Rumours that celebrity vet, Dr Chris Brown, could become the nextBachelor have been circulating since September of last year.

And his latest interview may have given us the biggest clue that something might be in the works.

Speaking exclusively to Stellar , the co-host ofI’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Heresaid while he’s “looking for the one,” it hasn’t happened yet.

“It surprised me how much it got to me. It certainly made me look at where I am in my life,” he said.

“If you’d told me at 20 I’d be unmarried and without kids I probably would’ve been horrified. But it’s my doing.”

Dr Chris Brown shares his thoughts about being the next Bachelor on Have You Been Paying Attention? He seems a bit resistant, but could he have since warmed up to the idea?

Dr Chris attributes his single status to his busy, travel-filled work schedule which sees him away from family and friends for months at a time.

The celebrity vet’s latest relationship with television presenter, Liv Phyland, ended when he left for South Africa to filmI’m a Celeb…, as reported by New Idea at the time.

“Chris had only been gone for like 10 minutes before Liv decided it was all over,” said a source close to the vet.

“He’s absolutely devastated and heartbroken. This is the first time Chris has been dumped in a long time. He is usually the one who ends things, but he really thought Liv was the one.”

Despite this, he acknowledged he’s prioritised work potentially more than he “should have” in his 30s, and despite his animal-filled life he shares on Instagram, it hasn’t been “without sacrifice”.

“It’s a lot to ask of a girlfriend, to put up with all the travel and the lack of face time. There’s often interest in who I’m dating. I don’t want to put someone through that if it’s not going to be a thing,” he said.

“I’m certainly looking for the one. I don’t want to be this person with a history of short to medium-term relationships.”

Which leads us back to his potential new gig as Australia’s nextBachelor.

Although he was first presented, or shall we say… ambushed, with the idea while filling in for Tom Gleisner as host of Channel 10’sHave You Been Paying Attention?in September 2018, he didn’t immediately take to the idea.

Admitting he was “40, still single with no children,” comedian Celia Pacquola was the first to ask.

“Would you doThe Bachelor?” she said, with the studio audience applauding and cheering at the idea.

“They must have asked you to do it,” she continued.

However the vet wasn’t so sure.

“I cannot think of anything worse than having your whole life ripped apart,” he said.

Dr Chris’ reservations aside, it was an idea social media clearly loved…

Coming Soon to TEN ???? #HYBPA pic.twitter.com/A4qJuJo5ju

— #HYBPA (@HYBPA) September 24, 2018

Surely the answer is obvious … “I’m The Bachelor … Get me out of here” … Is Dr Chris Brown single again? https://t.co/eJecViZyDw via @smh

— Adam Spencer (@adambspencer) January 13, 2019

Please tell me Dr Chris Brown is heading up The Bachelor next year ???????? #HYBPA

— Sarah McPhee (@_SarahMcPhee) November 19, 2018

Dr Chris Brown for the next Bachelor! I hope you realise what you have started @celiapacquola. How do we get this to happen @channel10? #drchrisbrown #bondivet #hybpa #tenplay #teev #thebachelorau @thebachelorau @hybpa pic.twitter.com/kPofHZtH5E

— Meredith Walker (@Dufflecoats) September 24, 2018

However, taking into consideration his latest interview and the fact that it’s been five months since Pacquola posed her original question, we wonder if he’s given it any more thought?

You can head over to Stellar Magazine’s for their full exclusive interview with Dr Chris Brown.

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