Calling all desperate single women or those seeking a career in reality TV: The Bachelor Canada is coming

Calling all desperate single women or those seeking a career in reality TV: The Bachelor Canada is coming

Fame seekers and rose purveyors rejoice—CityTV has announced that The Bachelor is coming to Canada. The reality series won’t air until next fall, but producers have already put out the call for video auditions from Canadians who’d like to be the next Jillian Harris or Justin Rego. The show will have a “Canadian spin,” according to a press release, so we’re preparing ourselves for the stereotypes to come (a hockey-themed date is basically inevitable). Naysayers may see The Bachelor as the ultimate expression of our culture’s obsession with celebrity, but we have to admit a certain fondness for the expensive-looking girls next door that populate the show. They’re crazy, of course, but we admire their willingness to believe—despite all evidence to the contrary—that it’s all going to end in true love. Aw, bless. Crazy enough to fight for a relationship that most certainly won’t work out? Fill out the online application »