Bachelor Nation, remember when our favorite ABC franchise named both Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey as co-leads for The Bachelorette season 19? The two became historic as the first ever lovely ladies to lead a season together. It's usually only one person taking the lead. Well, that season things were different and now, one of them has been tapped to host a new dating reality series for Hulu.
The Bachelorette gal Gabby Windey is set to host the streamer's new show, Love Overboard! While she's been on a couple of journeys to find love herself, having been the co-runner up in Clayton Echard's The Bachelor season 26 as well, now she's going to help a number of singles hopefully find the one, as well. How poetic is that?
Love Overboard, which formerly had the working title Overboard for Love, is set to premiere on Hulu sometime in 2026. So it's still a ways away before we all set sail with Windey and the contestants. However, the streaming service did at least share what it's about via the synopsis. Here's what we can expect to see, per the description:
"Get ready to hit the high seas with “Love Overboard”! Step aboard the ultimate luxury yacht, where sexy singles are ready to mix and mingle … and find love. But there's a twist … gaining access to the yacht's extravagant amenities won't be so simple. As the journey unfolds, romance ignites; alliances form; and hearts are shattered. In the end, only one couple will reign supreme. Who will rise to the top, and who will be left stranded?"
A filming date, or whether production on the dating reality show already happened, wasn't shared either. All we know is to expect it in 2026. Given the seafaring theme and setting of it all, I'd say Hulu is probably going to aim for a May/summer release, if I had to take a guess. We'll just have to wait and see. Though it definitely sounds interesting, and it's one series I'm definitely looking forward to next year.
Windey has had her fair share of time on reality shows as well, so she's got the experience to know what it takes. Even though Love Overboard has a different format from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. But she's no stranger to a little competition, and seems to be quite good at it.
The new host previously competed in ABC's Dancing With the Stars season 31. She came in second place in the installment that aired in 2022 thanks to her skills, and the help of her partner, pro dancer Val Chmerkovskiy. Plus most recently, Windey appeared on Peacock's The Traitors season 3, and turned out to be one of the Faithfuls. She took home a win with Dolores Catania, Dylan Efron, and Ivar Mountbatten.
Love Overboard with host Gabby Windey premieres sometime in 2026 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ in all other territories the streamer is available.
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