'The Bachelor' Announce Royal Oak Casting Call

Dreamy Chris Soules, an Iowa farmer, starred in the 19th season of ABC’s “The Bachelor,” which announced a casting call in the metro Detroit area in early July. (Photo via ABC)

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The next contestant on ABC’s “The Bachelor” could be charming single women in metro Detroit at this moment.

A casting call for the popular Warner Bros. reality show’s 20th season will be held Thursday, July 9, at Fifth Avenue Sports and Entertainment, 215 W. Fifth St., Royal Oak, The Oakland Press reports. Both men and women are encouraged to attend.

Interested contestants may also apply by regular mail or email. Details are found online.

The show’s 20th season will air in early 2016.

Iowa farmer Chris Soules was featured in the 19th season. He won the spot after placing third in the 10th season of the sister show, “The Bachelorette.” He chose Whitney Bischoff as his fiance, but their six-month engagement has ended.

Of the 19 couples in the show’s history, only two are still together – Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney from Season 13, who married in February 2010; and Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici of Season, 17, who married on Jan. 26, 2014, in the show’s first live-televised finale.