Golden Bachelor Winner Sunny Long Suggests Cast for Female Spin-Off

The Golden Bachelor winner Sunny Long has broken her silence about which of her former co-stars would be a good frontrunner for a female led spin-off.

The South Korean-born entrepreneur, 58, revealed she would love to see either Bianca Dye, 52, or Lauren, 60, lead the proposed spin-off The Golden Bachelorette.

‘I was going through all the comments with my daughters and judging by the feedback from the public – a lot of people were talking about Bianca,’ Sunny told Woman’s Day.

‘Or even Lauren? I don’t know, it’s up to them. Each and every one of them are very capable of being a Bachelorette.’ 

Sunny added she had been so impressed by her female co-stars that she couldn’t single one out as a frontrunner.

‘They definitely have the courage to be in public, I’m sure they’re all eligible. I can’t really pick one,’ she said. 

‘I’m thinking that maybe some guy whose been right under these ladies’ noses will see the show and realise they’re looking for love and how amazing and beautiful they are,’ Sunny’s partner Barry ‘Bear’ Myrden added. 

‘And that will spur them to come forward and ask them.’

Earlier this month, viewers were calling for a spin-off starring Jan Herdman, a 66-year-old transformation coach. 

Jan quickly won the hearts of audiences through her upbeat attitude, charismatic personality and incredible dedication to fitness.

After Bear failed to form a romantic connection with her, viewers called for Jan to appear in her own show, in which a group of refined bachelors would vie for her heart.

Nine’s The Golden Bachelor is itself a spin-off from its American counterpart, and the US ABC commissioned its own The Golden Bachelorette in 2024, starring former contestant Joan Vassos.

Series host Samantha Armytage has said she would love to expand the franchise.

‘As we say with this show, you don’t know what the future holds. So I think let’s just get the inaugural Australian season to air and see how that goes… I think there is a bright future ahead for this show,’ she told Yahoo Lifestyle.

It comes after Bear and Sunny went public with their relationship after he picked her during Sunday night’s finale.

The reality TV stars have now confirmed they have been secretly dating for months, waiting for the Channel Nine dating series to finish airing before going public.

Sunny shared a gallery of photos to social media on Monday morning which captured her embracing and kissing the Canadian-born engineer.

The pair beamed in the pictures, which Sunny captioned with some revealing words.

‘After seven months of dating in secret, we can finally be public and tell the world we are happily together!’ the CEO wrote.

Bear publicly chose Sunny during the nail-biting Golden Bachelor finale on Sunday night. 

And the couple have revealed they are still together – and kept their love alive in the months since filming on the reality show ended with a series of secret hookups. 

The engineer and his CEO ladylove have met up in a series of spicy dates. 

‘There were a few secret meetings at Airbnbs. We had to show up at different times and sort of rush in,’ Sunny told Woman’s Day on Sunday. 

In a shock confession, Bear even hinted that marriage may be in their future. 

Sunny confirmed the pair ‘have huge feelings for each other’ but are taking things slowly – for now.