Meet the Women Vying for Mel’s Heart!

Summary

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Bachelor Happy Hour: “Meet the Women Vying for Mel’s Heart!”

Podcast: Bachelor Happy Hour
Hosts: Joe Amabile & Serena Pitt
Episode Date: September 4, 2025
Episode Theme: Detailed reactions to the newly released cast bios and photos for Season 2 of The Golden Bachelor, featuring Mel as the lead.

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Episode Overview

Joe and Serena take listeners through the newly announced cast for the upcoming season of The Golden Bachelor. They share first impressions of each woman, discuss the fun facts and photos from the official bios, and speculate (playfully) on potential frontrunners for Mel’s heart. The episode maintains a lighthearted, teasing, and supportive tone throughout, repeatedly reminding listeners that their takes are based only on bios and are all in good fun.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Introduction to the Season

• [03:52] Joe: Welcomes listeners and introduces the purpose of the episode — breaking down the new cast for Golden Bachelor, Season 2.
• [04:15] Serena: “This is crazy because it’s only the second season of the Golden Bachelor. Like, this show is still very young and new and fresh, so I’m excited to see how it goes.”
• Both mention that insights are based on photos and bios; everything is speculative and playful.

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Cast Deep Dive

Notable Women & Hosts’ Commentary

Alexandria (Miami, 67, Luxury Yacht Sales)

• [05:37] Joe: Notes her vibrant Colombian background and the fact that she proposed to her first husband.
• [06:44] Serena: “Which means if she’s saying she proposed to her first husband, she probably has more than one ex-husband…so chic.”

Amy (Short Hills, NJ, 63, Full-time Mom & 'Momager')

• [07:10] Serena: Wonders if Amy is familiar due to her “internet famous twin daughters.”
• [08:07] Serena: “Amy says she has a built-in BS detector. I like it.”

Andra (Los Angeles, 77, Retired Federal Worker)

• Twin sister of Sandra (from Season 1).
• [09:36] Serena: Praises how youthful and gorgeous Andra looks, “Her hair looks amazing.”
• Fun fact: Has never been late paying a bill and earned her master’s degree at 61.

Carla (Los Angeles, 62, Former Model)

• Notable for her autobiography hobby and solo safari in Tanzania (pronunciation banter between Joe and Serena).
• [10:12] Serena: “Tanzania.” (gently correcting Joe)

Carol (Villa Park, CA, 63, Sports Manager)

• [11:06] Serena: Realizes Carol manages her nephew, Freddie Freeman (LA Dodgers star).
• [11:31] Serena: “She looks like she’s the Kris Jenner of an athlete.”
• [12:01] Serena: “Joe’s loving Carol. I actually love Carol, too.”

Cheryl (Colorado, 65, IRS Retiree)

• Loves motorcycles; has won over 50 motocross trophies.
• [12:29] Joe: “She’s earned over 50 motocross trophies. Wow, she’s quite the adventurer.”
• Is a “terrible speller” (humorous disappointment from Joe and Serena).

Cindy (Austin, TX, 60, Retired Biomedical Engineer)

• Hosts agree that her cast photo is “Real Housewives” material.
• Has a self-invented signature cocktail (“green lizard”), is an expert at making reservations, and once dated Chuck Norris.
• [18:27] Serena: “That’s cool.”

Debbie (Denver, 65, Fitness Professional)

• Called “the it girl.”
• Has a fear of heights, was invited on a date by Robert De Niro, and participated in LA Olympics ceremonies.
• [19:52] Joe: “Maybe she wasn’t into Robert De Niro.”

Diana (Wasilia, AK, Librarian & Hockey Player)

• Three-time triathlon winner.

Jerry (Rockville, MD, Home Care CEO, 64)

• [21:11] Joe: Notes her healthcare career from ICU nurse during COVID to CEO.
• Has a teacup Yorkie named Godiva; cannot tolerate bad breath.

Lily (Pacific Palisades, 72, Retired Teacher)

• “Dancing queen,” excellent cook, tennis player.
• [21:55] Serena: “Lily looks like a teacher.”
• Dislikes bad drivers.

