

Event	Description
Single Date	Holly
Group Date	Everyone
One-on-one time	Kurt
Rose ceremony	Luca & Will were eliminated.

Episode 9

Original airdate: 18 November 2021

Event	Description
Group Date	Everyone
One-on-one time	Konrad
Single Date	Darvid
Rose ceremony	Kurt & Millie were eliminated.

Episode 10

Original airdate: 18 November 2021

Event	Description
Hometown #1	Konrad
Hometown #2	Jamie-Lee
Hometown #3	Darvid
Hometown #4	Holly
Rose ceremony	Konrad was eliminated.

Episode 11

Original airdate: 24 November 2021

Event	Description
Single Date #1	Darvid
Single Date #2	Jamie-Lee
Single Date #3	Holly
Rose ceremony	Holly was eliminated on her single date

Episode 12

Original airdate: 25 November 2021

Event	Description
Meet Brooke's Friends #1	Darvid
Meet Brooke's Friends #2	Jamie-Lee
Final Date #1	Jamie-Lee
Final Date #2	Darvid
Final Decision:	Darvid is the winner.

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot	Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank	Total viewers	Ref(s)
1	Episode 1	20 October 2021 (2021-10-20)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	397,000	14	453,000	13	754,000	^[9]
2	Episode 2	21 October 2021 (2021-10-21)	Thursday 7:30 pm	345,000	16	331,000	13	676,000	^[10]
3	Episode 3	27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	253,000	20	31,000	17	284,000	^[11]
4	Episode 4	28 October 2021 (2021-10-28)	Thursday 7:30 pm	314,000	18	44,000	4	358,000	^[12]
5	Episode 5	3 November 2021 (2021-11-03)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	288,000	24	43,000	6	331,000	^[13]
6	Episode 6	4 November 2021 (2021-11-04)	Thursday 7:30 pm	344,000	15	—	—	344,000	^[14]
7	Episode 7	10 November 2021 (2021-11-10)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	249,000	21	—	—	249,000	^[15]
8	Episode 8	17 November 2021 (2021-11-17)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	256,000	—	—	—	256,000	^[16]
9	Episode 9	18 November 2021 (2021-11-18)	Thursday 7:30 pm	270,000	—	—	—	270,000	^[17]
10	Episode 10	24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	332,000	18	—	—	332,000	^[18]
11	Grand Finale Final Decision	25 November 2021 (2021-11-25)	Thursday 7:30 pm Thursday 8:30 pm	361,000 439,000	14 11				^[19]

References

^ Leach, Maddison (5 October 2021). "We have a Bachelorette Australia 2021 premiere date, so gear up to see Brooke Blurton fall in love!". nowtolove. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ "Brooke Blurton Dishes On Her Historic Season Of The Bachelorette And Contestants Hooking Up With Each Other". 10 Play. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ "Brooke Blurton Announced As The New Bachelorette". 10 Play. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ Doyle, Michael (20 May 2021). "Bachelorette Brooke Blurton makes television history as the show's first Indigenous, bisexual star". ABC News. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ Venkataraman, Divya (14 October 2021). "Meet the Bachelorette Australia contestants for 2021". Vogue. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ "The Bachelorette 2021: Meet The Men And Women Vying For Brooke Blurton's Heart". 10 Play. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "Who will win Brooke's Heart?". Network 10. ViacomCBS ANZ. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "The Bachelorette 2021: Meet The Intruders Hoping To Win Brooke's Heart". 10 Play. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ Knox, David (21 October 2021). "Wednesday 20 October 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ Knox, David (22 October 2021). "Thursday 21 October 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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^ Knox, David (29 October 2021). "Thursday 28 October 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^ Knox, David (4 November 2021). "Wednesday 3 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ Knox, David (5 November 2021). "Thursday 4 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ Knox, David (11 November 2021). "Wednesday 10 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ Knox, David (18 November 2021). "Gruen, Hard Quiz upstage commercial networks (again)". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ Knox, David (19 November 2021). "Entertainment shows under 500,000 on Thursday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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^ Knox, David (26 November 2021). "Thursday 25 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[Cancelled-9] The rose ceremony was cancelled after Carissa left during the cocktail party. Therefore, the remaining men and women are listed in alphabetical order.

[Eliminated_Outside_of_Ceremony-10] Holly was eliminated during her single date. Therefore, the remaining men and women are listed in alphabetical order.

[11] Taje was unable to attend the rose ceremony as she was feeling unwell; therefore, she received a rose prior to the rose ceremony.

[12] Jamie-Lee was unable to attend the rose ceremony as she was feeling unwell; however, Brooke had guaranteed her a rose.

[1] Leach, Maddison (5 October 2021). "We have a Bachelorette Australia 2021 premiere date, so gear up to see Brooke Blurton fall in love!". nowtolove. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[2] "Brooke Blurton Dishes On Her Historic Season Of The Bachelorette And Contestants Hooking Up With Each Other". 10 Play. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[3] "Brooke Blurton Announced As The New Bachelorette". 10 Play. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[4] Doyle, Michael (20 May 2021). "Bachelorette Brooke Blurton makes television history as the show's first Indigenous, bisexual star". ABC News. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[5] Venkataraman, Divya (14 October 2021). "Meet the Bachelorette Australia contestants for 2021". Vogue. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[6] "The Bachelorette 2021: Meet The Men And Women Vying For Brooke Blurton's Heart". 10 Play. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[7] "Who will win Brooke's Heart?". Network 10. ViacomCBS ANZ. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[8] "The Bachelorette 2021: Meet The Intruders Hoping To Win Brooke's Heart". 10 Play. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[13] Knox, David (21 October 2021). "Wednesday 20 October 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[14] Knox, David (22 October 2021). "Thursday 21 October 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[15] Knox, David (28 October 2021). "Wednesday 27 October 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[16] Knox, David (29 October 2021). "Thursday 28 October 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[17] Knox, David (4 November 2021). "Wednesday 3 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[18] Knox, David (5 November 2021). "Thursday 4 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

[19] Knox, David (11 November 2021). "Wednesday 10 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[20] Knox, David (18 November 2021). "Gruen, Hard Quiz upstage commercial networks (again)". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[21] Knox, David (19 November 2021). "Entertainment shows under 500,000 on Thursday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[22] Knox, David (25 November 2021). "Wednesday 24 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[23] Knox, David (26 November 2021). "Thursday 25 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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