Channel Ten confirms Bachelor In Paradise is postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic – with the network airing Jamie Oliver specials instead
Channel Ten has confirmed Bachelor in Paradise will be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A spokesperson told TV Tonight on Thursday, the network will screen the series later this year after initially scheduling it to air in April.
‘Do not panic,’ a spokesperson told the publication.
Pushed back! Channel Ten has confirmed that Bachelor In Paradise has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic – with the network planning to air Jamie Oliver specials instead. Pictured: Brittany Hockley
‘You will still get to see your favourite bachelorettes and bachelors when they return to paradise for romance, scandal, betrayal.’
The network will screen two weeks of Jamie Oliver specials instead, along with COVID-19-related content ahead of the return of MasterChef.
Channel Ten’s latest season of The Bachelor is believed to be currently filming, but would be subject to strict government rules around distance.
Bachelor in Paradise will see the return of favourites Brittany Hockley, Timm Hanly and tattooed hunk Ciarran Stott.
Channel Ten’s head of programming Daniel Monaghan previously said the reality series would air ‘before Easter’ after the Married At First Sight finale.
‘I’m not going to play it against [MAFS],’ he told TV Tonight. ‘We’ll be clear of each other and there’s no point splitting the audience.’
Bachelor in Paradise will see the return of favourites Brittany Hockley, Timm Hanly and tattooed hunk Ciarran Stott (pictured)
In December, Monaghan revealed he was happy with the finished product.
Speaking on the TV Blackbox podcast, he said it had been ‘refreshing’ to see several contestants fall in love during filming.
As of March 26, in Australia there has been 2,675 diagnosed cases and 11 deaths.
Toll: As of Thursday morning, 11 people have died from coronavirus as the number of cases nationwide surged to 2,675