Gordon's exes go head-to-head in contest

Jodi Gordon's ex-boyfriend Ryan Stokes and rumoured bikie lover Mark James Judge will appear alongside each other as nominees in this year's CLEO magazine Bachelor of the Year awards.

Judge, who hit headlines last year when he was caught up in a drugs scandal with the Home and Away actress resulting in her being publicly dumped by Stokes, is among 500 men in the running for the title of Australia's most eligible bachelor.

TV presenter Lyndsey Rodrigues told AAP that she thinks Judge's inclusion in the list is "weird", adding: "I would say the other thing that would appeal to me would be a no drugs policy, so I don't think I'll be voting for him very highly."

Radio DJ Bianca Dye said that it is "awkward" having both Stokes and Judge in the competition, while Gordon's Home and Away co-star Axle Whitehead, who won the title last year, said: "Isn't he in jail?"

CLEO editor Sarah Oakes defended Judge, saying: "The list needs to be representative. Judge is somebody that came through as a nomination, and we need a few names on there for people to talk about and have some lively debate about what makes a good bachelor."

Also included in the list are Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns, Olympic swimmer Eamon Sullivan, Sunrise presenter James Tobin and comedian Wil Anderson.