The 2021 ’The Bachelor Australia’ has been announced and not only is he a real bloke with a real job, he’s a culturally diverse Australian — something the show has struggled to represent in the past. ⁠ ⁠ Jimmy Nicholson — a 31-year-old airline pilot — was revealed as the new leading man on the Channel 10 show’s official Instagram and Facebook on Thursday. Jimmy has New Zealand and Fijian heritage and we’ve not seen a POC Bachelor since 2014 when Blake Garvey was Australia’s first Black male lead on ‘The Bachelor’ in season two. Since then, culturally diverse reality stars have featured as contestants, but not as the leads.⁠ ⁠ While some followers were happy Jimmy wasn’t a celebrity or former contestant from the franchise, some Instagram users left nasty comments on the announcement post. ⁠ ⁠ One comment said: “The bachelor should be desirable. Sorry, but this man isn’t.”⁠ ⁠ Another user wrote: “This photo is... not very promising,” with another adding “wouldn’t hurt to smile.” ⁠ ⁠ Another said: “Best part is watching 3l20 women flop at his feet when most of them don’t even find him attractive anyway lol.... he isn’t all that but he will find someone.” ⁠ ⁠ Someone else commented: “As someone who’s pretty average looking myself, I guess it’s good he’s not that attractive.”⁠ ⁠ One comment highlighted Jimmy’s cultural heritage saying: “finally some diversity” while others have said “it’s just a bad photo”. ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for more detail.