# The Bachelor (Australian TV series) season 8

The eighth season of The Bachelor premiered on 12 August 2020. This season features Locky Gilbert, a 30-year-old adventure tour guide from Perth, Western Australia. Gilbert previously appeared on the fourth and seventh seasons of Australian Survivor, where he finished in fifth and twelfth place respectively.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, filming in the mansion was suspended midway through the season. Two virtual episodes (referred to "Love In Lockdown" on the show) were produced during the hiatus via virtually through videoconferences. Production resumed in June throughout Australia on a lockdown format, Osher Günsberg continued to host at the mansion in Sydney, while Gilbert was isolated in Perth and the remaining contestants in their respective hometowns, the show stated that they would be unable to ensure the safety of contestants and crew, especially with the need for safety precautions which would need to be implemented and government restrictions such as social distancing and travel bans.

## Contestants

The season began with 23 contestants. Kaitlyn entered as an intruder in episode 2, and Bec entered as an intruder in episode 9, bringing the total number of contestants to 25.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
| Irena Srbinovska | 31 | Melbourne | Nurse | Winner |
| Bella Varelis | 25 | Sydney | Marketing Consultant | Runner-up |
| Bec Cvilikas | 25 | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Senior Beauty Consultant | Episode 13 |
| Izzy Sharman-Firth | 29 | Brisbane, Queensland | HR Advisor | Episode 13 |
| Kaitlyn Bunyan-Hoppe | 26 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Personal Assistant | Episode 12 |
| Juliette Herrera | 34 | Sydney, New South Wales | Stylist | Episode 11 |
| Maddy Carver | 25 | Hobart, Tasmania | Teacher | Episode 11 |
| Steph Harper | 26 | Geelong, Victoria | Special Needs Teacher | Episode 11 |
| Roxi Kenny | 29 | Brisbane, Queensland | Mechanical Engineer | Episode 10 (Quit) |
| Nicole Campbell | 26 | Sydney, New South Wales | Professional Dancer | Episode 9 |
| Bel Colwell | 25 | Walgett, New South Wales | Media Buyer | Episode 8 |
| Areeba Emmanuel | 25 | Sydney, New South Wales | Home Loan Officer | Episode 7 |
| Charley Bond | 25 | Brisbane, Queensland | P.E. Teacher | Episode 7 |
| Gemma White | 28 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Property Manager | Episode 7 |
| Laura Calleri | 24 | Perth, Western Australia | Marketing Coordinator | Episode 7 |
| Marg Zogoulas | 23 | Melbourne, Victoria | Car Sales Consultant | Episode 7 |
| Kristina Abramoff | 24 | Perth, Western Australia | PhD Scholar | Episode 6 |
| Rosemary Sawtell | 23 | Brisbane, Queensland | Retail Manager | Episode 6 |
| Clare Lange | 26 | Perth, Western Australia | Administration Assistant | Episode 5 |
| Zoe-Clare McDonald | 23 | Brisbane, Queensland | Sales Manager | Episode 5 |
| Georgie Glass | 32 | Hobart, Tasmania | Project Manager | Episode 3 |
| Leilani Vakaahi | 27 | Forster, New South Wales | Partnerships Manager | Episode 3 |
| Marlaina McPhillips | 31 | Melbourne, Victoria | Fundraising Coordinator | Episode 3 |
| Nadine Kodsi | 30 | Melbourne, Victoria | Entrepreneur | Episode 1 |
| Paige Royal | 31 | Melbourne, Victoria | Professional Model | Episode 1 |

