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Who’s Afraid of a Sexy Octogenarian?
Only two seasons into its seniors spinoff, The Bachelor/ette is already regressing to late middle-age.
But why can’t conventional Bachelor/ette simply make space in its ranks for people in the prime of midlife — who are dating in very similar ways to their 20-something counterparts but with the benefit of a few additional decades of emotional intelligence — and let Golden Bachelor rise to its true potential? In its purest, pie-in-the-sky form, The Golden Bachelor has the potential to be the kind of dating show that brings together an America with a demonstrated interest in retirement-home fit checks and sassy grandmas bragging about their sex lives. “Can septuagenarians go on hiking dates and zip around in helicopters?” To which I say, all potential Golden Bachelor seniors are already run through a robust screening process, which can and should include confirming contestants’ physical fitness to be on the show.
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