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It’s Official: Australia Is Already In Love With Brooke’s Season Of ‘The Bachelorette’

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Brooke Blurton’s history-making season of The Bachelorette made its long-awaited debut last night and it was everything we could have hoped for and so much more.

During the premiere, Brooke met with the 16 men and women who will be vying for her heart. The reaction from viewers has been immense, with everyone basically freaking out over how good the season already is, and how much joy it’s brought people watching at home.

The episode began with an Acknowledgment of Country, which was a nice change of pace for any Australian reality show — even though it should be the norm.

Brooke then spoke about how being the world-first bisexual Bachelorette and first Indigenous person at the helm of the Australian series held a lot of gravity for her. “I’m the first Indigenous lead, so I feel a lot of responsibility not just to my community, but the queer community as well,” she said.

When Brooke arrived on the red carpet, she was greeted by a Welcome to Country ceremony — another series first. It was a beyond beautiful moment and left Brooke in tears. Huge same.

It was a simple gesture that spoke volumes about how Brooke’s season is already a refreshing change from anything we’ve seen on The Bachelor or Bachelorette before.

Holly was the first contestant to arrive, before a line-up of different men and women filed in to greet Brooke. The episode even featured a rare first night kiss between Brooke and The Bachelor’s Jamie-Lee Dayz.

Some critics worried about how producers might handle a bisexual season, but for the most part, it was just like any other season. People arrived, they did something embarrassing to get the Bachy’s attention, then it was on to some messy antics at the cocktail party.

“My motivation to find love has always been the same. It’s not about what a person looks like, it’s not about gender, it’s not about genitalia — it’s always about connection,” Brooke said ahead of the red carpet.

Viewers were left emotional seeing the first-ever bisexual Bachelorette on-screen:

The entire premiere was heartwarming and wholesome — but also deeply entertaining. If the first episode is anything to go by, this season is going to be sensational.

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The Bachelorette airs Wednesday and Thursday nights at 7.30pm on Channel 10.