## Call-out order

Note that the competition was suspended at the end of Episode 7 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed a few months later on a virtual format via video conference.
Locky's call-out order :
| # | Bachelorettes | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| # | Bachelorettes | 1 | 2/3 | 4/5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 1 | Steph | Nicole | Bella | Roxi | Irena | Bel | | Izzy | Bec | Bec | Irena | Bella | Irena | Irena |
| 2 | Izzy | Steph | Kaitlyn | Nicole | Bella | Roxi | | Kaitlyn | Izzy | Bella | Izzy | Izzy | Bella | Bella |
| 3 | Nicole | Bel | Juliette | Charley | Marg | Nicole | | Irena | Irena | Irena | Kaitlyn | Bec | Bec Izzy | |
| 4 | Irena | Charley | Steph | Maddy | Nicole | Steph | | Steph | Steph | Izzy | Bella | Irena | Bec Izzy | |
| 5 | Marlaina | Rosemary | Irena | Bel | Steph | Irena | | Bella | Bella | Juliette | Bec | Kaitlyn | | |
| 6 | Juliette | Bella | Zoe-Clare | Areeba | Bel | Izzy | | Roxi | Kaitlyn | Kaitlyn | Maddy Steph | | | |
| 7 | Maddy | Roxi | Laura | Irena | Kaitlyn | Maddy | | Juliette | Juliette | Maddy | Maddy Steph | | | |
| 8 | Areeba | Kristina | Nicole | Izzy | Roxi | Bella | | Nicole | Roxi | Steph | Juliette | | | |
| 9 | Rosemary | Georgie | Bel | Bella | Izzy | Juliette | | Maddy | Maddy | Roxi | | | | |
| 10 | Zoe-Clare | Marlaina | Charley | Laura | Juliette | Kaitlyn | | Bel | Nicole | | | | | |
| 11 | Leilani | Izzy | Roxi | Juliette | Areeba | Areeba Charley Gemma Laura Marg | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Clare | Irena | Izzy | Rosemary | Laura | Areeba Charley Gemma Laura Marg | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Georgie | Maddy | Marg | Gemma | Charley | Areeba Charley Gemma Laura Marg | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Bel | Laura | Maddy | Steph | Maddy | Areeba Charley Gemma Laura Marg | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Gemma | Gemma | Gemma | Kaitlyn | Gemma | Areeba Charley Gemma Laura Marg | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Marg | Marg | Areeba | Marg | Kristina Rosemary | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Paige | Leilani | Rosemary | Kristina | Kristina Rosemary | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Kristina | Clare | Clare | Clare Zoe-Clare | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Roxi | Areeba | Kristina | Clare Zoe-Clare | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Nadine | Juliette | Georgie Leilani Marlaina | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Laura | Zoe-Clare | Georgie Leilani Marlaina | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Charley | Nadine Paige | Georgie Leilani Marlaina | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Bella | Nadine Paige | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Kaitlyn | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Bec | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
    The contestant received the triple threat rose, which guarantees one Bachelorette a single date, a group date and a visit to the Bachelor Pad.
    The contestant received a rose during the date.
    The contestant received a rose outside of a date or the rose ceremony.
    The contestant was eliminated.
    The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony.
    The contestant was eliminated during the date.
    The contestant quit the competition.
    The contestant won the competition.

### Notes

* ↑ Zoe-Clare was unable to attend the rose ceremony as she was feeling unwell; therefore, she received a rose prior to the rose ceremony.

## Episodes
### Episode 1

Original airdate: 12 August 2020
| Event | Description |
| Triple Threat Rose | Nicole |
| Rose ceremony | Nadine & Paige were eliminated. |

### Episode 2

Original airdate: 13 August 2020
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Bella |
| Group date | Irena, Rosemary, Maddy, Nicole, Roxi, Steph, Laura, Zoe-Clare, Areeba & Kaitlyn |
| Intruder | Kaitlyn |

### Episode 3

Original airdate: 19 August 2020
| Event | Description |
| One-on-one time | Kaitlyn |
| Rose ceremony | Georgie, Leilani & Marlaina were eliminated. |

### Episode 4

Original airdate: 20 August 2020
| Event | Description |
| Triple Threat Date | Nicole |
| Group Date | Areeba, Bel, Charley, Clare, Gemma, Izzy, Kaitlyn, Kristina, Laura, Nicole, Marg, & Roxi. |
| One-on-One Time | Roxi |
| Bach Pad Visit | Nicole |

