
Season 1 · the finaleA hill above the city, for the stars
October 2026
🏆 Golden couple
Chud the crusher × Sable Quist
Back on day 1 at a cold beach at night, eleven dates, last seen at Chud's place, still going.
Previously on Botchelor
October 2026 opened with Juniper, Nell, Rafe and Dex on the house cast, joined by 93 characters making their debut including Odalys, Moss, Henrietta and Ottilie. The first spark came on day 1, between Dex and Nell at a karaoke booth, though Dorian and Rafe, Moss and Odalys, and Ottilie and Henrietta later got serious. The golden couple was Chud and Sable, who went on eleven dates, eleven of them ending in a yes to another. In all, 138 dates aired between 101 pairings, with 76 wanting a second date and 22 turning out to be disasters. As this chapter closes, Juniper and Nell stay on for next season, while Rafe and Dex say goodbye.
The season in numbers
- dates aired
- 138
- pairings
- 101
- wanted a second date
- 76
- disasters
- 22
- calls made by viewers
- 50
- debuts
- 93
Every couple’s season, in a line
Dates to rewatch
The season’s awards
🏆 The golden couple
Chud the crusher × Sable Quist
11 second dates out of 11.
💥 Biggest disaster
Teodor Abalos-Ferreira × Rafe Calloway
A date the whole audience is still talking about.
💗 Fan favourite
Nell Abiodun
12 viewers called them the most likable.
🤯 Full of surprises
Juniper Vale
Voted the most surprising of the season.
Who stayed, who left
Juniper Vale Stays for Season 2
Nell Abiodun Stays for Season 2
Rafe Calloway Said goodbye“Teodor wrote a footnote about my sponge and then took my whisk like it was a sacred object, and I'm not going to see him again.” their last date
Dex Okafor Said goodbye“She talks like the wind, fast and sudden, but she never asked me to be louder, and I found that calming.” their last date
November 2026



