It’s been one year since Australia fell in love with The Golden Bachelor, and golden couple Barry “Bear” Myrden and Sunny Long are showing no signs of slowing down.
Since the finale aired in November 2025, the pair have regularly shared sweet moments from their relationship on social media, proving their fairy tale ending has lasted well beyond the final rose.
As we wait to hear when the next season kicks off (after Nine delayed the series’ second instalment), we’re taking a look at how Bear and Sunny’s romance has played out since the show.
How The Golden Bachelor Australia 2025 ended
The couple confessed their love to one another in the dramatic season finale, with Bear telling Sunny she was a “force of nature”.
“You amaze me with your resilience and your courage… you’ve overcome so much and are still so loving and full of life. I didn’t think it was possible to fall in love again,” he said before giving her a ring and saying, “this love is going to last forever.”
He added, “When I think about the future, the life I want to live, and how I want to spend the rest of my days, I can’t imagine doing it without you. I feel so lucky to have found you. I love you.”
Sunny responded, “I never imagined I’d be the one standing here, and I couldn’t be happier that Bear fell in love with me. This journey has been a whirlwind of laughter and growth. This is the start of something really beautiful for Bear and I.”
Are Bear and Sunny still together?
Speaking to Woman’s Day exclusively after the finale, Bear and Sunny confirmed that they were still together and all loved-up.
“She was always at the top of the list,” Bear revealed. “Her joy, her love, her excitement, her fun was always just shining through her. So it was an easy decision in the end.”
Sunny also gave some insights into their life behind the scenes while the show was still airing.
“There were a few secret meetings at Airbnbs. We had to show up at different times and sort of rush in,” she shared.
“We couldn’t stand by the windows. I think you said it was a bit of fun sneaking around, there was a bit of excitement?” she asked Bear. “You know, it was a bit, he’s Mr Bond and I’m his Bond girl,” she giggled.
The pair arrived at Channel Nine the day after the finale and were all smiles as they held hands and cuddled up to one another.
After the finale aired, Sunny took to social media to share some sweet photos of the couple, as well as with her daughters.
“After 7 months of dating in secret, we can finally be public and tell the world we are happily together! 🥰🌹❤️,” she wrote.
Sunny shuts down split rumours
Sunny’s solo outing at the Sydney premiere of Fallout season two in November raised eyebrows, but she quickly shut down the split rumours, taking to TikTok to set the record straight.
“Bear and I are still together and we are very happy being a normal couple,” Sunny said in a video response to a fan question asking if she and Bear had broken up.
“We don’t have to worry about arranging secret dates and things like that so yeah, we feel free and very happy.”
The couple have regularly appeared on each other’s Instagram pages ever since.
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