### Episode 5

Original airdate: 26 August 2020
| Event | Description |
| Rose Ceremony | Clare & Zoe-Clare were eliminated. |
| Single Date | Irena |

### Episode 6

Original airdate: 27 August 2020
| Event | Description |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| One-on-One Time | Gemma |
| Rose Ceremony | Kristina & Rosemary were eliminated. |

### Episode 7

Original airdate: 2 September 2020
| Event | Description |
| Group Date | Roxi, Izzy, Bel, Maddy, Irena & Bella |
| Single Date | Roxi |
| Rose Ceremony | Areeba, Charley, Gemma, Laura & Marg were eliminated. |

### Episode 8

Original airdate: 3 September 2020
| Event | Description |
| Single Date | Izzy |
| Group Date | Irena, Maddy, Roxi, Kaitlyn, Bella & Juliette |
| Rose Ceremony | Bel was eliminated. |

### Episode 9

Original airdate: 9 September 2020
| Event | Description |
| Group Date | Bella, Steph, Nicole & Roxi |
| Intruder | Bec |
| Single Date | Bec |
| Rose Ceremony | Nicole was eliminated. |

### Episode 10

Original airdate: 10 September 2020
| Event | Description |
| Quit | Roxi |
| Single Date | Bec |

### Episode 11

Original airdate: 16 September 2020
| Event | Description |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| One-on-One Time | Steph |
| Single Date | Irena |
| Single Date | Izzy |
| Rose Ceremony | Maddy & Steph were eliminated, Juliette was eliminated outside the ceremony. |

### Episode 12

Original airdate: 17 September 2020
| Event | Description |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| Single Date | Bella |
| Rose Ceremony | Kaitlyn was eliminated. |

### Episode 13

Original airdate: 23 September 2020
| Event | Description |
| Hometown #1 | Izzy |
| Hometown #2 | Irena |
| Hometown #3 | Bec |
| Hometown #4 | Bella |
| Rose ceremony | Bec & Izzy were eliminated. |

### Episode 14

Original airdate: 24 September 2020
| Event | Description |
| Meet Locky's Family | Bella & Irena |
| Final Date #1 | Irena |
| Final Date #2 | Bella |
| Final Decision: | Irena is the winner |

## Ratings

| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| 1 | Episode 1 | 12 August 2020 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 681,000 | 8 | 26,000 | 7 | 707,000 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 13 August 2020 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 604,000 | 8 | 88,000 | 6 | 692,000 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 19 August 2020 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 672,000 | 8 | 42,000 | 7 | 714,000 | |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 20 August 2020 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 591,000 | 8 | 42,000 | 7 | 633,000 | |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 26 August 2020 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 582,000 | 12 | 36,000 | 10 | 618,000 | |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 27 August 2020 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 538,000 | 10 | 55,000 | 8 | 593,000 | |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 2 September 2020 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 571,000 | 13 | 50,000 | 9 | 621,000 | |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 3 September 2020 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 561,000 | 8 | 75,000 | 8 | 636,000 | |
| 9 | Episode 9 | 9 September 2020 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 549,000 | 13 | 39,000 | 12 | 588,000 | |
| 10 | Episode 10 | 10 September 2020 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 570,000 | 9 | 62,000 | 7 | 632,000 | |
| 11 | Episode 11 | 16 September 2020 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 617,000 | 9 | 49,000 | 9 | 667,000 | |
| 12 | Episode 12 | 17 September 2020 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 611,000 | 8 | 50,000 | 8 | 660,000 | |
| 13 | Episode 13 | 23 September 2020 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 584,000 | 11 | 37,000 | 11 | 621,000 | |
| 14 | Finale Final Decision | 24 September 2020 | Thursday 7:30 pm Thursday 9:00 pm | 694,000879,000 | 75 | 34,00050,000 | 85 | 728,000929,000 | |