'Some people aren't made for reality TV': Reason behind FWAW mass exodus

There's a key reason why these three women leaving wasn't really a surprise at all.

Let’s face it - love them or hate them, some people are just built for reality TV. The kind of people who will make a show entertaining no matter what it is, no matter what it is, or who they’re with.

These people are often funny, outgoing, quick-witted, and know how to work their way around a bit of drama - whether they’re actually involved in it or not.

But, not everyone is like that. And, that’s okay! You’d just hope you would realise that before you end up on a show.

Unfortunately for a few Farmer Wants A Wife contestants, this just wasn’t the case, resulting in a mass exodus we kinda saw coming.

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The dramatic walk out

Following four successful 24-hour dates, we saw the rest of this year’s FWAW contestants reunite with their respective farmers at their homes in last night’s episode.

These moments felt wholesome for the most part, albeit giving a little ‘Helloooo, New York’ (in the voice of Hannah Montana). But, you could tell pretty quickly that not everyone was ready to settle in.

At Farmer Tom’s farm in particular, things were more than a little tense.

Whilst three of the women were ready to get involved in the shearing shed, and help him with the cooking, the other two waited behind.

So, it was only somewhat of a surprise when these two women, Emmie and Bridget, slipped out in the early hours of the morning after less than 24-hours on the farm, without giving Tom so much as a goodbye.

“My time is precious, and I want to get back to Sydney, see my family and friends,” Bridget said upon her departure.

Thankfully, Tom was planning on taking them both on the dreaded double date, where one would have been dumped regardless, so really, it wasn’t a huge loss.

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A few more departures

As a result of the double dates that did happen, we also saw Farmer Thomas send Nat home, following a cheeky kiss with Clare, and Farmer Jarrad send home Maneesha.

But, the most emotional of the three was the departure of self-proclaimed introvert, Rosie.

In the episode, Farmer Corey chose Rosie along with Hunter for the double date, and immediately for Rosie, things were looking grim.

And, of course, if you know you’ve got a 50% chance of going home, this is understandable.

“I consider this double date as being like a second option,” she says.

“I feel like it’s going to be… not me.”

The three of them played tennis together, relatively unsuccessfully, which ended in tears for Rosie. And, despite Corey’s best efforts to reconcile her, she still ended up choosing to go home on her own volition at the end of the night.

“I came into this experience thinking that you were pretty much perfect for me… but I think I’ve decided to not continue anymore with the experience that we’re doing at the moment,” she said to him.

“I can’t fall in love this way.”

You don’t have to be on TV!

Reality TV is notoriously a pretty difficult thing to be a part of. Countless former ‘stars’ have come out since their stints, exposing their mistreatment behind the scenes, inaccurate and villainising edits, and the struggles which inevitably come with being suddenly thrust into the public eye.

So, for those like Rosie, I do feel bad. As a fellow introverted crier who gets easily overwhelmed, I would never go on reality TV, so while I commend her braveness in giving it a go, I also think she made the right decision to leave on her own accord. We’re not made for reality TV, and that’s okay!

Emmie and Bridget on the other hand, I think could have been good TV - on a different show without a farm, and a guy they’re just not that into. Emmie has already posted about a new boyfriend, so maybe we’ll see her on The Block in the future, and Bridget could do a stint on MAFS?

Whilst it would be frustrating for Farmer Tom to be left with just three girls, at least now he and Thomas are on the same page, as somewhere along the line he seems to have lost one - with only four women spotted at the dinner table before Nat’s departure.

Originally published as 'Some people aren't made for reality TV': Reason behind FWAW mass exodus