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Nick Viall isn’t the only Wisconsin connection to Netflix’s new dating experiment, “Age of Attraction.”
While Wisconsin native Nick and his wife, Natalie Joy, are the hosts of the forthcoming series – which examines if age is just a number when it comes to love – there are at least two contestants with Wisconsin ties, too.
A cast of 40 singles, along with their headshots, bios and Instagram accounts, were released on Tudum, the streaming service’s official companion site, on March 5. Cast members Brian Winzenried’s “location” is listed as Madison, and Erin Timm’s says Delavan.
Here’s more about the two state-tied contestants, as well as the series, which premieres March 11:
What is ‘Age of Attraction’?
According to Tudum, the cast of singles will build connections based on chemistry, compatibility and spark – without knowing each others’ ages.
The Vialls – who have a high-profile age-gap marriage themselves – will guide the singles through the journey. When a couple feels ready to “level up,” they’ll commit to each other before revealing their ages, the Tudum report said.
If the pair chooses to move forward, they’ll test their relationship in the real world.
Show co-host Nick is a “Bachelor” franchise alum. He and Natalie, a certified surgical technologist, already together host “The Viall Files,” the popular podcast Nick started years ago about reality TV, love and pop culture. The two share a daughter, River Rose, and are expecting twins.
‘Age of Attraction’ contestant Brian Winzenried from Madison, Wisconsin
Winzenried is listed as the owner-baker at Gamboa Baking Co. in Panama on the bakery’s Instagram page. He’s also a Ford Model, who goes by “Brian Winz.”
After graduating from Edgewood High School in Madison and being a “muffin man” at Stella’s Bakery – owned by his then-girlfriend’s family – Winzenried got into modeling, according to a 2013 Wisconsin State Journal report.
The State Journal report said Winzenried – who moved to Miami, then New York – appeared in ads for Calvin Klein, Banana Republic, Gap and Abercrombie & Fitch, among others; traveled to Europe for fashion shows; and sat by Madonna for an album launch party of hers.
Winzenried studied bread-baking at New York’s French Culinary Institute and had apprenticeships there before he and his girlfriend-turned-wife returned to Madison to run her family’s bakery, the State Journal reported in 2013.
In 2020, Winzenried moved to Gamboa and founded Gamboa Baking Co. in a small garage, he shared in a 2024 Instagram post. The bakery has since expanded to Ciudad Del Saber, featuring breads, pastries, pizza and more. In 2025, Eater named Gamboa among the “Best Restaurants in Panama City.”
Brian likens his ideal relationship to food, his cast bio says.
“Do you want a fast-food McDonald’s experience or a Michelin star–rated meal?’ he said in the bio. The latter takes thought, creativity, and an openness to the unexpected, the bio continued.
Winzenried splits his time between his Panama business and visiting his three children in Wisconsin, according to his cast bio.
‘Age of Attraction’ contestant Erin Timm from Delavan, Wisconsin
When Timm was a high-schooler, she wandered into a career-day session on modeling and caught the eye of an agent, according to a 1996 Journal Sentinel feature.
Timm skipped college life to pursue modeling, she wrote in a post on Substack, where she has opened up about the complexities of the modeling industry, as well as shared other “true, short, personal stories.”
Her modeling career took her around the globe, including to Japan, Germany, Paris and Italy, the JS feature said. Her “high-fashion” portfolio at that time included a Givenchy photo that appeared in fashion magazines all over the world; a glitzy picture in Paris that made it into French Vogue; and a swimsuit shot taken in St. John that appeared in Inside Sports.
“But behind the beautiful pictures, there’s another side of the modeling business. It, too, has become part of the portfolio of experience that Ms. Timm carries with her,” the feature said.
That other side included eating disorders, considerable travel, loneliness, tremendous pressure and striving for physical perfection. She would do appearances at area high schools to share her story, emphasizing the importance of finding who you are rather than focusing on what you look like.
According to Timm’s cast bio, she has since moved from modeling to full-time massage therapy. During a 2023 podcast interview with the “Jack and Cathy (Sh*t) Show,” Timm shared that she had been living in Chicago for nearly 20 years at that point.
She’s also a proud single mom, per her cast bio. Her son – a TikTok and Twitch streamer – is her best friend.
Timm has never married because she’s saving it for someone truly special, her cast bio says. On the 2023 podcast, Timm said she had been a dater for over 30 years.
“If I had ever wanted to get married for the sake of being married, I would have done it already,” Timm said in her cast bio.
Her self-made love languages are mutual respect and eye contact. “She’s looking for someone who can hold a gaze as well as she holds her standards,” her cast bio says.
Timm often shares car lip-synching videos, family time and her political views on social media.
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