Lisa (Marion, OH, State Park Employee)

• Passionate about birdwatching (“bird nerd” with binoculars).
• [22:41] Serena: “She looks like she’d be a first lady, don’t you think?”

Maya (Malibu, CA, College Sports Consultant, 60s)

• Youngest contestant, all three kids played Ivies.
• [23:37] Serena: “This girl is raising winners.”

Monica B. (Huntsville, AL, Flight Attendant, 60s)

• Loves yellow, feeding ducks with granddaughter, dry white/red wines, Martha’s Vineyard.

Monica P. (Birmingham, AL, Cosmetic Dentist, 60)

• Can ride a skateboard, “the bigger the hair the better,” loves crochet.
• [25:26] Serena: “It’s like knitting, kind of.”

Mylene (Las Vegas, 61, Casino VIP Host)

• Speaks four languages, born in Philippines, raised in Japan, works with Vegas high rollers.
• [26:16] Serena: “He speaks four languages fluently.”

Nicole (Miami Beach, 64, Yoga Instructor)

• “Insane photo, she looks amazing.” – [31:40] Serena
• Vegan for 19 years, culinary school, can do headstands and splits.
• [32:32] Joe: “I think he’s going to like her.”

Egg (Las Vegas, Retired Firefighter/Bomb Tech)

• Favorite transport is unicycle, wants to play with baby elephants.

Robin (Napa Valley, 63, Vineyard Owner)

• Tap dancer, loves Halloween, “textbook Gemini.”

Roxanne (Austin, 60s, Longevity Nurse)

• Moved to Costa Rica alone, pole dancing contest, always wears cowboy boots.
• [34:15] Joe: “I feel like the picture was painted.”

Susie (Del Mar, CA, Realtor, 62)

• Former kindergarten teacher, dog lover, graduated summa cum laude as a 30-year-old mom.

Terry (Houston, TX, Cosmetic Dentist)

• Studied zoology, does nature photography, Bachelor super fan, did an Antarctic polar plunge.

Tracy (Interior Designer, 62, Southern Belle)

• Loves offshore fishing, style icon is Audrey Hepburn.

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Hosts’ Picks & Predictions

[37:17] - [39:32]: Joe and Serena pick their early picks for Mel’s journey.

• Joe’s picks:

  1. Nicole
  2. Mylene
  3. Roxanne

• Serena’s picks:

  1. Debbie
  2. Carol
  3. Jerry

• Notable exchange:

  • Serena: “I feel like we change up our picking strategy and our format, like, every season we do this.” – [39:35]
  • Joe: “Yeah, we do. We actually do do that.”

They plan for a draft after night one where they may swap or add to their predictions.

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Memorable Quotes & Light Banter

• Serena: “This is just fun, silly speculation and don’t take it to heart.” [04:36]
• Joe: “Do we start being mean? We could, I think maybe, maybe that’s not the way to go.” [05:08]
• Serena: “She looks like she’s the Kris Jenner of an athlete.” [11:31]
• Joe: “She’s earned over 50 motocross trophies. Wow, she’s quite the adventurer.” [12:29]
• Serena: On picks: “I wish I knew if he liked blondes or brunettes.” [37:41]
• On the cast photos/outfits:
  • Serena: “They took pop of color, like really to the next level…they went primary colors. Wow. Secondary colors.” [08:36]
  • Both hosts repeatedly riff on fun facts, bios, and not knowing Mel well yet.

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:52] Episode begins/Season 2 Cast Overview
• [05:37] Alexandra’s intro (first woman discussed)
• [07:10] Amy’s breakdown
• [09:36] Andra’s bio (twin twist)
• [10:07] Carla to Monica P.: Further cast bios (10:07–25:31)
• [26:01] Mylene (VIP Host, Vegas)
• [31:34] Nicole (Yoga Instructor)
• [34:15] Roxanne (Longevity Nurse)
• [36:02] Susie, Terry, Tracy: final women
• [37:17–39:32] Hosts’ predictions/draft picks discussion

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Closing Thoughts

Serena and Joe keep the episode breezy, bantering back and forth about standout facts (motocross trophies! celebrity relatives! pole dancing contests!) and fashion choices, while genuinely showing excitement for the season. They highlight the diversity and richness of experiences among the women and acknowledge the limitations of judging from bios alone.

