| The Bachelorette | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
| Starring | Brooke Blurton |
| Presented by | Osher Günsberg |
| No. of contestants | 20 |
| Winner | Darvid Garayeli |
| Runner-up | Jamie-Lee Dayz |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network 10 |
| Original release | 20 October (2021-10-20) – 25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) |
| Season chronology | |
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Theseventh season ofThe Bachelorette Australia premiered on Wednesday, 20 October 2021.[1] In a world first, the season featuresBrooke Blurton, a 26-year-old social worker fromMelbourne, Victoria, who is the first bisexual Bachelorette inThe Bachelor franchise history, courting 10 men and 10 women.[2] She is also Australia's first Indigenous lead.[3][4] Brooke previously appeared on thesixth season ofThe Bachelor Australia, where she finished in third place; and thesecond season ofBachelor in Paradise Australia.
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]
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darvid Garayeli | 27 | Brisbane, Queensland | Landscaper | Winner |
| Jamie-Lee Dayz | 30 | Sydney, New South Wales | Psychology Student | Runner-up |
| Holly Langford | 27 | Sydney, New South Wales | Marketing Administrator | Episode 11 |
| Konrad Bien-Stephens | 31 | Melbourne, Victoria | Carpenter | Episode 10 |
| Kurt Herzog | 29 | Castle Hill, New South Wales | Sports Mentor | Episode 9 |
| Millie Rubio | 22 | Sydney | Gym Manager | |
| Luca Fraraccio | 25 | Gold Coast, Queensland | P.E. Teacher | Episode 8 |
| Will Sadler | 31 | Adelaide, South Australia | Landscaper | |
| Steve Pliatsikas | 29 | Sydney, New South Wales | Podiatrist | Episode 7 |
| Taje Fowler | 23 | Sydney, New South Wales | Youth Worker | |
| Jessica Debono | 28 | Melbourne, Victoria | HR Consultant | Episode 6 |
| Ryan Carmichael | 29 | Sydney, New South Wales | Plumber | |
| Carissa Croft | 30 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Psychologist | Episode 5 (Quit) |
| Jess Franklin | 30 | Adelaide, South Australia | Software Sales Executive | Episode 4 |
| Matthew "Matt" Pottier | 31 | Brisbane, Queensland | Metal Fabricator | |
| Emily Bebbington | 25 | Sydney, New South Wales | Vet Receptionist | |
| Rebecca "Bec" Pressing | 30 | Melbourne, Victoria | Charity Officer | |
| Ritu Chhina | 25 | Melbourne, Victoria | Filmmaker | Episode 3 |
| Beau Tauwhara | 34 | Sydney, New South Wales | Photographer | Episode 2 |
| Johann Alessandrini | 27 | Sydney, New South Wales | Carpenter | Episode 1 |
| # | Bachelors/ Bachelorettes | Episode | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5[a] | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11[b] | 12 | ||
| 1 | Holly | Darvid | Darvid | Holly | Konrad | Luca | Jamie-Lee | Millie | Holly | Jamie-Lee | Darvid | Darvid | Darvid |
| 2 | Darvid | Holly | Holly | Emily | Carissa | Kurt | Millie | Holly | Kurt | Darvid | Jamie-Lee | Jamie-Lee | Jamie-Lee |
| 3 | Beau | Kurt | Konrad | Darvid | Kurt | Darvid | Holly | Darvid | Darvid | Holly | Holly | Holly | |
| 4 | Carissa | Carissa | Matt | Carissa | Luca | Holly | Konrad | Luca | Konrad | Konrad | Konrad | ||
| 5 | Konrad | Ritu | Ritu | Konrad | Millie | Jamie-Lee | Luca | Konrad | Jamie-Lee | Kurt Millie | |||
| 6 | Ryan | Taje | Kurt | Kurt | Holly | Jessica | Will | Kurt | Millie | ||||
| 7 | Ritu | Beau | Taje | Bec | Darvid | Konrad | Taje | Will | Luca Will | ||||
| 8 | Taje | Konrad | Carissa | Matt | Steve | Millie | Steve | Jamie-Lee | |||||
| 9 | Kurt | Ryan | Emily | Steve | Ryan | Ryan | Kurt | Steve Taje | |||||
| 10 | Matt | Bec | Steve | Ryan | Will | Steve | Darvid | ||||||
| 11 | Jess | Matt | Jamie-Lee | Jamie-Lee | Jessica | Taje | Jessica Ryan | ||||||
| 12 | Emily | Emily | Jess | Taje | Jamie-Lee | Will | |||||||
| 13 | Johann | Steve | Bec | Jess | Taje[c] | Carissa | |||||||
| 14 | Bec | Jess | Ryan | Ritu | Jess Matt Emily Bec | ||||||||
| 15 | Steve | Jamie-Lee[d] | Beau | ||||||||||
| 16 | Jamie-Lee | Johann | |||||||||||
| 17 | Millie | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Will | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Jessica | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Luca | ||||||||||||
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Original airdate: 20 October 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| First Impression Rose | Darvid |
