The Bachelor (Australian TV series) season 8

The Bachelor
Season 8
StarringLocky Gilbert
Presented byOsher Günsberg
No. of contestants25
WinnerIrena Srbinovska
Runner-upBella Varelis
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkNetwork 10
Original release12 August (2020-08-12) –
24 September 2020 (2020-09-24)
Season chronology
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Season 9

The eighth season of The Bachelor premiered on 12 August 2020.[1][2] This season features Locky Gilbert, a 30-year-old adventure tour guide from Perth, Western Australia.[3][4] Gilbert previously appeared on the fourth and seventh seasons of Australian Survivor, where he finished in fifth and twelfth place respectively.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, filming in the mansion was suspended midway through the season. Two virtual episodes (referred to "Love In Lockdown" on the show) were produced during the hiatus via virtually through videoconferences. Production resumed in June throughout Australia on a lockdown format, Osher Günsberg continued to host at the mansion in Sydney, while Gilbert was isolated in Perth and the remaining contestants in their respective hometowns, the show stated that they would be unable to ensure the safety of contestants and crew, especially with the need for safety precautions which would need to be implemented and government restrictions such as social distancing and travel bans.[5]

Contestants

The season began with 23 contestants.[6] Kaitlyn entered as an intruder in episode 2,[7] and Bec entered as an intruder in episode 9,[8] bringing the total number of contestants to 25.

Name Age Hometown Occupation Eliminated
Irena Srbinovska 31 Melbourne Nurse Winner
Bella Varelis 25 Sydney Marketing Consultant Runner-up
Bec Cvilikas 25 Sunshine Coast, Queensland Senior Beauty Consultant Episode 13
Izzy Sharman-Firth 29 Brisbane, Queensland HR Advisor
Kaitlyn Bunyan-Hoppe 26 Gold Coast, Queensland Personal Assistant Episode 12
Juliette Herrera 34 Sydney, New South Wales Stylist Episode 11
Maddy Carver 25 Hobart, Tasmania Teacher
Steph Harper 26 Geelong, Victoria Special Needs Teacher
Roxi Kenny 29 Brisbane, Queensland Mechanical Engineer Episode 10 (Quit)
Nicole Campbell 26 Sydney, New South Wales Professional Dancer Episode 9
Bel Colwell 25 Walgett, New South Wales Media Buyer Episode 8
Areeba Emmanuel 25 Sydney, New South Wales Home Loan Officer Episode 7
Charley Bond 25 Brisbane, Queensland P.E. Teacher
Gemma White 28 Gold Coast, Queensland Property Manager
Laura Calleri 24 Perth, Western Australia Marketing Coordinator
Marg Zogoulas 23 Melbourne, Victoria Car Sales Consultant
Kristina Abramoff 24 Perth, Western Australia PhD Scholar Episode 6
Rosemary Sawtell 23 Brisbane, Queensland Retail Manager
Clare Lange 26 Perth, Western Australia Administration Assistant Episode 5
Zoe-Clare McDonald 23 Brisbane, Queensland Sales Manager
Georgie Glass 32 Hobart, Tasmania Project Manager Episode 3
Leilani Vakaahi 27 Forster, New South Wales Partnerships Manager
Marlaina McPhillips 31 Melbourne, Victoria Fundraising Coordinator
Nadine Kodsi 30 Melbourne, Victoria Entrepreneur Episode 1
Paige Royal 31 Melbourne, Victoria Professional Model

Call-out order

Note that the competition was suspended at the end of Episode 7 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed a few months later on a virtual format via video conference.

Locky's call-out order
# Bachelorettes Episode
1 2/3 4/5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1 Steph Nicole Bella Roxi Irena Bel Izzy Bec Bec Irena Bella Irena Irena
2 Izzy Steph Kaitlyn Nicole Bella Roxi Kaitlyn Izzy Bella Izzy Izzy Bella Bella
3 Nicole Bel Juliette Charley Marg Nicole Irena Irena Irena Kaitlyn Bec Bec
Izzy
4 Irena Charley Steph Maddy Nicole Steph Steph Steph Izzy Bella Irena
5 Marlaina Rosemary Irena Bel Steph Irena Bella Bella Juliette Bec Kaitlyn
6 Juliette Bella Zoe-Clare Areeba Bel Izzy Roxi Kaitlyn Kaitlyn Maddy
Steph
7 Maddy Roxi Laura Irena Kaitlyn Maddy Juliette Juliette Maddy
8 Areeba Kristina Nicole Izzy Roxi Bella Nicole Roxi Steph
Juliette
9 Rosemary Georgie Bel Bella Izzy Juliette Maddy Maddy
Roxi
10 Zoe-Clare Marlaina Charley Laura Juliette Kaitlyn Bel Nicole
11 Leilani Izzy Roxi Juliette Areeba Areeba
Charley
Gemma
Laura
Marg
12 Clare Irena Izzy Rosemary Laura
13 Georgie Maddy Marg Gemma Charley
14 Bel Laura Maddy Steph Maddy
15 Gemma Gemma Gemma Kaitlyn Gemma
16 Marg Marg Areeba Marg Kristina
Rosemary
17 Paige Leilani Rosemary Kristina
18 Kristina Clare Clare Clare
Zoe-Clare
19 Roxi Areeba Kristina
20 Nadine Juliette Georgie
Leilani
Marlaina
21 Laura Zoe-Clare[a]
22 Charley Nadine
Paige
23 Bella
24 Kaitlyn
25 Bec
  The contestant received the triple threat rose, which guarantees one Bachelorette a single date, a group date and a visit to the Bachelor Pad.
  The contestant received a rose during the date.
  The contestant received a rose outside of a date or the rose ceremony.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony.
  The contestant was eliminated during the date.
  The contestant quit the competition.
  The contestant won the competition.
Notes
  1. ^ Zoe-Clare was unable to attend the rose ceremony as she was feeling unwell; therefore, she received a rose prior to the rose ceremony.