Final thought from Serena:
“I feel like I have such a better gauge after watching night one. And also, we just don’t really know anything about Mel…” [38:58]

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Summary Table: Hosts’ Draft Picks

| Joe | Serena | |--------|---------| | Nicole | Debbie | | Mylene | Carol | | Roxanne| Jerry |

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This episode is a lively, chemistry-filled preview roast that gives fans a solid primer on the Season 2 cast, and helps set expectations for the drama, fun, and heart that’s to come on The Golden Bachelor.

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[Joe]

Hey everyone. Welcome back to Bachelor Happy Hour. I'm Joe. And I'm Serena and we are here today with a breakdown of the new cast of Golden Bachelor.

[Serena]

Yes, the bios and cast photos have been released so we are going to go through all of these gorgeous ladies and give our thoughts and predictions.

[Joe]

The show just never stops. There's always a new season for something.

[Serena]

It never stops stop and truly never stops. This is crazy because it's only the second season of the Golden Bachelor. Like this show is still very young and new and fresh, so I'm excited to see how it goes.

[Joe]

Yeah, I mean, we'll see. We'll see if Mel, any of these girls are up to Mel standards.

[Serena]

I think that Mel is going to be just fine with this group of ladies. I'm really not worried about it. But as always, we are going to fly through this cast. We only have about 30 minutes to do so and we are strictly Going off photos in these short bios and fun facts. So this is all in good fun. We obviously don't know any of these women yet. It's just fun, silly speculation and don't.

[Joe]

Take it to heart.

[Serena]

Don't take it to heart.

[Joe]

Even though we're not mean? No, I don't think we've ever been mean on these either.

[Serena]

But if we say something, do we.

[Joe]

Start on this one?

[Serena]

Start being mean? We could, I think maybe, maybe that's not the way to go.

[Joe]

That's the way you usually go when we're off camera. That's what Serena actually talks on.

[Serena]

Don't say that.

[Joe]

Okay, let's go. I will start with the first woman, Alexandria from Miami. Well, I don't know if she's from here, but this is where she currently lives, Miami, Florida. She's in the luxury yacht sales business. Interesting.

[Serena]

Very interesting. I like that.

[Joe]

67.

[Serena]

It's fun. It's a sexy business.

[Joe]

Yeah. And like when you're in your late 60s, that would be quite the way to live on a luxury yacht. Selling the world.

[Serena]

Sell Mel a yacht and they could live on it.

[Joe]

Do we think Mel could afford a yacht? I don't know.

[Serena]

I don't know. I'm not familiar with his finances. Maybe after the season of the golden Bachelor.

[Joe]

Yeah, well, it better be a pretty popular season. Alexandra is ready to finally find her happily ever after. She's a vibrant Colombian beauty, believes that age is just a number. And she hasn't retired from living or loving. She's a single mother of three who is constantly on the go. Some fun facts. She loves listening to Bob Marley. She goes hard for the Columbia national football team, soccer for Americans. And she proposed to her first husband. That's interesting post. Yeah.

[Serena]

She did propose to her first husband. Which means if she's saying she proposed to her first husband, she probably has more than one ex husband. Which in my opinion is actually really glamorous. I think that's so chic.

[Joe]

Maybe you'll maybe husband. Yeah, maybe you'll be that person too.

[Serena]

I could only be so lucky, but unfortunately I fell in love on the first try, you know, so I'm. I'm only going to have one husband.

[Joe]

Okay, up next we have.

[Serena]

She seems vibrant. I like the fit.

[Joe]

Yeah, like them all. Up next, Amy Short Hills, New Jersey. She's a full time mom. She's 63, bold, bubbly and goofy. She is beautiful family, everything to Amy. So much so that she works as a professional momager to her Internet famous twin daughters.

[Serena]

Okay, I Was literally just gonna say she looks familiar. Like, I was wondering if it was like a sister of someone or something, but I wonder if I've seen her on Tick Tock.

