{"id":90408,"date":"2025-10-20T17:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/90408\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T17:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:02:11","slug":"spanx-twerking-menopause-medication-and-a-very-hot-hole-in-one-the-golden-bachelor-kicks-off-with-an-x-rated-premiere-as-the-wild-women-meet-barry-bear-myrden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/90408\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanx, twerking, menopause medication and a very hot hole in one: The Golden Bachelor kicks off with an X-rated premiere – as the wild women meet Barry ‘Bear’ Myrden"},"content":{"rendered":"

After much anticipation, Nine’s The Golden Bachelor premiered on Monday and there were plenty of Spanx, tears, and even a few X-rated surprises.<\/p>\n

Following an emotional introduction in which he spoke about his late wife Audrey, debut Golden Bachelor Australia’s Barry ‘Bear’ Myrden, 61, admitted the incoming crop of 20 ladies<\/a> had a lot to live up to.<\/p>\n

‘Audrey was more than one in a million, she was one in six billion,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘It’s been 14 years since her passing. I know deep down no one can replace her, but with the boys’ [sons Charlie, 21, Jack, 20, and Declan, 17] love and support, I know I can possibly find love again.’<\/p>\n

Bear also revealed to host Samantha Armytage<\/a> that he was scared of ‘putting himself out there’ and being vulnerable.<\/p>\n

He needn’t have worried though, with all the women instantly swooning over his chiselled good looks and charming personality on first introductions.<\/p>\n

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Following an emotional introduction in which he spoke about his late wife Audrey, debut Golden Bachelor Australia’s Barry ‘Bear’ Myrden, 61, admitted the incoming crop of 20 ladies had a lot to live up to<\/p>\n

A few ladies went above and beyond to distinguish themselves from the pack, not least of which Brazilian-born Elizete, 54, who stepped out in a colourful and eye-catching Carnivale-inspired number.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Referring to herself as a warrior princess,\u00a0Elizete quickly signalled her intention to throw Bear ‘over her shoulder and take him home’ before giving him a quick Samba lesson that saw her get up close and personal before launching into a booty dance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pip, 60, was left hot and bothered – but maybe not over Bear.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘He made me feel flustered. I can feel it now. I do take HRT, so hopefully it’s not the menopause,’ she joked.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lauren, 60, also made an impression, arriving on the back of a majestic black stallion, while Sunny, 58, thought outside the box with an impromptu golf lesson – presenting the balls down her top.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bear noted that the racy lesson saw Sunny wrap herself around him and ‘touch a few other places as well’.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Radio star Bianca Dye, 52, was over the moon to discover that Bear was a ‘spunk bubble’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘You are a dirty big spunk,’ she told her potential paramour. ‘Thank God you’re hot,’ before adding to the camera: ‘Look out, ladies, it’s game on, molls.’<\/p>\n

\"Ladies <\/p>\n

Ladies quickly flocked to Bear \u2013 like seagulls around a discarded chip \u2013 vying for his attention and a chance to nab a competitive edge<\/p>\n

She struggled with her outfit, however, joking that she was snugged in some control underwear.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I’m like a\u00a0Shar Pei puppy naked. Oh my god, my Spanx are so tight, I can’t breathe!’ she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bianca’s initial bravado waned when it came time for the cocktail party.<\/p>\n

She admitted she felt like she was back in high school, being overlooked by the popular boy – and also admitted she was struggling with hot flashes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Of the 19 women Bear met before the cocktail party, it was 66-year-old Jan \u2013 the oldest contestant in the series \u2013 who seemed to strike an instant spark.<\/p>\n

She kept things simple, arriving with a bottle of bubbles and a toast to ‘taking risks’ and Bear was instantly smitten.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I couldn’t take my eyes off her,’ he confessed to the camera.<\/p>\n

‘Jan is something very special. I think we fit each other quite well.’<\/p>\n

Fans had been gearing up to see Abbie Chatfield’s mum, Laura, have her big moment with Bear.<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

A few ladies went above and beyond to distinguish themselves from the pack, not least of which Brazilian-born Elizete, 54, who stepped out in a colourful and eye-catching Carnivale-inspired number\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Referring <\/p>\n

Referring to herself as a warrior princess, Elizette quickly signalled her intention to throw Bear ‘over her shoulder and take him home’\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"She <\/p>\n

She him a quick Samba lesson that saw her get up close and personal before launching into a booty dance\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Sunny, <\/p>\n

Sunny, 58, thought outside the box with an impromptu golf lesson – presenting the balls down her top\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Bear <\/p>\n

Bear noted that the racy lesson saw Sunny wrap herself around him and ‘touch a few other places as well’<\/p>\n

