Australian Survivorstar Locklan ‘Locky’ Gilbert will be the man handing out roses onThe Bachelor2020.

The 30-year-old adventure guide, who is an experienced cave diver, base jumper, mountaineer and athlete will take up a new challenge on screen this year: Finding love.

“I’m pretty content with my life at the moment. I go on these crazy adventures, but I’d love someone to share the memories with,” he said about the opportunity.

“I’ve got best friends, but I want to find that one best friend that I can spend the rest of my life with. This is an amazing opportunity to hopefully find someone special at the end.”

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Locky, who’s based in Perth, says he’s a hopeless romantic who’s looking for a driven, outdoorsy woman with a sense of adventure.

We’ll becomeveryfamiliar with Locky whenThe Bachelorairs in a few months time, but this is everything we know about him so far:

The Bachelor Australia.

Prior to the announcement, Locky hinted at his new role as Bachie, telling N W he would definitely be up for it.

“I’d love to give it a crack,” he said.

Lachie told 10 Daily he is still single because he hasn’t yet met the person who makes him want to settle down.

“I do want to settle down, but I don’t think I’m going to do that until I find the right person.”

Even though he’s adventurous, don’t expect every date onThe Bachelorto involve adrenaline.

“I’m not big on restaurants and expensive things,” he said of his ideal date.

“Maybe go on a hike or a walk down along the beach, set up a really nice picnic, watch the sun go down, and maybe there’s an outdoor movie screen where we just sit and cuddle while watching a movie.”

On Instagram, Locky said there was no denying he’d “had some incredible, heart-stopping experiences for both work and fun, but this takes the cake”.

“I am beyond excited to be announced as this year’s Bachelor and cannot wait to share this epic romantic adventure with you all.”

Australian Survivor.

First appearing on screens in season four ofAustralian Survivorin 2017, Locky made it to the final five.

He was voted out of the current All Stars season in Tuesday night’s episode, following the merging of tribes.

Locky won’t be heading into theBachieworld totally blind: He became the unofficial All Stars Bachelor earlier in theSurvivorseason.

He was also linked to fellow contestant Brooke Jowett during filming in 2019.

“We definitely knew people knew we were close to each other. I think they were worried about the strategic side rather than the romantic side,” Locky told Confidential about their relationship.

“I did have a few people in my ear telling me to be smarter and to distance myself from him but I didn’t exactly listen,” added Brooke.

Brooke told the publication she wasn’t expecting to start something with Locky.

“I definitely didn’t enter the game thinking I would have a romance with anyone,” she said.

“In my opinion, strategically it’s not the smartest move to be so closely aligned to someone and more importantly, I knew that I’d have hairy legs and be extremely smelly in no time. It’s not really the ideal setting to meet your next man.”

His past relationships.

Despite being joined at the hip throughout the show, Locky and Brooke’s relationship didn’t translate into the real world after filming wrapped.

“He’s in Perth and Bali, and I’m in Melbourne. His work means he’d want me to go to him, but I won’t leave my family and my dog. I’m also really focused on my career,” Brooke told TV Week earlier this month.

“It’s a lot more difficult in the real world than it was out there.”

In early February, Locky told Perth Now he and Brooke still spoke “fairly often”, but he was definitely single.

Even so, Brooke toldTV Weeka reunion wasn’t completely off the cards.

“We haven’t completely written it off, it’s just very complicated with the distance. It’s such an obstacle.”

Oh.

We think this new announcement might make things even more complicated.

Before his fling with Brooke, Locky was in a long-term relationship with his ex-girlfriend Jordan Cayless, who appeared on the most recent season ofLove Island Australia.

They seem to have broken up in early 2019.

An adventurous day job.

Locky runs a business called Four Elements Adventure, which runs guided tours all over Bali and surrounding islands.