[Joe]

I wonder who her famous twin daughters are.

[Serena]

Internet famous twin daughters. So I'm assuming they're, they're influencers.

[Joe]

Yeah, I'm, I, I'm curious to see who they are. She makes the best potato pancakes. She loves pedicures, despite the fact that she's insanely ticklish. What a fun fact.

[Serena]

Amy says she has a built in BS detector. I like it.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Serena]

All right, what do we think of the fact that they went with, like neutral bop, neutral background pop of color outfits this season, Whereas the first season of the Golden Bachelor, it was very, like, black and gold aesthetic.

[Joe]

Oh, my God, girl, I love it.

[Serena]

Do you?

[Joe]

I don't, I didn't even notice.

[Serena]

You didn't even notice?

[Joe]

No. But I, I, I don't mind it.

[Serena]

If I'm being honest. I think they took, I love these outfits on the women. Like, I think they've dressed them beautifully or they've dressed themselves beautifully, but I think they took pop of color, like, really to the next level. I mean, like, interesting. They went primary colors. Wow. Secondary colors.

[Joe]

I didn't know you'd feel so strongly about that. All right, moving on. Andra lives in Los Angeles, California. Retired federal worker, 77. She's one of the older, maybe oldest woman. If she looks familiar, that's because she's the twin sister of Sandra who was on season one of the Golden Bachelor, who is, she was quite lovely. Andra has never been late paying a bill. That's impressive. And she earned her master's degree at 61 years old. She's also a low key adrenaline junkie.

[Serena]

I love this photo. I think she looks really gorgeous. Her hair looks amazing.

[Joe]

Yeah, we'll see how she does. I wonder if her sister gave her any tips. I'm sure she did. Next up, we have Carla. Also lives in LA. Former model. She's 62 and she is quite the catch. Smart, beautiful, emotionally intelligent and ready to find her perfect match. She loves to read autobiographies and went on a solo safari in Tanzania.

[Serena]

Tanzania. Damn, you're so close. It's okay.

[Joe]

I'm really disappointed in myself right now.

[Serena]

Tanzania.

[Joe]

Truly, I'm disappointed.

[Serena]

Like, yeah, actually pronounced like, phonetically too.

[Joe]

I know I'm like, really just upset with myself, but I'm a little under the weather, so maybe that's why I pronounced that wrong. But, like, that's, that's Embarrassing. She's not a cat person. Yeah, I think, I think she could do well.

[Serena]

I think so too, actually. She's. I mean, she's a former model, which makes sense. She's so beautiful.

[Joe]

Okay, next up we have Carol Villa Park, California. I don't know where that is. Oh, oh, this is interesting. She's 63 years old and she. Where does it say this? Becoming the full time manager of her pro athlete nephew, Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman.

[Serena]

Wild Joe gets to make this podcast about football or golf. He's over the moon.

[Joe]

Well, he's a baseball player, first of all. And he maybe had like one of the best playoff runs.

[Serena]

Oh, yeah.

[Joe]

Last year with his home, I'm like, he had. He had game winning home runs that were just incredible. Freddie Freeman is awesome.

[Serena]

Carol looks like she would be a sports manager.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Serena]

Like, she looks like she's the Kris Jenner of an athlete.

[Joe]

I really hope that he picks her.

[Serena]

Yeah, well, I mean, he's an ex football player, so they really would have that.

[Joe]

And he's not. And I, and I. I don't think Mel was on the same level as Freddie Freeman. Freddie Freeman's like top caliber. Yeah. Yeah.

[Serena]

That's exciting. Okay. I really hope it works out between the two of them.

[Joe]

That's. Oh, man. She. She loves Diet Coke and Bad Bunny. I mean, Joe's like, my chips are all in for Carol.

[Serena]

Yeah, Joe's loving Carol. I actually love Carol too.

[Joe]

Ch from the irs. It's always a good person to have on your side. Cheryl is the real deal. Wow. Wow. Who wrote that? The color of this Colorado native loves motorcycles, dirt roads, and being in nature as much as she loves a movie night cuddled up with a bar of chocolate.

