| The Bachelor UK | |
|---|---|
| Format | Reality |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60mins (inc. comms) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 5 |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original run | 19 August 2011 – 28 October 2011 |
The Bachelor UK 2011 is the fourth series of the reality television series The Bachelor (UK), featuring Gavin Henson as "The Bachelor". The show was off-air for 6 years in the UK after the show previously aired on BBC Three, but was aired on Channel 5 between 19 August 2011 to 28 October 2011.
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The series was filmed in the south of France, Italy, the UK, with the final held in St. Lucia. In the 7th episode, Henson was required to visit the parents of the quarter finalists which meant that for one of the contestants, Zivile, he had to visit Vilnius, Lithuania.
The 25 contestants are as follows:
Quarter-finalists were Layla, Carianne, Zivile, Morgan and April. The Bachelor visited the parents and family of the contestants.
Layla, Carianne and April were selected for the semi-final in St. Lucia. After dates with the three girls Gavin decided to let April go, leaving Carianne and Layla to battle it out for his affections.
Layla and Carianne were the last two he shared romantic dates with. Although he said he had feelings for both the girls, he said that he loved Carianne and he chose her as his "girlfriend", telling her he loved her and she replied that she loved him also...
Carianne Barrow was the winner of this series and the news has said that Gavin and Carianne are supposed to marry.
Episode Viewing figures from BARB[1]
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | Channel 5 Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 August 2011 | 1,430,000 | 7 |
| 2 | 26 August 2011 | 1,380,000 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 Sptember 2011 | 1,310,000 | 12 |
| 4 | 16 September 2011 | 1,250,000 | 15 |
| 5 | 23 September 2011 | 1,260,000 | 14 |
| 6 | 30 September 2011 | 1,240,000 | 13 |
| 7 | 7 October 2011 | 1,310,000 | 11 |
| 8 | 14 October 2011 | 1,360,000 | 11 |
| 9 | 21 October 2011 | 1,500,000 | 12 |
| 10 | 28 October 2011 | 1,600,000 | 8 |