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New Bachelor Sam: “Why I haven’t had a girlfriend in 5 years!”

He’s Australia’s most eligible single guy – so why hasn’t Sam Wood been snapped up already?
The Bachelor's Sam Wood

Sam Wood isn’t only tall, dark and handsome, he’s successful and great with kids, too. So why has he been playing a real-life bachelor for the past five years?

“I’ve sort of been buried in my work, building my business from the ground up and rarely taking a break,” admits the 34-year-old founder of Gecko Kids in Melbourne – Australia’s first fitness centre for children.

“I’ve dated a few girls, but nothing serious. The reason my last relationship fell apart five years ago was probably because I was so focused on work.”

But instead of turning to dating apps such as Tinder to help him track down the girl of his dreams, Sam took a chance on love and applied for The Bachelor.

“I had a gym in Melbourne and people used to come past my office and say, ‘You should do it, you’d be great on it’, and then we’d have a bit of a laugh about it – but I’d never seen the show,” reveals Sam.

And the rest, as they say, is history! The 2015 series of The Bachelor begins on Wednesday July 29 at 7:30 on Channel Ten.

To find out more about Sam’s road to The Bachelor and to meet his beautiful family, be sure to pick up the latest copy of Woman’s Day, on sale today!

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