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Meet The Two Men Both (??) Rumoured To Be The Bachelor This Year

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Who the hell is this year’s Bachelor?! This is a question we’ve been asking the universe for some time.

Typically by now, the name of the incoming Bachelor would have been revealed. However, Network 10 has only just commenced filming Season 10 and according to papped photos, there are two men who appear to have been locked in for the role.

Meet your rumoured Bachelors: Felix Von Hofe and Thomas Malucelli.

The Wash have reported that both men (yep, two Bachelors) have been spotted filming a reality show that appears to be The Bachelor.

 

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So, who are these men and what else do we know?

Felix Von Hofe is a 27-year-old professional basketball player for the Melbourne Tigers. According to Aussie Hoopla, he’s a very tall man (standing at 6’5) and he moved from Melbourne to Canberra in 2013 after receiving a scholarship for the Australian Institute of Sport. He played basketball for the state league team before going on to play college basketball for the University of Eastern Washington.

Upon returning to Australia, after playing for local teams in Dandenong and working in a development role with Melbourne United, Felix was drafted to play for Melbourne Tigers in 2021. When he’s not shooting hoops (come through basketball terminology!), he hosts a Sportsbet podcast called Trash Talk.

Next up is Thomas Malucelli, who was spotted filming by a So Dramatic! listener.

 

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Thomas is a former Sydney restaurant manager who now works as a fitness and life coach. Unlike Felix’s rather young age of 27, Thomas is 35 years old, so hopefully he’s ready to settle down with a forever love.

According to Thomas’ LinkedIn, he describes his current job title as a “lifestyle entrepreneur,” which is truly how we’re all trying to be. He was also previously a waiter at Disney World, so y’all can’t say this man does not have range.

Both Bachy candidates have modest social media followings. Felix has 5k and Thomas has 11k followers on Instagram.

Neither Network 10 or host Osher Günsberg have confirmed either men have been cast.

Osher attempted to quash the rumours by telling radio show Stav, Abby and Matt that filming couldn’t have begun because he wasn’t even in Queensland yet, where the Bachy mansion is located this season. “I’m still in New South Wales, still to get a haircut and shave properly,” he texted the hosts. “I haven’t even dinged my wedding ring on a champagne flute, so I don’t know what this is.”

Sure, Jan!

If Felix and Thomas are in fact our Bachelors, it’s disappointing to see (not one but) two white men cast for this year’s The Bachelor, following a groundbreaking 2021 season which saw people of colour — Jimmy Nicholson and Brooke Blurton — fronting The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

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