The Golden Bachelorette Drama: One Of Joan Vassos' Former Contestants Has Been Texting Kathy Swarts (But She's Not The Only One He's Interested In)

While The Golden Bachelorette's Joan Vassos gave her final rose to Chock Chapple, one of her former contestants is looking for love among some familiar faces. ABC made waves when they announced a spin-off of The Bachelor that centers around the love lives of senior citizens. The inaugural season of The Golden Bachelor was a huge hit with audiences, and The Golden Bachelorette soon followed, which audiences also loved.

Since The Golden Bachelor and The Golden Bachelorette have aired, single contestants from both shows have gotten to know each other, and there may be some sparks flying between them. Among the 24 single Golden men who competed in The Golden Bachelorette season 1 was 65-year-old Michael Stevens. He was recently interviewed on a podcast, where he spilled some tea about women he's been in contact with.

Michael Stevens Has Been Texting A Familiar Face

"Really Nice Lady"

Michael, a retired banking CEO from Denver, North Carolina, joined the cast of The Golden Bachelorette season 1 in search of true love, but he wasn't able to win Joan Vassos' heart. Recently, Michael was interviewed on an episode of the Bachelor Happy Hour Podcast. During the interview, he revealed that he'd been texting back-and-forth a little bit with Kathy Swarts from The Golden Bachelor season 1.

Michael's Interested In Other Women Too

He's Interested In One Woman In Particular

Michael's interested in other women from The Golden Bachelor season 1 too. During the podcast, he mentioned that he thought there were some other women who could be a match for him. He confessed that he was especially interested in meeting 60-year-old Nancy Hulkower, a retired interior designer from Alexandria, Virginia. “I think all the guys would like to meet Nancy, to be honest with you,” Michael said.

“She’s a beautiful woman, and she seems really grounded, so that’s intriguing.”

Would Michael Do Another Golden Bachelor Show?

"I’d Be All-In”

Michael was asked about his love life, and he said he's currently still looking for love, and would be open to being on another Bachelor franchise show. Though he didn't find love on The Golden Bachelorette, it was a great experience, and Michael said he'd love to be on The Golden Bachelor In Paradise. “I don’t think they will do it, but I’d love it if they did." Michael said. "I’d be all-in.”

The Golden Bachelorette season 1 can be streamed on Hulu.