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‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Is Back for Season 3: Dating Show’s Cast, Premiere Date and More
The Bachelor, but make it country. That’s essentially the premise behind Fox’s hit dating show Farmer Wants a Wife, which returns for season 3 in March 2025. More specifically, the reality series — based on the British show of the same name — sees four bachelor farmers court eight city women each. This season’s cast is filled with women ranging in age from 22 to 33 and working all kinds of jobs, from nannies to nurses and even a zoo employee. As for the bachelors, they hail from all over the U.S.
Who Are the Farmers on ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Season 3?
Fox announced the names of the four farmers searching for their forever loves on January 17, 2025. First, there’s Matt Warren, a 30-year-old avocado and exotic fruit farmer from Morro Bay, California, where he has a 132-acre farm. He also has 70 acres of land in Visalia.
“Matt’s natural gift for fruit farming makes it look like he’s been doing it his whole life, but it wasn’t until in the last few years when his sister-in-law’s parents tragically passed away, that he traded in his real estate house flipping hammer for a harvesting hoe,” People reported. “Matt dove deeply into the agriculture industry and has worked alongside his brother and sister-in-law ever since.”
Though Matt has grown fond of the “Uncle Matt” nickname given to him by his nine nieces and nephews, he said he’s ready to settle down and start a family of his own. The first-generation farmer is “looking for someone active and family-oriented who can keep up with the fun of the fruit farming lifestyle.”
Next is John Sansone, 25, who works on a 170-acre soy, corn and wheat farm in St. Louis, Missouri. Along with his five siblings, John grew up learning everything there is to know about farming from his grandfather. “To this day, he feels incredibly lucky to be in the presence of such an incredible farmer on his great-grandfather’s land and dreams of making his family even prouder by finding a partner,” People reported.
When he’s not working on the farm, John is studying hard for his law degree or enjoying “woodland drives with his grandfather, daytime fishing and nighttime frog gigging.” He hopes to find a partner so that “he can continue the farming legacy and his grandfather can bear witness to the next, most important chapter of his life!”
Colton Hendricks, 28, is a cattle rancher and horse trainer on a 600-acre farm in Mena, Arkansas. He grew up working on a farm alongside his father and has learned the value of hard work, family and love. Though Colton knows what he wants from dating, he is a divorced dad of a 2-year-old son and has struggled to find someone who’s ready to be a stepmom.
“With his whole family close by and gorgeous property to raise his dream football team-sized family, Colton is looking forward to meeting a partner who knows what they are signing up for,” according to People.
Jay Woods, 25, works as a hay and cattle farmer on 515 acres of land in Florence, Alabama, although he knows he’s not perceived as a typical “cowboy.” However, Jay grew up on his grandfather’s horse farm spending time outdoors by farming, hunting, kayaking, fishing and more. He once dreamed of playing football at Duke University but was forced to change his plans due to an injury.
“Choosing to return to his roots was easy, and he’s never looked back,” People noted. “While Jay felt pressure playing college football, it’s nothing compared to the massive pressure his mom’s been putting on him lately asking about grandbabies! Jay’s looking for a kind-hearted, refined, confident woman who isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty on the farm!”
Who Are the Women on ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Season 3?
The eight women who will be dating Matt in Farmer Wants a Wife season 3 are Alexandra, 29, a nurse from Encinitas, California; Chelsi, 29, who works in jewelry production in Dallas; Christine, 28, a chief of staff from Perkasie, Pennsylvania; Halleh, 29, who works in real estate in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Jordan, 33, a medical aesthetician from Dallas; Jordyn, 32, a musician from Nashville; Olivia, 25, who works in marketing in Lakeland, Florida; and Rachel, 25, a lash tech from Queens, New York.
John’s eight women are Abby, 26, a speech language pathologist from Charleston, South Carolina; Chloe, 24, a private nanny from Raleigh, North Carolina; Claire, 24, a medical sales rep from Chicago, Illinois; Kaylee, 25, a nurse from Houston, Texas; Lily, 23, a sales manager from Houston, Texas; Lindsey, 25, who works in pharmaceuticals in Kailua, Hawaii; Samantha; 24, who works in sales in Dallas; and Taylor, 23, criminal defense paralegal from Tampa, Florida.
Colton’s bachelorettes are Bailee, 24, a barista from Castle Rock, Washington; Hope, 24, a hairstylist from Purcell, Oklahoma; Kassandra, 25, a radiology tech from Hartsville, Tennessee; Keeley, 22, a dance coach from Cincinnati, Ohio; Makenzie, 22, a hairstylist from Fort Worth, Texas; Rebecca, 30, a media account executive from Nashville; Taylar, 26, a hairstylist from Sarasota, Florida; and Zoe, 22, an ICU nurse from Sarasota, Florida.
Finally, Jay’s eight women are Grace, 23, a nanny from Ellensburg, Washington; Jackie, 24, a nanny from Los Angeles; Julia, 22, a model and student from Malibu; Kailee, 26, an electronic specialist from California, Kentucky; Karina, 23, an operations manager from Madison, Wisconsin; Natalie, 22, an accounting technician from Colorado Springs, Colorado; T’yana, 23, a nurse from Wooster, Ohio; and Viviane-Lee, 24, a zoo employee from Los Angeles.
Who Is the Host of ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Season 3?
Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley has replaced country singer Jennifer Nettles as the host of Farmer Wants a Wife season 3. Jennifer has not addressed the reason for her exit from the dating show, but it’s possible that the filming timeline did not align with her busy tour schedule with Little Big Town in 2024.
When Does ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Season 3 Premiere?
Farmer Wants a Wife season 3 premieres on March 20, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET. New episodes will air weekly at the same time and be available to stream the following day on Hulu.
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