The Bachelorette (Australian TV series) season 7

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The Bachelorette
Season 7
Starring Brooke Blurton
Presented by Osher Günsberg
No. of contestants20
WinnerDarvid Garayeli
Runner-upJamie-Lee Dayz
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network Network 10
Original release20 October (2021-10-20) 
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25)
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 .

Contents

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]

NameAgeHometownOccupationEliminated
Darvid Garayeli27 Brisbane, Queensland LandscaperWinner
Jamie-Lee Dayz30 Sydney, New South Wales Psychology StudentRunner-up
Holly Langford27 Sydney, New South Wales Marketing AdministratorEpisode 11
Konrad Bien-Stephens31 Melbourne, Victoria CarpenterEpisode 10
Kurt Herzog29 Castle Hill, New South Wales Sports MentorEpisode 9
Millie Rubio22SydneyGym Manager
Luca Fraraccio25 Gold Coast, Queensland P.E. TeacherEpisode 8
Will Sadler31 Adelaide, South Australia Landscaper
Steve Pliatsikas29 Sydney, New South Wales PodiatristEpisode 7
Taje Fowler23 Sydney, New South Wales Youth Worker
Jessica Debono28 Melbourne, Victoria HR ConsultantEpisode 6
Ryan Carmichael29 Sydney, New South Wales Plumber
Carissa Croft30 Gold Coast, Queensland PsychologistEpisode 5 (Quit)
Jess Franklin30 Adelaide, South Australia Software Sales ExecutiveEpisode 4
Matthew "Matt" Pottier31 Brisbane, Queensland Metal Fabricator
Emily Bebbington25 Sydney, New South Wales Vet Receptionist
Rebecca "Bec" Pressing30 Melbourne, Victoria Charity Officer
Ritu Chhina25 Melbourne, Victoria FilmmakerEpisode 3
Beau Tauwhara34 Sydney, New South Wales PhotographerEpisode 2
Johann Alessandrini27 Sydney, New South Wales CarpenterEpisode 1

Call-Out Order

Brooke's call-out order
#Bachelors/
Bachelorettes
Episode
12345 [lower-alpha 1] 67891011 [lower-alpha 2] 12
1HollyDarvidDarvidHollyKonradLucaJamie-LeeMillieHollyJamie-LeeDarvidDarvidDarvid
2DarvidHollyHollyEmilyCarissaKurtMillieHollyKurtDarvidJamie-LeeJamie-LeeJamie-Lee
3BeauKurtKonradDarvidKurtDarvidHollyDarvidDarvidHollyHolly
Holly
4CarissaCarissaMattCarissaLucaHollyKonradLucaKonradKonradKonrad
5KonradRituRituKonradMillieJamie-LeeLucaKonradJamie-LeeKurt
Millie
6RyanTajeKurtKurtHollyJessicaWillKurtMillie
7RituBeauTajeBecDarvidKonradTajeWillLuca
Will
8TajeKonradCarissaMattSteveMillieSteveJamie-Lee
9KurtRyanEmilySteveRyanRyanKurtSteve
Taje
10MattBecSteveRyanWillSteveDarvid
11JessMattJamie-LeeJamie-LeeJessicaTajeJessica
Ryan
12EmilyEmilyJessTajeJamie-LeeWill
13JohannSteveBecJessTaje [lower-alpha 3]
Carissa
14BecJessRyanRituJess
Matt
Emily
Bec
15SteveJamie-Lee [lower-alpha 4] Beau
16Jamie-LeeJohann
17Millie
18Will
19Jessica
20Luca
Colour Key

Episodes

Episode 1

Original airdate: 20 October 2021

EventDescription
First Impression RoseDarvid
Rose ceremonyJohann was eliminated.

Episode 2

Original airdate: 21 October 2021

EventDescription
Group DateJamie-Lee, Beau, Matt, Bec, Ryan,
Carissa, Kurt, Holly, Jess & Konrad
Single DateDarvid
Rose ceremonyBeau was eliminated.

Episode 3

Original airdate: 27 October 2021

EventDescription
Single DateHolly
Group DateJess, Jamie-Lee, Bec, Emily, Ritu,
Kurt, Konrad, Steve, Taje & Darvid
Rose ceremonyRitu was eliminated.

Episode 4

Original airdate: 28 October 2021

EventDescription
Single DateKonrad
Group DateCarissa, Jamie-Lee, Taje, Matt, Ryan, Kurt & Emily.
One-on-one timeCarissa
IntrudersMillie, Will, Jessica & Luca were introduced
Rose ceremonyJess, Matt, Emily & Bec were eliminated.

Episode 5

Original airdate: 3 November 2021

EventDescription
Single DateLuca
Group DateDarvid, Holly, Kurt, Steve,
Jessica, Millie, Will & Luca
One-on-one timeKurt
Rose ceremonyCarissa quit during the cocktail party.
Brooke cancelled the rose ceremony.

Episode 6

Original airdate: 4 November 2021

EventDescription
Single DateJamie-Lee
Group DateEveryone
Rose ceremonyJessica & Ryan were eliminated.

Episode 7

Original airdate: 10 November 2021

EventDescription
Single DateMillie
Group DateEveryone
Rose ceremonySteve & Taje were eliminated.

Episode 8

Original airdate: 17 November 2021

EventDescription
Single DateHolly
Group DateEveryone
One-on-one timeKurt
Rose ceremonyLuca & Will were eliminated.

Episode 9

Original airdate: 18 November 2021

EventDescription
Group DateEveryone
One-on-one timeKonrad
Single DateDarvid
Rose ceremonyKurt & Millie were eliminated.

Episode 10

Original airdate: 18 November 2021

EventDescription
Hometown #1Konrad
Hometown #2Jamie-Lee
Hometown #3Darvid
Hometown #4Holly
Rose ceremonyKonrad was eliminated.

Episode 11

Original airdate: 24 November 2021

EventDescription
Single Date #1Darvid
Single Date #2Jamie-Lee
Single Date #3Holly
Rose ceremonyHolly was eliminated on her single date

Episode 12

Original airdate: 25 November 2021

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

Ratings

No.TitleAir dateTimeslotOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers
Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1Episode 120 October 2021 (2021-10-20)Wednesday 7:30 pm397,00014453,00013754,000 [9]
2Episode 221 October 2021 (2021-10-21)Thursday 7:30 pm345,00016331,00013676,000 [10]
3Episode 327 October 2021 (2021-10-27)Wednesday 7:30 pm253,0002031,00017284,000 [11]
4Episode 428 October 2021 (2021-10-28)Thursday 7:30 pm314,0001844,0004358,000 [12]
5Episode 53 November 2021 (2021-11-03)Wednesday 7:30 pm288,0002443,0006331,000 [13]
6Episode 64 November 2021 (2021-11-04)Thursday 7:30 pm344,00015344,000 [14]
7Episode 710 November 2021 (2021-11-10)Wednesday 7:30 pm249,00021249,000 [15]
8Episode 817 November 2021 (2021-11-17)Wednesday 7:30 pm256,000256,000 [16]
9Episode 918 November 2021 (2021-11-18)Thursday 7:30 pm270,000270,000 [17]
10Episode 1024 November 2021 (2021-11-24)Wednesday 7:30 pm332,00018332,000 [18]
11Grand Finale
Final Decision
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25)Thursday 7:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 pm
361,000
439,000
14
11



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