| Brooke Blurton | |
| Birth Date: | 1995 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Carnarvon, Western Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Occupation: | Youth worker |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
Brooke Blurton (born 1 January 1995) is an Australian youth worker and media personality. She is best known for being a participant in the reality television franchise The Bachelor, where she was a contestant on the sixth Australian season of The Bachelor and second Australian season of Bachelor in Paradise, and the franchise's first Indigenous and bisexual lead during the seventh Australian season of The Bachelorette.
Blurton is a Noongar-Yamatji woman who was born and raised in Carnarvon, Western Australia. She was born on 1 January 1995 to an Aboriginal Malaysian mother and an English father.
Blurton's mother and grandmother both died when she was 11 years old.[1] Blurton subsequently spent time in foster care, before living with her father during adolescence.[2] [3]
Blurton came out as bisexual to her family when she was 19.[4]
Blurton first appeared on television in 2018, where she was one of 28 contestants on season 6 of The Bachelor Australia competing to win the heart of former professional rugby player Nick Cummins. Blurton quit the competition in the fifteenth episode, finishing in third place.[5]
In 2019, Blurton appeared on season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise Australia.[6]
In 2021, Blurton was announced as the lead for season 7 of The Bachelorette Australia.[7] Blurton is the first Indigenous and bisexual lead in The Bachelor franchise, and the season was the first to feature both male and female contestants.[5]
Since July 2022, Brooke has co-hosted the Not So PG podcast with actor Matty Mills, which focuses on their experiences as members of the Indigenous and the LGBTQ+ communities.[8]
In October 2022, Blurton's memoir, Big Love: Reclaiming myself, my people, my country, was published.[9]
In 2022, Blurton was a contestant on the reality competition series .[10]
Blurton advocates for the abolition of Australia Day, stating: "It is a constant reminder of pain, a constant reminder of history, segregation, exclusion and brutality. How is that a celebration?"[3]