The Bachelor Jay Lal’s ex revealed, as reality star sets record straight

Rejected The Bachelor star Jay Lal’s famous ex has been revealed, after she was eliminated when it emerged she dated the New Zealand bachelor.

Despite being the favourite from day one, The Bachelor star Jay Lal was sent packing on last night’s penultimate episode.

The third runner-up appeared to seal her fate after a prickly conversation with Bachelor Jimmy Nicholson about rumours she dated a famous person prior to entering the mansion.

Questioning whether or not she was on the show for the right reasons on their final date, Jay came clean and said she’d previously dated the New Zealand Bachelor, whom we can reveal was this year’s leading man, Moses Mackay.

“It does look suss,” Jimmy told the camera. “Now I’m wondering, is Jay here for me? Or is she just here to bag herself another Bachelor?”

Jay insisted she dated the Kiwi reality star long before he became the Bachelor this year, but that wasn’t enough for Jimmy to give her a rose in last night’s ceremony, leaving Brooke Cleal and Holly Kingston to battle it out in tonight’s finale.

In a post-elimination interview with 10 Play, Jay doubled down on claims she dated Moses long before he gained a public profile.

“I dated this guy about six or seven years ago and it was such a short-term relationship,” Jay told the website. “And he wasn’t particularly that much in the limelight when I dated him … I actually felt sorry for him that it had been brought up.

“I had to actually message him and be like, ‘Just letting you know this has happened.’”

Moses Mackay was the New Zealand Bachelor this year.

Jay Lal said she dated Moses prior to him becoming The Kiwi Bachelor.

Jay, 32, became a frontrunner in the first episode when Jimmy gifted her the ‘Business Lounge’ key, which allowed her to have private time with the Bach at cocktail parties whenever she wanted.

The Sydney-based nutritionist said she felt the advantage left her with a “target” on her back, as she quickly succumbed to rumours she was only on the show for fame.

This was exacerbated when gossip swirled that Jay had said to a make-up artist off-camera that she wanted to be Jimmy’s runner-up because they become more successful on Instagram.

Eliminated Bachelor contestant Jay Lal with Jimmy Nicholson on their final date.

“I didn’t think I rubbed anyone up the wrong way, I think the only way people would have made those rumours or wanted to say those rumours about me was because I did have that key. I think that kind of put a target on my back from day one,” Jay said.

“That’s probably the hardest thing, people thinking I’m not genuine, because I’m probably the most honest – maybe too honest at times – person.

“When my friends and family see it even they got a bit upset because they know that’s far from who I am. That was one of the most difficult things. People thinking I’m not a genuine person.”

The Bachelor finale airs tonight on Channel 10 at 7.30pm

Originally published as The Bachelor Jay Lal’s ex revealed, as reality star sets record straight