Episodes

Episode 1

Original airdate: 12 August 2020

Event Description
Triple Threat Rose Nicole
Rose ceremony Nadine & Paige were eliminated.

Episode 2

Original airdate: 13 August 2020

Event Description
Single date Bella
Group date Irena, Rosemary, Maddy, Nicole, Roxi,
Steph, Laura, Zoe-Clare, Areeba & Kaitlyn
Intruder Kaitlyn

Episode 3

Original airdate: 19 August 2020

Event Description
One-on-one time Kaitlyn
Rose ceremony Georgie, Leilani & Marlaina were eliminated.

Episode 4

Original airdate: 20 August 2020

Event Description
Triple Threat Date Nicole
Group Date Areeba, Bel, Charley, Clare, Gemma, Izzy,
Kaitlyn, Kristina, Laura, Nicole, Marg, & Roxi.
One-on-One Time Roxi
Bach Pad Visit Nicole

Episode 5

Original airdate: 26 August 2020

Event Description
Rose Ceremony Clare & Zoe-Clare were eliminated.
Single Date Irena

Episode 6

Original airdate: 27 August 2020

Event Description
Group Date Everyone
One-on-One Time Gemma
Rose Ceremony Kristina & Rosemary were eliminated.

Episode 7

Original airdate: 2 September 2020

Event Description
Group Date Roxi, Izzy, Bel, Maddy, Irena & Bella
Single Date Roxi
Rose Ceremony Areeba, Charley, Gemma, Laura & Marg were eliminated.

Episode 8

Original airdate: 3 September 2020

Event Description
Single Date Izzy
Group Date Irena, Maddy, Roxi, Kaitlyn, Bella & Juliette
Rose Ceremony Bel was eliminated.

Episode 9

Original airdate: 9 September 2020

Event Description
Group Date Bella, Steph, Nicole & Roxi
Intruder Bec
Single Date Bec
Rose Ceremony Nicole was eliminated.

Episode 10

Original airdate: 10 September 2020

Event Description
Quit Roxi
Single Date Bec

Episode 11

Original airdate: 16 September 2020

Event Description
Group Date Everyone
One-on-One Time Steph
Single Date Irena
Single Date Izzy
Rose Ceremony Maddy & Steph were eliminated,
Juliette was eliminated outside the ceremony.

Episode 12

Original airdate: 17 September 2020

Event Description
Group Date Everyone
Single Date Bella
Rose Ceremony Kaitlyn was eliminated.

Episode 13

Original airdate: 23 September 2020

Event Description
Hometown #1 Izzy
Hometown #2 Irena
Hometown #3 Bec
Hometown #4 Bella
Rose ceremony Bec & Izzy were eliminated.

Episode 14

Original airdate: 24 September 2020

Event Description
Meet Locky's Family Bella & Irena
Final Date #1 Irena
Final Date #2 Bella
Final Decision: Irena is the winner

Ratings

No. Title Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Episode 1 12 August 2020 Wednesday 7:30 pm 681,000 8 26,000 7 707,000 [9][10]
2 Episode 2 13 August 2020 Thursday 7:30 pm 604,000 8 88,000 6 692,000 [11][12]
3 Episode 3 19 August 2020 Wednesday 7:30 pm 672,000 8 42,000 7 714,000 [13][14]
4 Episode 4 20 August 2020 Thursday 7:30 pm 591,000 8 42,000 7 633,000 [15][16]
5 Episode 5 26 August 2020 Wednesday 7:30 pm 582,000 12 36,000 10 618,000 [17][18]
6 Episode 6 27 August 2020 Thursday 7:30 pm 538,000 10 55,000 8 593,000 [19][20]
7 Episode 7 2 September 2020 Wednesday 7:30 pm 571,000 13 50,000 9 621,000 [21][22]
8 Episode 8 3 September 2020 Thursday 7:30 pm 561,000 8 75,000 8 636,000 [23][24]
9 Episode 9 9 September 2020 Wednesday 7:30 pm 549,000 13 39,000 12 588,000 [25][26]
10 Episode 10 10 September 2020 Thursday 7:30 pm 570,000 9 62,000 7 632,000 [27][28]
11 Episode 11 16 September 2020 Wednesday 7:30 pm 617,000 9 49,000 9 667,000 [29][30]
12 Episode 12 17 September 2020 Thursday 7:30 pm 611,000 8 50,000 8 660,000 [31][32]
13 Episode 13 23 September 2020 Wednesday 7:30 pm 584,000 11 37,000 11 621,000 [33][34]
14 Finale
Final Decision 		24 September 2020 Thursday 7:30 pm
Thursday 9:00 pm 		694,000
879,000		 7
5		 34,000
50,000		 8
5		 728,000
929,000 		[35][36]

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