| Rose ceremony | Johann was eliminated. |
Original airdate: 21 October 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group Date | Jamie-Lee, Beau, Matt, Bec, Ryan, Carissa, Kurt, Holly, Jess & Konrad |
| Single Date | Darvid |
| Rose ceremony | Beau was eliminated. |
Original airdate: 27 October 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Holly |
| Group Date | Jess, Jamie-Lee, Bec, Emily, Ritu, Kurt, Konrad, Steve, Taje & Darvid |
| Rose ceremony | Ritu was eliminated. |
Original airdate: 28 October 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Konrad |
| Group Date | Carissa, Jamie-Lee, Taje, Matt, Ryan, Kurt & Emily. |
| One-on-one time | Carissa |
| Intruders | Millie, Will, Jessica & Luca were introduced |
| Rose ceremony | Jess, Matt, Emily & Bec were eliminated. |
Original airdate: 3 November 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Luca |
| Group Date | Darvid, Holly, Kurt, Steve, Jessica, Millie, Will & Luca |
| One-on-one time | Kurt |
| Rose ceremony | Carissa quit during the cocktail party. Brooke cancelled the rose ceremony. |
Original airdate: 4 November 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Jamie-Lee |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| Rose ceremony | Jessica & Ryan were eliminated. |
Original airdate: 10 November 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Millie |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| Rose ceremony | Steve & Taje were eliminated. |
Original airdate: 17 November 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date | Holly |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| One-on-one time | Kurt |
| Rose ceremony | Luca & Will were eliminated. |
Original airdate: 18 November 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group Date | Everyone |
| One-on-one time | Konrad |
| Single Date | Darvid |
| Rose ceremony | Kurt & Millie were eliminated. |
Original airdate: 18 November 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Hometown #1 | Konrad |
| Hometown #2 | Jamie-Lee |
| Hometown #3 | Darvid |
| Hometown #4 | Holly |
| Rose ceremony | Konrad was eliminated. |
Original airdate: 24 November 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single Date #1 | Darvid |
| Single Date #2 | Jamie-Lee |
| Single Date #3 | Holly |
| Rose ceremony | Holly was eliminated on her single date |
Original airdate: 25 November 2021
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Meet Brooke's Friends #1 | Darvid |
| Meet Brooke's Friends #2 | Jamie-Lee |
| Final Date #1 | Jamie-Lee |
| Final Date #2 | Darvid |
| Final Decision: | Darvid is the winner. |
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | Episode 1 | 20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 397,000 | 14 | 453,000 | 13 | 754,000 | [9] |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) | Thursday 7:30 pm | 345,000 | 16 | 331,000 | 13 | 676,000 | [10] |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 27 October 2021 (2021-10-27) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 253,000 | 20 | 31,000 | 17 | 284,000 | [11] |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 28 October 2021 (2021-10-28) | Thursday 7:30 pm | 314,000 | 18 | 44,000 | 4 | 358,000 | [12] |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 3 November 2021 (2021-11-03) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 288,000 | 24 | 43,000 | 6 | 331,000 | [13] |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) | Thursday 7:30 pm | 344,000 | 15 | — | — | 344,000 | [14] |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 10 November 2021 (2021-11-10) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 249,000 | 21 | — | — | 249,000 | [15] |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 17 November 2021 (2021-11-17) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 256,000 | — | — | — | 256,000 | [16] |
| 9 | Episode 9 | 18 November 2021 (2021-11-18) | Thursday 7:30 pm | 270,000 | — | — | — | 270,000 | [17] |
| 10 | Episode 10 | 24 November 2021 (2021-11-24) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 332,000 | 18 | — | — | 332,000 | [18] |
| 11 | Grand Finale Final Decision | 25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) | Thursday 7:30 pm Thursday 8:30 pm | 361,000 439,000 | 14 11 | [19] | |||