The former Bachelor contestants being tipped for next year’s Bachelorette

Revealed: The former Bachelor contestants being tipped for next year’s Bachelorette – including one unexpected contender

More than two dozen women vied for Locky Gilbert’s heart on The Bachelor this year.

And Sportsbet has revealed its top predictions for which contestants from Locky’s season are likely to be cast as next year’s Bachelorette.

Interestingly, the top contender for the role is winner Irena Srbinovska. 

Place your bets now! Sportsbet has revealed its top predictions for which contestants from Locky’s season of The Bachelor are likely to be cast as next year’s Bachelorette. Interestingly, the top contender for the role is winner Irena Srbinovska (pictured), who is still dating Locky

Despite the fact she is still dating Locky, Sportsbet has the 31-year-old nurse as a front-runner for the 2021 Bachelorette, with odds of $1.85.

The second pick is Bachelor runner-up Bella Varelis, 25, who has odds of $2.75. 

She is followed by one of this season’s stand-out stars, Areeba Emmanuel, at $5.50.

Second place... again: Sportsbet's second pick is Bachelor runner-up Bella Varelis (pictured), who has odds of $2.75

Second place… again: Sportsbet’s second pick is Bachelor runner-up Bella Varelis (pictured), who has odds of $2.75

Boss Bachelorette: She is followed by one of this season's stand-out stars, Areeba Emmanuel

Boss Bachelorette: She is followed by one of this season’s stand-out stars, Areeba Emmanuel

Professional dancer Nicole Campbell, 26, is sitting at $8 as of Friday, despite having recently debuted her new romance with boyfriend Luke Brotherton.

Stylist Juliette Herrera, 34, and sales manager Zoe-Clare McDonald, 23, are both tied at $12, which suggests they are more likely headed for Bachelor in Paradise instead of The Bachelorette.

Following last week’s Bachelor finale, in which she was dumped by Locky after he’d told her he was ‘falling in love’ with her, Bella revealed she was keen to be the next Bachelorette. 

She told Daily Mail Australia outside Channel 10’s headquarters in Pyrmont: ‘Yeah, I mean, what a way to get your happily ever after!’

Next in line: Professional dancer Nicole Campbell (pictured) is sitting at $8 as of Friday, despite having recently debuted her new romance with boyfriend Luke Brotherton

Next in line: Professional dancer Nicole Campbell (pictured) is sitting at $8 as of Friday, despite having recently debuted her new romance with boyfriend Luke Brotherton

Roses at the ready: Stylist Juliette Herrera (pictured) and sales manager Zoe-Clare McDonald are both tied at $12

Spin-off: These odds suggest they are more likely headed for Bachelor in Paradise instead of The Bachelorette. Pictured: Zoe-Clare McDonald

Roses at the ready: Stylist Juliette Herrera (left) and sales manager Zoe-Clare McDonald (right) are both tied at $12, which suggests they are more likely headed for Bachelor in Paradise instead of The Bachelorette

Locky broke down in tears as he ended things with Bella during the finale, telling her: ‘I fell in love with you the first day I saw you, and I saw those big brown eyes.

‘Like, they just make me go crazy. And, like, when I told you I love you, like, I meant every single word.’

But his tone changed as he tried to explain why he didn’t see a future with her.

‘I know you don’t, like, sort of see where your future is at the moment. I think I need just a little bit of certainty. I just don’t know if I can see us working,’ he said, as Bella looked at him in disbelief.

Second shot at love: Following last week's Bachelor finale, in which she was dumped by Locky after he'd told her he was 'falling in love', Bella said she was keen to be the next Bachelorette

Second shot at love: Following last week’s Bachelor finale, in which she was dumped by Locky after he’d told her he was ‘falling in love’, Bella said she was keen to be the next Bachelorette

Dumped: Locky (right) broke down in tears as he ended things with Bella during the finale

Dumped: Locky (right) broke down in tears as he ended things with Bella during the finale