AFP’s surprising job offer for Bachelor Matt Agnew

Matt Agnew’s “dog c**t” sleuthing on The Bachelor has put him in the sights of the Australian Federal Police, which has made an unorthodox offer to the handsome astrophysicist. READ MATT’S RESPONSE.

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Surely the Australian Federal Police has better things to do than sit around watching reality TV.

Despite the social media team at the AFP clearly fancying themselves as minor comedians, Confidential was taken aback by a tweet on Thursday morning directed at Bachelor hunk Matt Agnew that doubled as a recruitment drive.

Bachelor Matt Agnew getting to the bottom of the “dog c**t” remark with contestants Abbie and Monique. Picture: Channel 10

“A message for @TheBachelorAU after last night’s ep,” the tweet read. “Matt — if the career in astrophysics/data analytics and finding eternal love doesn’t pan out, we’d be happy to help you with your detective skills. Register your interest to join the AFP anytime!”

The Twitter post included a link to AFP recruitment and followed Wednesday night’s episode of The Bachelor where Agnew embarked on somewhat of an investigative mission when he was informed one of his female admirers had been bitching behind his back.

A message for @TheBachelorAU after last night's ep 🌹

Matt - if the career in astrophysics/data analytics and finding eternal love doesn’t pan out, we'd be happy to help you with your detective skills.

Register your interest to join the AFP anytime! https://t.co/fvHIrQnEj0

— AFP (@AusFedPolice) August 15, 2019

During a date with Abbie, he was told that fellow bachelorette Monique had called him a “disrespectful pig” and a “dog c**t”.

Monique was subsequently sent packing from the Bachelor mansion in last night’s episode but claimed her comments were merely a joke taken out of context.

Agnew told The Daily Telegraph that he’d been open to a career change.

“I panicked a moment reading the headline,” he said.

“What have I done that they need to chat with me? But it’s nice to know I’ve got a back up if the data science and astrophysics all falls apart for me. I don’t mind the idea of myself as a bit of a gumshoe.”

State and Federal law enforcement have increasingly upped lighter hearted posts on social media in addition to dealing with serious issues like drug hauls and murder arrests.

The AFP has just under 30,000 followers on Twitter and a further 430,000 on Facebook while NSW Police Twitter sits at 165,400.

Bachelor hunk Matt currently works as a astrophysicist/data analyst. Picture: Channel 10

In May, AFP Senior Social Media Officer Laura Haddock told the ABC she works in a media team of 10 unsworn officers who work carefully on posts before they are shared.

“Getting the AFP voice takes everyone in the team,” Haddock said.

“People would be surprised at the amount of work that goes into what seems like a flyaway post. I sense-check just about everything and get the team’s ideas on whether that’s going to fly. It’s always good to get a couple of opinions.”

Originally published as AFP’s surprising job offer for Bachelor Matt Agnew