[Serena]

She looks young, like Cheryl does not look 65.

[Joe]

She's earned over 50 motocross trophies. Wow, she's quite the adventurer.

[Serena]

Motocross? What's that?

[Joe]

You know, I'm not big on exports, but yeah, I think it's like motorcycle.

[Serena]

Okay, so she's very adventurous.

[Joe]

She's a terrible speller. That's not cool, Cheryl, actually.

[Serena]

How dare you.

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[Joe]

And okay, up next, Sydney, Cindy. Sydney, Cindy. I can't say I have a hard time saying Sydney because your accent. Yeah. Austin, Texas. Retired biomedical engineer, 60 years old. One of the younger women on the cast. She has gorgeous eyes and a personality to match.

[Serena]

Cindy is giving like, this is the cast photo for a Real Housewife season.

[Joe]

She's a mom of three.

[Serena]

Like, she just looks really like, I don't know, vibrant and sexy and like her going to like walk around the house with a cocktail.

[Joe]

Her signature cocktail.

[Serena]

What a segue.

[Joe]

What an excellent signature cocktail is a green lizard. And the reason you may have never heard of a green lizard is because she made it up. Making reservation is her superpower. Oh, she dated Chuck Norris.

[Serena]

That's cool.

[Joe]

Do you know who Chuck Norris is?

[Serena]

He was a fighter, right?

[Joe]

He was like, he was like a actor, but like a taekwondo type Actor guy. Yeah.

[Serena]

Yeah.

[Joe]

Interesting. That's fun. Okay. Debbie.

[Serena]

Retired biomedical engineer. Oh, she's smart.

[Joe]

Yeah, well, you never know. We actually talked about this the other day. Some. Some people that are brilliant really aren't that smart, so.

[Serena]

Okay. Yeah, well, I guess we'll find out about Cindy when we watch.

[Joe]

Like, me. Like, you know, I'm a dummy, but really, I'm a genius. Okay. Debbie Denver, Colorado fitness professional, 65. Debbie is the it girl. Okay. I mean, that's. That's. You better be the it girl, then. From a life filled with glitz and glamour to a dazzling smile and personality to match. Okay.

[Serena]

I mean, you're gonna like one of her fun.

[Joe]

I saw. That's what's thrown me off joke.

[Serena]

Focus on reading the bio because he just wants to jump to this fun fact.

[Joe]

Well, the fun facts are fun. You know, the bios are bios. Debbie has a healthy fear of heights. Debbie was asked out on a date by Robert Dairo. Unclear if she said yes. H. I wonder, do you think this is true?

[Serena]

Why would she say no?

[Joe]

Maybe she wasn't into Robert Dairo.

[Serena]

I mean, I don't know if that's a good enough reason to say no. On.

[Joe]

I would. I would bet if Robert Dairo asked you out on a date before you met me, you would have said no.

[Serena]

Well, Robert Dairo and I are, like, 70 years apart.

[Joe]

Yeah. So that's proven my point. She participated in the opening and closing ceremonies of the LA Olympics. That's cool.

[Serena]

That is cool. Participated in what capacity, I wonder? Debbie, too, Actually, I'm gonna put Debbie up there with Carol as a strong potential for our man.

[Joe]

Diane Wazilla, Alaska. I've never even heard of that. She's a librarian. She sure doesn't dress like a librarian. No, you know, like, just big, bold, yellow pops.

[Serena]

Three shades of yellow on this girl. Right now.

[Joe]

Diana's ready to shoot her shot. The hockey player is used to breaking the ice with new connections and can't wait to find someone who will become her new teammate. She dreams of being Dolly Parton for a day. Diane has won not one, not two, but three triathlons.

[Serena]

That's really impressive.

[Joe]

Okay.

[Serena]

He looks super fun. I'm excited. I'm excited for all these women.

[Joe]

Jerry, she's from Rockville, Maryland. Home Care Agency CEO. She's 64. Jerry is as generous and kind as she is beautiful. She has worked in healthcare for over 35 years and roles ranging from an ICU nurse during COVID to currently serving as the CEO of a home healthcare Agency. She loves fish. Jerry Sidekick is her teacup Yorkie named Godiva. I like that name for a dog.

