Meet your next Bachelor? Gogglebox star Jad Nehmetallah is tipped to follow in Locky Gilbert’s footsteps – as his co-stars Matty and Sarah Marie Fahd respond to the rumours
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Jad Nehmetallah is known for his witty commentary on Gogglebox Australia, where he shares the couch with his friends Matty and Sarah Marie Fahd.
But he could be set for another role at Channel 10, as rumours swirl the 34-year-old is being considered for next year’s Bachelor.
His co-stars Matty and Sarah Marie were asked about the gossip this week, and they jokingly said their mate wouldn’t be the best candidate for the role.
‘It would make good television’: Gogglebox stars Matty and Sarah Marie Fahd have addressed rumours their co-star Jad Nehmetallah (pictured) will be the next Bachelor
‘I think his mum would get involved and knock back all the contestants and ask them to recast that’s my bet,’ Matty, 33, told WHO magazine.
Matty, who has been Jad’s best friend for more than 10 years, added: ‘It would make good television, but I don’t think Jad would be very happy by the end.’
This isn’t the first time Jad has been linked to The Bachelor franchise.
‘I think his mum would get involved and knock back all the contestants and ask them to recast that’s my bet,’ Matty, 33, told WHO magazine this week. Pictured together on set of Gogglebox
‘Gogglebox has consistently rated well for Ten and Jad is a hot favourite with the viewers,’ an insider told Woman’s Day in 2018.
‘He’s a genuinely down-to-earth guy who ladies love,’ the source added.
Despite these rumours, Jad has made no secret of the fact he doesn’t like reality dating shows.
‘I have no time for The Bachelor or Married at First Sight,’ he once said.
‘A hot favourite with the viewers’: There are talks of Jad, who stars on Gogglebox alongside Matty and Sarah Marie, could be the next Bachelor, according to Woman’s Day
Channel 10 is known to recruit Bachelors and Bachelorettes from its own ranks, making Jad’s involvement within the realm of possibility.
The current Bachelor is former Australian Survivor star Locklan ‘Locky’ Gilbert, and last year’s Bachelorette was Angie Kent, formerly of Gogglebox.
Meanwhile, Jad has been filming his Gogglebox separately from Matty and Sarah Marie due to the coronavirus pandemic.
He appears via Zoom in his usual couch next to couple, and reacts to the shows alongside them.
Gogglebox returns to Channel 10 on Thursday at 8.30pm
A whole new world: Gogglebox producers have solved filming restrictions due to coronavirus social distancing rules by getting Jad to chime in his comments via a laptop