Jason Tartick isn’t utterly towards turning into the Bachelor — however he doesn’t assume the franchise shall be “coming to my door.”
“I believe I’m in all probability too outdated. I believe, , 35 for a Bachelor is form of outdated,” Tartick mentioned, including that it was “good” followers would take into account him for the position throughout a January 15 episode of his “Buying and selling Secrets and techniques” podcast. “After all, I might take into account it. I don’t assume they’re coming to my door, let’s simply say that.”
Apart from his age, Tartick hinted that he might not have one other stint in Bachelor Nation due to the present’s loyalty to his former fiancée Kaitlyn Bristowe, who has been closely concerned within the franchise for practically a decade.
“I don’t assume I’m ever going to have to fret about that predicament as a result of I imagine my ex form of has a maintain on that franchise,” he continued. “I don’t know, I suppose time will inform. I don’t know if the franchise has any curiosity in ever knocking on my door.”
Tartick isn’t utterly incorrect concerning the common age of main males, as most Bachelors have been of their late 20s to early 30s. Nevertheless, he can be removed from the oldest main man in franchise historical past. Apart from Gerry Turner main the debut season of The Golden Bachelor at age 72, season 6’s Byron Velvick was 40 when he started his journey to search out love, adopted by Brad Womack at age 38 throughout season 15, Season 21’s Nick Viall was 36 and Arie Luyendyk Jr. turned 36 whereas filming season 22.
Bristowe does have sturdy ties to the franchise. Bachelor Nation met the Canadian actuality star as a contestant on Chris Soules’ season of The Bachelor. She went on to star because the main girl throughout season 11. Since then, Bristowe cohosted seasons 17 and 18 of The Bachelorette with Tayshia Adams. Along with attending The Golden Marriage ceremony earlier this yr, Bristowe has additionally made small appearances on The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise and even The Bachelor Presents: Take heed to Your Coronary heart.
Even when showing on The Bachelor isn’t within the playing cards for Tartick, he teased that there’s a “55 p.c” probability followers will see him on some form of unscripted present this yr.
“I’ve had just a few exhibits come and speak to me … If I had been to do one other actuality present, I wouldn’t care in any respect concerning the cash it’s such a short-term mind-set about it,” Tartick mentioned, explaining that gaining a following from a present has a a lot larger profit.
Tartick mentioned 2024 is a “yr of impulse” and his outlook about showing on TV is: “Why not?”