[Serena]

It's like good.

[Joe]

Jerry does not tolerate bad breath. Good for you, Jerry. Nor should you.

[Serena]

Should not. You are way too pretty to tolerate bad breath.

[Joe]

Lily from Pacific Palisades, California. Retired elementary school teacher, 72.

[Serena]

Lily looks like a teacher. And if you show me that photo and say, guess her profession, I would have said teacher.

[Joe]

She also does not look 72.

[Serena]

Do they all look amazing?

[Joe]

Lily is so excited to boogie at the Bachelor Mansion. She's the dancing queen. She makes a fabulous jambalaya. I wonder if maybe she's from New Orleans. She played on the USTA tennis team. Biggest pet peeve is bad drivers. Well, you probably won't want to meet Serena.

[Serena]

Not much better than me.

[Joe]

Oh, that's. That's. That's untrue. Lisa Marion, Ohio State park employee, 66. Lisa reminds me of Kelly Ripa.

[Serena]

Yes, she also looks like she'd be a first lady, don't you think? Why didn't you see her in the Oval Office?

[Joe]

I could see a lot of people in the Oval Office, but don't you.

[Serena]

Think she has that aesthetic?

[Joe]

I think she looks like Kelly Ripoff.

[Serena]

Okay.

[Joe]

That's all I see when I see her. Lisa is a bubbly small town gal ready for big love, with a beautiful smile and a personality in a match. She believes all people are good and is passionate about helping animals. Lisa is a bird nerd and always has her binoculars on her. That's. That is strange. That's strange.

[Serena]

I don't know if we need to bring the binoculars out and about with us, but if she's passionate about it, I mean, curious to know what purse she's using to carry them.

[Joe]

I think it's interesting.

[Serena]

That is the definition of a fun fact. You know, something unexpected.

[Joe]

Yeah. Okay. Maya Malibu, California college sports consultant.

[Serena]

I think Maya is the youngest cast member.

[Joe]

I believe she's the youngest cast member. This college sports consultant is ready to step out onto the field and score a new love connection. Maya has dated a bit since her divorce, but she still hasn't found her prince Charming. Fun facts. Shopping was a sport. Maya would be a pro.

[Serena]

All three of Maya's kids played sports at Ivy League schools. Nice girl is raising winners.

[Joe]

Okay. Monica B. Huntsville, Alabama, flight attendant. Monica B. Is ready for love to take flight. This big, beautiful flight attendant is resilient, hard working, and looking for her soulmate. A lot of women wearing yellow, huh?

[Serena]

Yeah, butter yellow is like the color of the Season right now. I also just think it. Well, yeah, it like, aesthetically looks good in the photos.

[Joe]

Monica loves feeding the ducks with her granddaughter. Likes her wine, her white wine dry and her red full bodied. Her happy place is Martha's Vineyard. Nice.

[Serena]

Where she can get her dry whites and her full bodied reds.

[Joe]

Monica P. Birmingham, Alabama. Cosmetic Dentist 60. Monica B. Is 100 wife material. The Cosmetic dentist has a career and a family she's very proud of and is looking forward to finding a man with whom she could share her wonderful life with. I added a few words in there. Monica P. Can ride a skateboard. For Monica P. The bigger the hair, the better. And she loves crochet. What is crochet?

[Serena]

It's like knitting kind of.

[Joe]

Is it?

[Serena]

Yeah, but it's like, I thought crochet.

[Joe]

Was like.

[Serena]

Like croquette.

[Joe]

You're thinking, is that what the horses and the.

[Serena]

I don't know about the horses, but yeah. There's the game where you have like.

[Joe]

Yeah, that's balls. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking of. Okay. Mylene Las Vegas, Nevada casino VIP host. I wonder what casino. She's 61.

[Serena]

Yeah. This is your girl. You need to. You need to connect with Mylene.

[Joe]

I do, I do. Yeah. I wonder, I wonder what hotel, though.

[Serena]

So it was a big casino VIP fan.

