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Samantha Armytage makes extraordinary claim about Channel Nine that beggars belief in telling swipe at employer of 21 years Seven


The outgoing Farmer Wants A Wife host, 48, was unveiled as the host of Nine's new dating show The Golden Bachelor at Upfronts on Thursday after weeks of rumours.

She went on: 'My new show is THE GOLDEN BACHELOR coming in 2025, & I'm so excited to continue to play a TV Cupid, but this time for a moreā€¦ ummm mature crowd (if you're in your fabulous 50's or 60's, single and looking for real love again. The first US version of The Golden Bachelor starred father-of-two and widower Gerry Turner (pictured with Leslie Fhima on the show), 72, and it was hugely popular on ABC Warner Bros Australia first sparked speculation about a local version of the show in November 2023 when they put out a fall for 'fun, active, and outgoing male seniors aged 60 or over who are divorced/widowed' to take part in a new dating series.

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