But it fell flat as she received barely a minute of airtime in the anticipated first episode.<\/p>\n

‘Welcome to the mansion,’ Bear eagerly said to Laura as she approached him for the first time.<\/p>\n

‘Beautiful, isn’t it? My name’s Laura,’ she replied.<\/p>\n

Then it was time for the cocktail party, and Elizette revealed that she had already fallen for the hunky Bachelor.<\/p>\n

‘I love him \u2013 already I’m in love,’ she declared.<\/p>\n

‘He’s gorgeous \u2013 actually, he’s delicious.’<\/p>\n

Ladies quickly flocked to Bear \u2013 like seagulls around a discarded chip \u2013 vying for his attention and a chance to nab a competitive edge.<\/p>\n

However, Bianca Dye struggled to pluck up the courage to chat to Bear, due to her shyness and fear of rejection.<\/p>\n

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Bianca Dye struggled to pluck up the courage to chat to Bear, due to her shyness and fear of rejection<\/p>\n

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‘I’m like a Shar Pei puppy naked. Oh my god, my Spanx are so tight, I can’t breathe!’ she said<\/p>\n

\"Lauren, <\/p>\n

Lauren, 60, also made an impression, arriving on the back of a majestic black stallion<\/p>\n

‘I’ve done breakfast radio for 14 years. The thought of sitting one-on-one with him makes me want to vomit,’ she revealed to her competitors.<\/p>\n

It was an issue Bianca struggled with for the entire cocktail party, breaking down as she became convinced she was leaving without a rose.<\/p>\n

‘I just kept finding excuses not to go up,’ she said to the camera, struggling to hold back tears.<\/p>\n

‘It’s triggering everything in me \u2013 it feels like every rejection I’ve ever had was coming to the surface.’<\/p>\n

Sunny was the first to nab some alone time with Bear, but it was cut short, thanks to a nearby revving car engine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It wasn’t a noisy neighbour, but rather the 20th hopeful, motorsport enthusiast Kim, 60, who made a fashionably late, albeit noisy, arrival in her Porsche.<\/p>\n

Kim’s arrival threw a bit of a spanner in the works for the rest of the ladies, apart from Lauren, who quickly recognised her as one of her best friends.<\/p>\n

Bear and Jan bonded again in an intimate one-on-one chat in which she revealed her heartache at never having children.<\/p>\n

\"Fans <\/p>\n

Fans had been gearing up to see Abbie Chatfield’s mum, Laura, have her big moment with Bear<\/p>\n

\"Bear <\/p>\n

Bear gave the\u00a0First Impression rose to the woman who stood head and shoulders above the rest. It didn’t take Bear too long to decide, giving the rose to Jan<\/p>\n

\"Of <\/p>\n

Of the 19 women Bear met before the cocktail party, it was 66-year-old Jan \u2013 the oldest contestant in the series \u2013 who seemed to strike an instant spark<\/p>\n

\"She <\/p>\n

She kept things simple, arriving with a bottle of bubbles and a toast to ‘taking risks’ and Bear was instantly smitten. ‘I couldn’t take my eyes off her,’ he confessed to the camera<\/p>\n

‘My ex couldn’t have kids, so by the time we divorced, I was 40 and that option was kind of out the window,’ she told Bear.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Breaking down in tears as she confessed to the camera, Jan added, ‘It took me a long time to get over that, and realise that I wasn’t going to be that mother. Them’s the breaks.’<\/p>\n

Samantha returned to throw another spanner in the works – a single red rose.<\/p>\n

She revealed it as the First Impression rose, which Bear was to give to the woman who stood head and shoulders above the rest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It didn’t take Bear too long to decide, giving the rose to Jan.<\/p>\n

Then it was time for the inaugural Golden Bachelor rose ceremony, and, with 16 roses up for grabs, three women were on the verge of being sent home.<\/p>\n

Still disappointed with her lacklustre showing at the cocktail party, Bianca was convinced she was walking away empty-handed.<\/p>\n

It all came down to the wire, though, with Bear giving the radio veteran the final rose of the evening.<\/p>\n

‘Oh my god I’m going to cry, I’m going to vomit,’ she confessed after accepting the rose.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was a different story for hopefuls Jane, 60, Shana, 60, and Angela, 52, who were sent packing after failing to make an impression on Bear.<\/p>\n

The Golden Bachelor continues at 7:30pm on Tuesday on Channel 9 and 9Now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After much anticipation, Nine’s The Golden Bachelor premiered on Monday and there were plenty of Spanx, tears, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90409,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,557,156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-90408","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}