[Joe]

She's a woman of the world, adored by her mom and grandmother. Was born and raised in the Philippines before moving to Japan, and she now lives in Las Vegas. Wow.

[Serena]

Oh, my gosh. We're going.

[Joe]

He speaks four languages fluently and works as a multilingual VIP host in Vegas top casinos. Interesting. Well, we must meet me and this woman. She's a big Bruno Mars fan. Yeah. I wonder why. Bruno Mars is a massive gambler. Yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. That, like, I heard at one of the hotels of Vegas, like, Bruno Mars, they like, built his own, like, VIP room to play blackjack.

[Serena]

Really?

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Serena]

Oh, my gosh. Well, maybe she's helped him out.

[Joe]

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[Joe]

Nicole Nicole Miami Beach, Florida Yoga Instructor.

[Serena]

64 this is an insane photo. Like, she looks amazing.

[Joe]

She reminds me of the actress.

[Serena]

This is like a perfect color.

[Joe]

It reminds me of the actress from Always Sunny in Philadelphia and.

[Serena]

Oh, really?

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Serena]

The guy's wife.

[Joe]

What guy's wife? Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

[Serena]

Isn't the way we're thinking of a different actress. Isn't the actress in it like married to the creator?

[Joe]

Oh, yeah, yeah, she might. She might be. She's the one. Like I think that show, I think it's called like High Fidelity or something came out like hi, something.

[Serena]

Oh, I see it. Yeah, she does look a little like Kay.

[Joe]

Nicole is a sweet soul from Miami beach who thinks she and Mel would make a great looking couple. They. They actually would look really well together.

[Serena]

They would.

[Joe]

Really well together. Really good together.

[Serena]

They will look great together.

[Joe]

Great together. Yeah. Jesus, I'm really off today, you know.

[Serena]

It's okay, guys. Bear with Joe. He's sick.

[Joe]

Nicole went to culinary school. She's been a vegan for 19 years and she could do headstands and the splits I think he's going to like her.

[Serena]

I think he's definitely going to like her egg also.

[Joe]

Las Vegas, Nevada. We got a lot of few people from Vegas. The show really never actually gets anyone from Vegas. Retired, retired firefighter and bomb tech. Wow.

[Serena]

People tire to Vegas. I think we'll see more goldens from Vegas than we will regular season contestants.

[Joe]

Interesting. She's been through fire, literally. What's this? Somebody that I think is like part of the bomb squad.

[Serena]

Wow, that's cool.

[Joe]

Favorite form of transportation is her unicycle. Happy bell bottoms are making a comeback. Are they same?

[Serena]

Yeah.

[Joe]

Are they?

[Serena]

They are.

[Joe]

Huh? Would love to play in the mud with baby elephants. Same, same. Robin. Napa Valley, California. Vineyard owner, 63. This is right up your alley.

[Serena]

Why 63?

[Joe]

No vineyard owner.

[Serena]

Why would I love? Because I'm just joking.

[Joe]

Yeah, I was hoping you were gonna go for it, but I kind of.

[Serena]

Misunderstood what you're saying. But I will say whenever I hear vineyard owner, I think of the dad from Parent Trap and like that's the most beautiful home and like my dream life. As do I know like nothing about what his day to day work looks like. Just like living on that vineyard looks incredible.

[Joe]

She's an avid tap dancer. I haven't met a tap dancer in my time. And she loves Halloween. Nice.

[Serena]

Textbook Gemini. Okay. I can get down with a Gemini woman.

[Joe]

Roxanne Austin, Texas longevity nurse. She's ready to find the one. Not only is she beautiful, but she's full of substance, emotional depth and wealth of lived experience. And a wealth of lived experience is Roxanne once sold everything and moved to Costa Rica without knowing anyone. That's that. I always find that to be wild.

[Serena]

Yeah. I, I wonder if she's a Sagittarius. But like something I could literally never do is sell all my belongings and move somewhere I've never been. I mean, I love Costa Rica. I think it's beautif. Also, I have to say, as much as the bright pops of color have really thrown me off in these photos, the individual outfits on each women I've really loved. Like, this dress looks so beautiful on her.

