Brooke Blurton

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Brooke Blurton
Born (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)
Carnarvon, Western Australia
OccupationYouth worker
Years active2018–present

Brooke Blurton (born 1 January 1995) is an Australian youth worker and media personality. She is best known for being a participant in the reality television franchise The Bachelor , where she was a contestant on the sixth Australian season of The Bachelor and second Australian season of Bachelor in Paradise , and the franchise's first Indigenous and bisexual lead during the seventh Australian season of the The Bachelorette .

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Early life

Blurton is a Noongar-Yamatji woman who was born and raised in Carnarvon, Western Australia. She was born on 1 January 1995 to an Aboriginal Malaysian mother and an English father.

Blurton's mother and grandmother both died when she was 11 years old. [1] Blurton subsequently spent time in foster care, before living with her father during adolescence. [2] [3]

Blurton came out as bisexual to her family when she was 19. [4]

Career

The Bachelor

Blurton first appeared on television in 2018, where she was one of 28 contestants on season 6 of The Bachelor Australia competing to win the heart of former professional rugby player Nick Cummins. Blurton quit the competition in the fifteenth episode, finishing in third place. [5]

In 2019, Blurton appeared on season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise Australia . [6]

In 2021, Blurton was announced as the lead for season 7 of The Bachelorette Australia . [7] Blurton is the first Indigenous and bisexual lead in The Bachelor franchise, and the season was the first to feature both male and female contestants. [5]

Other ventures

Since July 2022, Brooke has co-hosted the Not So PG podcast with actor Matty Mills, which focuses on their experiences as members of the Indigenous and the LGBTQ+ communities. [8]

In October 2022, Blurton's memoir, Big Love: Reclaiming myself, my people, my country, was published. [9]

In 2022, Blurton was a contestant on the reality competition series The Challenge: Australia . [10]

Personal life

Blurton advocates for the abolition of Australia Day, stating: "It is a constant reminder of pain, a constant reminder of history, segregation, exclusion and brutality. How is that a celebration?" [3]

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  2. ↑ Law, Bejamin (22 April 2023). "First Nations, bisexual, a Bachelorette: Brooke Blurton on 'walking in two worlds'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 Knowles, Rachael (25 January 2023). "Brooke Blurton celebrated Australia Day as a child. Now she believes it should be abolished". SBS News. National Indigenous Television. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Findlay, Shannen. "Brooke Blurton was 19 when she came out as bisexual. She says it's still considered a "greedy" sexuality". MamaMia . Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 Doyle, Michael (20 May 2021). "Bachelorette Brooke Blurton makes television history as the show's first Indigenous, bisexual star". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Nova launches Not So PG podcast hosted by Brooke Blurton & Matty Mills". Mediaweek. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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