Late Night: Ryan Lochte will do ‘Bachelor’ only if family approves

“The Bachelor� fans take note: Ryan Lochte is still interested in starring in the reality series.

In a visit to “The Tonight Show� Thursday, fresh off filming a cameo on “90210,� the gold medal-winning swimmer and not exactly reluctant heartthrob addressed the rumored possibility he could become the first celebrity “Bachelor.�

“If they ask me to do ‘The Bachelor’ I would consider it, but I would talk with my family first,� Lochte said. Given his mother’s track record — Mama Lochte told USA Today her son only has one-night stands, then quickly backpedaled — it doesn’t seem likely there’d be much objection.

Lochte was less hesitant about getting involved with “Dancing With the Stars.� In fact, he thinks he has what it takes to win. “In college I took a dancing class. I got [an] A, so I think think I’d be pretty good at it.�

Actress Kristen Bell, seated beside Lochte — and wearing his five medals around her neck — tried for a little irony. “Do you have any idea how much training it takes to be on ‘Dancing With the Stars’?� she asked facetiously.

But Lochte didn’t catch the joke. “Do you have any idea how much training you have to do to swim?� he replied.

“No that’s what I’m saying,� she said, giving up. If Lochte really does want to pursue acting, he should probably learn to improvise.

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