[Joe]

She's participated in a pole dancing contest and she won't go anywhere without a pair of cowboy boots.

[Serena]

Okay. She's. I'm, I'm having trouble like painting a full picture, but she seems to be very adventurous.

[Joe]

Really? I feel like I, I feel like the picture was painted.

[Serena]

Well, we've got Costa Rica pole dancing, cowboy boots.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Serena]

And she lives in. Oh, she lives in Texas.

[Joe]

Susie Del Mar, California Realtor, 62. Proud mom of three who is ready to say goodbye to her single days. She worked most of her life as a kindergarten teacher and dedicated herself to raising her kids and her students. Some fun facts. She loves walking her dog on the beach and is incredibly big on quality time.

[Serena]

She also proudly graduated college summa cum laude as a 30 year old mom.

[Joe]

All right. Terry Houston, Texas Cosmetic Dentist. Terry has a zest for life that lights up every room when she enters it. Studied zoology in college and loves nature photography. Terry has watched every single season of the Bachelor since its inception in 2002. Interesting. She did a below freezing polar plunge in Antarctica. That's pretty wild. Last but not least, we have Tracy. And then after Tracy, Serena and I are going to make our picks. Tracy, interior designer. She's 62. She's a Southern belle. She needs a man who is ready to commit and is willing to show up for her the way she will show up for him in relationships. She enjoys offshore fishing. Tracy style icon is Audrey Hepburn. And Tracy dreams of writing a book.

[Serena]

Tat is giving kind of Audrey Hepburn vibes.

[Joe]

Okay, so how do you want to do this, Serena? You want to pick three people or four?

[Serena]

I don't know. I was gonna say we should pick two each.

[Joe]

Yeah, let's just. Let's just do. Let's just do two. I just feel like it's a smaller cast and. Let's just do two.

[Serena]

Okay. So you want to go, Yumi?

[Joe]

Let's do three. Let's do three.

[Serena]

Okay, sure.

[Joe]

Let's do three.

[Serena]

I know who your first pick's gonna be.

[Joe]

So you want me to go first? Wow. Okay. My first pick is Nicole.

[Serena]

Yeah, saw that one coming from a mile away. I'm gonna go with Debbie.

[Joe]

Debbie is. Where is Debbie?

[Serena]

I wish I knew if he liked blondes or brunettes.

[Joe]

Okay, My next pick is Mylene.

[Serena]

Okay.

[Joe]

And then how about you?

[Serena]

My next pick is. I'm gonna go. Oh, wait, this is kind of hard. There's so many. I'm gonna go. Carol.

[Joe]

Carol. Okay. All right, I'm going to go. I'm really. All right. I'm going. Roxanne.

[Serena]

Roxanne. Do you want to do four or no?

[Joe]

No, let's just do three.

[Serena]

Oh, okay. I'm between. I'm between Lisa and Jerry.

[Joe]

Well, pick one.

[Serena]

Okay, I'm gonna go. Jerry.

[Joe]

Okay. We will see how we do.

[Serena]

I don't know, it's. Oh, gosh. It's so hard picking off of the photos in the bios. I feel like I have such a better gauge after watching night one. And also, we just don't really know anything about Mel, so other than the fact that he.

[Joe]

Well, this is what we'll do after night one. We will. We have to keep one. We have to keep two people. We are allowed to add another one and replace one.

[Serena]

Oh, you can't replace. Then what's the point of even picking? We get to add one person each, and that creates our final four.

[Joe]

All right, done. Okay, deal.

[Serena]

I feel like we change up our picking strategy and our format. Like every season we do this.

[Joe]

Yeah, we do. We actually do do that.

[Serena]

It truly just depends on how we feel that day.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Serena]

Of if we want to pick 2, 3, 4.

[Joe]

And how they film Parad.

[Serena]

Yeah, exactly. Just every week. Just something new.

[Joe]

Okay. I think that's an episode. Thank you guys so much for tuning in the Bachelor happy hour. We hope you enjoyed it and we are looking forward to watching the second season of the Golden Bachelor.

[Serena]

We will have new and exclusive interviews for you every single week. Thanks for listening. Bye.

[Joe]

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