{"id":834298,"date":"2026-07-30T21:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/834298\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T21:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:51:15","slug":"ali-oetjen-was-a-household-name-13-years-ago-now-shes-emerged-in-an-unlikely-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/834298\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Oetjen was a household name 13 years ago, now she\u2019s emerged in an unlikely place"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: It\u2019s been more than a decade since Ali Oetjen<\/a> first rose to fame on Tim Robards<\/a>\u2032 inaugural season of The Bachelor<\/a> Australia in 2013. <\/p>\n

Even now, Queensland-based<\/a> Oetjen, 40, said show fans still approach her on the streets; proving she\u2019s still one of Australia\u2019s most recognisable reality TV stars.<\/p>\n

\"Ali<\/p>\n

Ali Oetjen rose to fame on Tim Robards\u2019 season of The Bachelor in 2013.\u00a0Ten<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess people often assume they know me because they\u2019ve seen me on television. But that\u2019s only a tiny snapshot,\u201d Oetjen told nine.com.au <\/p>\n

\u201cBut I love how people do come up to me still and smile and say, \u2018oh my gosh, hello.\u2019 I love that.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause it still feels like I\u2019m closely connected with everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

After failing to find love with Robards, Oetjen went on to appear on Bachelor in Paradise Australia, and then became The Bachelorette<\/a> in 2018, where she chose now ex Taite Radley<\/a> over Todd King as her winner.<\/p>\n

More recently, she competed on SAS Australia. <\/p>\n

Speaking about her time on the first season of The Bachelor<\/a> Australia, Oetjen acknowledged the experience \u201copened so many doors\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels like a long time ago for me, like another lifetime ago really,\u201d she said with a laugh.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the same time, it was an incredible adventure and one that I\u2019ll always be grateful for because it opened so many doors and introduced me to new experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Oetjen was The Bachelorette in 2018, but says her time on television ultimately helped her find her new path, and herself.\u00a0Ten<\/p>\n

Her time on television<\/a> ultimately helped her find her new path, with Oetjen finding her passion in helping others with wellness, meditation, breath work and holistic coaching. <\/p>\n

She has an online community of more than 200,000, many of whom she connects with at retreats she runs. <\/p>\n

Some fans may not realise what Oetjen does now.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I also see it as the beginning of a much bigger journey for me and looking back, I wasn\u2019t really looking for someone else, I guess because it was all dating. <\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t looking for that person. I was beginning the journey of finding me,\u201d she said assertively.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t looking for that person. I was beginning the journey of finding me.\u201d\u00a0Instagram\/@alioetjen<\/p>\n

\u201cMost people know me from television, but for the last 13 years, I guess my life\u2019s been all about wellness,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really passionate about helping people move from their surviving, into thriving and getting the most out of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m deeply curious about human behaviour, personal growth and development and helping people create more peace in their lives. So that\u2019s my sort of my purpose.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy greatest fulfilment isn\u2019t being recognised. It\u2019s hearing that something I\u2019ve shared genuinely helps someone, then I\u2019m here for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oetjen just turned 40 and going into this new decade, she\u2019s the in the best place she\u2019s ever been in life. <\/p>\n

\u201cTurning 40 is exciting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Oetjen is passionate about helping others in areas including wellness, meditation, breath work and holistic coaching.\u00a0Instagram\/@alioetjen<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI feel grounded. I feel happy. I feel more myself than I ever did in my 20s or 30s,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

So would Oetjen ever do TV again<\/a>? Yes, but there\u2019s a twist. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d never say never,\u201d she mused.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it aligned with who I am today and there was genuine value in it, absolutely. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m no longer interested like in just doing TV for the sake of doing TV. There\u2019s got to be a purpose. Purpose is definitely more important than publicity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Exclusive: It\u2019s been more than a decade since Ali Oetjen first rose to fame on Tim Robards\u2032 inaugural…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":834299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-834298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}