The show Golden Bachelor arrives in France and more precisely on M6 from June 27. A senior version of the show of dating and cult reality TV from the 2000s: the Bachelor. The program is particularly a hit in the United States.
“ At a time when seniors are showing themselves without artifice and assuming their age, this show offers them the chance to find love again and prove that after 60 seduction does indeed exist. An ode to love and a snub to diktats! » It is with these words that M6 explains its choice to relaunch this flagship program in a new version.
M6 viewers will find a well-known figure from the channel at the presentation, since it is Stéphane Rotenberg who takes the reins of this new formatt.
Stéphane Rotenberg: the historic host of the Bachelor
The host of Beijing Express and of Top chef is back to hosting a program that he knows well since he hosted three seasons of the Bachelor between 2003 and 2005. Stéphane Rotenberg spoke about the return of the show during an interview for Télé 7 jours.
“ I don’t have a facilitator strategy. It was funny to think that 21 years later I would be back. Never, when I hosted this show for the first time in 2003, would I have thought of doing it again 20 years later. I had fond memories of this show, so my choice was quite simple. » he said. Filming lasted a month in the south of France. “ The joy of my job is working with people I like. We spend months together on a show like this so we might as well spend time with people we like. Which is the case herei” he confided to our colleagues.
What to expect for this new version of the Bachelor?
The Bachelor’s name is Landry and he is 60 years old. He is a widower and father of 3 children. And after difficult trials, Laundy has now made the choice to take time for himself and find love again, in the arms of a woman his age. A concept that seems to have been popular since “ 3000 men » applied to be the Bachelor and “ 5000 women » to be Bachelorettesindicates M6 in its press release.
In the columns of Télé 7 jours, Stéphane Rotenberg explains the differences and similarities between the two versions. “ It’s the same and at the same time totally different, that’s what’s great. The aesthetic codes are the same. We find the beautiful house, the rose ceremony, the evening dresses, the tuxedo, the dates… but the fact of filming with people who are 60 and over changes everything. »
