And there may be more where that came from. Peter is younger than the average age of most of the show's Bachelors, which is 31, but he's one of the oldest people on the show. The only person older than him is 31-year-old Natasha, who doesn't seem like she's far from ditching the petty drama. the average age of Bachelor contestants is 26, with several contestants aged 22 or 23 — which could account for Victoria reacting to her age the way most people approach actual middle age. She's living in a bubble where only one woman and Chris Harrison know what it's like to be older than 28. Age is not an indicator of being ready for The Bachelor (nothing prepares a person for that), but bemoaning the ripe old ages of 26 and 28 is an indicator that maybe you're not that self aware. And the second Victoria and Peter uttered those regrettable quips, Twitter was all over it.