

Matt James, Tyler Cameron, and Patt James ROGER WONG/INSTARimages.com;Presley Ann/WireImage/Getty Photographs;ABC/Ricky Middlesworth
Tyler Cameron hilariously reacted to Matt James’ mother, Patty, becoming a member of the forged of The Golden Bachelor.
Tyler, 30, took to his Instagram Story on Wednesday, August 30, to repost a photograph from Patty’s social media account. Within the picture, she may very well be seen posing with different contestants who’re trying to find love later in life. “Wanting superb as frog hairs,” he wrote whereas tagging Matt, 31, within the add.
Patty’s preliminary put up featured her headshot in addition to a forged picture. “Sooo thrilling,” she wrote on Wednesday after the inaugural season’s forged was formally introduced.
Members of Bachelor Nation have been fast to share their pleasure in her feedback part — and a few followers even famous that Patty resembles Celine Dion. Newly engaged Hannah Brown — who beforehand dated Tyler — lovingly wrote, “PATTY! So thrilling!!”
Matt’s girlfriend, Rachael Kirkconnell, added, “She’s prepared to search out love,” whereas the previous Bachelor supported his mother with coronary heart emojis.
Actuality TV followers met Matt after Tyler began on Brown’s season of The Bachelorette in 2019. Matt was initially forged on Clare Crawley’s season in 2020, however on account of COVID-19 filming delays, he was chosen to be the 2021 Bachelor as an alternative.

Tyler Cameron’s instagram story. Courtesy of Tyler Cameron/Instagram; ABC/Ricky Middlesworth
Matt and Rachael, 26, instantly hit it off on season 25. Though Matt didn’t finish the present historically by proposing on the finish of the season, he and Rachael left the present collectively and continued thus far. (The duo weathered controversy after filming when photographs surfaced of Rachael attending an Outdated South-themed get together in school, however their relationship has remained regular.)
The Golden Bachelor stars Gerry Turner on his journey to search out love once more after the dying of his spouse in 2017. Together with Patty, the forged consists of contestants between the ages of 60 and 75 years previous.
Followers have lengthy suspected that Patty may observe in her son’s actuality TV footsteps, however Matt and Rachael completely instructed Us Weekly in July that even they didn’t know for positive whether or not Patty had been forged. “I maintain getting that query, like, if somebody is aware of one thing, ‘Let me know!’” Matt stated on the time.
Rachael, for her half, stated, “We don’t know if she’s on it or not. I’m very excited to see no matter occurs … I believe [Gerry’s] going to be an awesome Bachelor.” She gushed over his mother, “I’m rooting for love [for Patty] any day, whether or not it’s on TV or off.”
Matt added that he “simply desires [his] mother to be pleased.”
Patty was beforehand married to Matt’s estranged father, Manny James, however the twosome break up whereas Matt was a baby.
The Golden Bachelor premieres on ABC Thursday, September 28, at 8 p.m. ET.