is the . Based on the British hit , it features a whole new raft of gorgeous young Aussies to get to know. But unlike the name suggests, the cast members aren’t exactly in Bondi.
Sure, they’re mostly residents of the and its surrounds, but it turns out only one of the 11 cast members actually grew up there. Juicy! According to a report by , only jewellery designer was actually raised in Bondi. Instagram star grew up in Europe, and jeweller was raised in Scone, NSW.
Public relations expert and model were Perth locals before moving to Sydney. Closer to Bondi, model and ex-athlete is from the Northern Beaches in Sydney, model is an Eastern Suburbs kid and is close by in Paddington. But truthfully, it’s not all that uncommon for non-locals to be cast in reality shows like this one.
Take 2012’s reality attempt . It was meant to focus on a group of local Aussies who lived around Sydney’s Sutherland Shire. However, it caused controversy after it was revealed that several of the stars didn’t actually grow up in the Shire.
The same thing applied to Netflix’s local reality show which featured attractive blow-ins from around NSW and Queensland. Throughout Australian reality television history, scouting agents have had to cast their net wider than the ideal catchment areas. This is for a few reasons — the cast needs to have established friendship groups, be actually good on-screen talent and ultimately want to be on the show.
During the creation of , rumours were going ab.