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Read the full storyHinchinbrook’s most eligible outback bachelors are being called upon to star in the next season of Farmer Wants a Wife, the world’s most successful dating show!
Adapted from the hit British reality TV show, Australia’s Farmer Wants a Wife follows a number of farmers as they go out on a series of romantic dates with women in pursuit of true love. Broadcast across the nation, the series has led to over a hundred marriages, long-term relationships, and happy families worldwide, and casting has well and truly begun ahead of its 16th season.
A casting call has been sounded across the shire, leaving local farmers in the spotlight after producers identified Hinchinbrook as a promising region for potential bachelors. With feelings of excitement and “showbiz buzz” spreading across the cane fields and throughout the paddocks, eligible farmers are being nominated for the series left, right, and centre, and casting directors say the show’s success speaks for itself.
“The stats don’t lie, this show works,” shared directors online.
“Your chances of finding love are high, and this could really change your life!”
In seasons past, 11 Australian farmers have found a wife, nine more have found long-term love, and 27 babies have been born.
“We’re searching for our next crop of farmers, and if you’re a single farmer who’d like to find love – apply now – it’s your turn!”
To date, the show has cast farmers from across the country, hailing from farmlands in New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, and Queensland, from regions including Cunnamulla, Richmond, Mareeba, Rockhampton, Hughenden, Innisfail, Biloela, and Stanthorpe, to name a few. However, in the past 18 years, the show is yet to cast a farmer hailing from the Hinchinbrook Shire…
The application process asks farmers to simply fill in all contact details, answer a couple of questions, upload a recent photo, and let the producers work their magic! Whether you’re a single farmer yourself or know one who deserves a shot at romance, applications can be made online at www.farmerwantsawife.com.au or nominations can be emailed to farmerwantsawife@eurekaproductions.au.