Fox's Farmer Wants A Wife season 1, a tradition they've continued with.
Farmer Wants A Wife season 3 introduced a new host. Instead of Jennifer Nettles, Kimberly Williams-Paisley has taken over as host of the reality show. Kimberly has been married to Brad Paisley for over 20 years, giving her unique insight into what the women on Farmer Wants A Wife are going through. Kimberly was a city girl who married a country boy and never looked back. So, who are this season's farmers, and which women are vying for their hearts?
Colton Hendricks
Colton Is 28 Years Old
Farmer Colton is a cattle-rancher and horse trainer from Mena, Arkansas. At 28-years-old, Colton has been in love before. In fact, he was married but is now divorced. Colton has a 2-year-old son from his pervious marriage and is looking for a woman who will love both him and his child. Colton came to Farmer Wants A Wife because he wants to get remarried and have more kids, but he wasn't finding anyone to do so with in his small town. Colton is a third-generation farmer whose top priorities are love, family, and ranching.
Jay Woods
Jay Is 25 Years Old
Jay hails from Florence, Alabama, although he didn't spend his whole life there. Jay is a former college football player who spent three years as a University of Michigan Wolverine, playing football and studying sports and fitness istration. In 2021, he transferred to Duke for graduate school, where he later received a business degree, according to Jay's LinkedIn. While he had intended to play professional football, Jay suffered a career-ending injury.

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Now, Jay owns a farm that's been in his family for generations. He's a hay and cattle farmer with a mind for business. Jay feels like he has everything he could ask for... except someone to share it all with. Perhaps he'll find that special someone on Farmer Wants A Wife.
John Sansone
John Is 25 Years Old
While John definitely considers himself a farmer, that's not his only ion. John is a soy, corn, and wheat farmer and is in his second year of law school. In an exclusive interview with Southern Living, John explained why he wants to be a lawyer:
“I wanted to go to law school originally because I never liked government over reach so I wanted to help out people who really can’t fend for themselves. Family farms and small town farmers fall into that category. My grandpa especially.”
John's farm is in Missouri and has been in his family for generations. According to John, his great-great-grandfather immigrated to New Hamburg, Missouri, from the Alsace region of in 1893. Today, his grandfather still works on the land but isn't able to do as much as he used to since he had a stroke. Someday, John wants to own his own farm and continue his family's farming legacy.
As he currently lives with his family in St. Louis, Missouri, John considers himself an urban cowboy. When it comes to love, he's looking for someone who's kind-hearted but also has a tough side. John is looking for the love of his life, but will he find her on Farmer Wants A Wife?
Matt Warren
Matt Is 30 Years Old
At 30 years old, Matt is the oldest bachelor looking for love on Farmer Wants A Wife. Unlike his fellow cast , Matt doesn't come from a farming background and is new to the agricultural game. He became a farmer when his sister-in-law tragically lost both of her parents, and Matt decided to move to California from Texas to help his brother and sister-in-law with their newly inherited farm. Now, he's an avocado and exotic fruit farmer.
Matt is looking for someone who is ready to commit to both him and the farmer lifestyle.
Matt also wants to start a family. His nieces and nephews are the joys of his life, and he's ready to begin that journey himself. Will he find the right woman on Farmer Wants A Wife season 3?
The Women
Who's Looking For Love?
In episode one, each farmer met with eight women, each hoping to win their hearts and be invited to the farm. For Colton, these women include Bailee (24, a Barista from Castle Rock, WA), Hope (24, a Hairstylist from Purcell, OK), Keely (22, a Dance Coach from Cincinnati, OH), Taylar (26, a Hairstylist from Sarasota, FL), and Zoe (22, an ICU Nurse from Sarasota, FL), among others.
Jay's women include Karina (23, an Pperations Manager from Middleton, WI), Grace (23, a Nanny from Ellensburg, WA), Julia (22, a Model and Student from Malibu, CA), T'yana (23, a Nurse from Wooster, OH), and Viviane-Lee (24, a Zoo Employee from Los Angeles, CA), among others.
For John, the women featured included Lily (23, a Sales Manager from Overland Park, KS), Chloe (24, a Private Nanny from Raleigh, NC), Claire (24, a Medical Sales Representative from Portage, MI), Kaylee (25, a Nurse from Katy, TX), and Samantha (24, who works in Sales and hails from Dallas, TX), among others.
Matt's women include Alexandra (29, a Nurse from Encinitas, CA), Chelsi (29, working in Jewelry Production in Dallas, TX), Halleh (29, who works in Real Estate and is from Albuquerque, NM), Jordyn (32, a Musician from Okolona, MS), and Rachel (25, a Lash Tech from Queens, NY), among others. Audiences will have to wait to see if anyone falls in love on Farmer Wants A Wife season 3.
Farmer Wants A Wife airs on Fox on Thursdays at 9pm ET.
Sources: Jay Woods/LinkedIn, Southern Living, Matt Warren/Instagram
Known as the world's biggest dating show, Farmer Wants A Wife has aired in 35 countries, resulting in 180 weddings and 410 babies. In the United States, FOX has rebooted the show after it aired on the CW in 2008. Farmer Wants A Wife features four farmers meeting and dating women from the city with the hopes of finding their wives.
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