Australian TV casts the first-ever openly bisexual Bachelorette, with both men and women vying for her heart

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The Bachelor Australia alum Brooke Blurton, 26, will not only be the first Indigenous woman to lead the franchise, she'll star in the first-ever Bachelor franchise series worldwide with a mixed-gender cast. "I am so ready for this," Blurton, an Aboriginal Australian, said in a statement. "Having the opportunity to choose my person and who I want in my life, is a truly unique and special experience. My perfect person is someone that loves me for me. I hope they offer shared values and compassion for others. All the dreamy things! I'm so excited and hope that I finally find that person I've been waiting for." She told The Telegraph that she isn't certain Australia is ready for a non-heterosexual Bachelor or Bachelorette lead. "I certainly am," she added. "If it makes people feel uncomfortable in any way, I really challenge them to think about why it does."