The next Bachelor could be one to treat their heartache.<\/p>\n
The dating reality show, which announced they were accepting submissions in May for their 30th season, has started reaching out to potentials suitors with a source telling us they are going back to their \u201cold-school roots\u201d by looking for someone who actually wants to fall in love.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A source tells Page Six that Dr. Mike Varshavski has been contacted by producers of \u201cThe Bachelor.\u201d Here he is see strutting his stuff at the 4th annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show in 2020. Getty Images for Johnson & Johnson<\/p>\n
Dr. Mike Varshavski \u2014 a doctor who went viral for his good looks as well as posting health advice online \u2014 has been contacted by producers, a source tells Page Six.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old family medicine practitioner was named \u201cThe Sexiest Doctor Alive\u201d by People in 2015. That same year Buzzfeed highlighted him in an article titled,\u00a0\u201cUm, You Really Need To See This Hot Doctor And His Dog.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Mike, as he is known online, boasts 15.1 million followers on YouTube, and 6 million on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Mike was once named \u201cSexiest Doctor Alive\u201d by People. Getty Images for YouTube<\/p>\n
Dr. Mike is already Internet famous. Here he is at a Springs Studios event in 2024. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Season 30 is set to premiere sometime in 2027.<\/p>\n
We hear the show is trying to get back to it\u2019s \u201croots,\u201d by finding someone \u201cgenuinley successful,\u201d and \u201ccharming\u201d who is \u201cactually looking for love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several past Bachelors have been accused of going on the show to get clicks and help their careers.<\/p>\n
Grant Ellis, the show\u2019s last leading man, was accused by a contestant of \u201cclout chasing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The show, which first debuted in 2002, is returning to its \u201cold school roots,\u201d says the source. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/p>\n
The show\u2019s last suitor, Grant Ellis, was accused of \u201cclout chasing.\u201d <\/p>\n
The show first debuted in 2002. Ratings have been going down over the years.<\/p>\n
In July, the\u00a0U.S. Sun reported t<\/a>hat they hired a new casting team to try and crank viewership back up.<\/p>\n \u201cThey need a fresh start,\u201d a source told the publication. \u201cThey won\u2019t be following the tradition of choosing someone who\u2019s already part of the franchise. They want someone who\u2019s serious about looking for love and not just in it to be an influencer.\u201d<\/p>\n We hear the show is looking for someone who actually wants to find a match. This is a pic from 2015\u2032 Season 19. Getty Images<\/p>\n The source also told the pub, \u201cHe\u2019ll most likely be in his 30s and will have a good career, good morals and is going to be a huge catch to any contestant on next season. It will be like the earlier years of the show, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n The show has spawned \u201cThe Bachelorette,\u201d \u201cBachelor in Paradise,\u201d and \u201cThe Golden Bachelor.\u201d<\/p>\n The last season of \u201cThe Bachelorette,\u201d with Taylor Frankie Paul was pulled just days before it was set to air when a video came <\/a>out of the \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star throwing chairs <\/a>at her ex, Dakota Mortensen, during a domestic violence incident.<\/p>\n A rep for the show did not comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The next Bachelor could be one to treat their heartache. The dating reality show, which announced they were…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":870896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[43498,236,88,29227,92,24812],"class_list":["post-870895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-casting","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-the-bachelor","tag-tv","tag-virtual-reali-tea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/870896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}