Minneapolis fitness instructor Leslie Fhima competes for love on "The Golden Bachelor"

• If her last name sounds familiar, Fhima is the ex-wife of Twin Cities chef David Fhima.
• "I've been ready [for love] for a long time," Fhima said in a promotional video for the show.

Flashback: Minnesotans have been well-represented on "The Bachelor" and its spinoffs — Prior Lake native Becca Kufrin and Burnsville teacher Michelle Young both found love (though neither relationship lasted) as the lead on "The Bachelorette."

Zoom out: The show could spark a national conversation on the vitality of boomers, Axios' Jennifer A. Kingston writes.

• Older people tend to be depicted on television as cutesy, clueless, or crotchety — but seldom sexy.
• "If it's a hit, it will change people's ideas, even in Hollywood," AARP film and TV critic Tim Appelo tells Axios.

Spoiler alert: Turner was spotted filming at the Stone Arch Bridge last August, suggesting Fhima makes it far in the series.