The Bachelor frontrunner Bella Varelis says she isn’t listening to rumours
The rumour mill has gone into overdrive about some of The Bachelor contestants and frontrunner Bella Varelis has called it out as bulls--t and sour grapes.
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The Bachelor frontrunner Bella Varelis says she isn’t listening to rumours or the comments of other contestants as “99 per cent of it would be complete bulls--t”.
It has emerged that Varelis has dated several The Bachelorette contestants in the past, but she is baffled by a suggestion she had met former Survivor star Locky Gilbert in Bali before the show.
One contestant Nadine made several revelations including that Varelis and Gilbert were set up from the beginning.
“I haven’t been to Bali in five years and it genuinely baffles me the lengths people will go to,’’ Varelis said.
“I’d never even watched Survivor.
“I didn’t even have a conversation with Nadine. I don’t listen to it because 99 per cent of it would be complete bulls--t.
“People say she’s only dated people from The Bachelor, but that’s not how it happened.
“I’m trying not to let it get to me but it does suck when people question your integrity.”
Varelis, a Sydney-based marketing consultant, previously dated Sam Johnson who appeared on Georgia Love’s season of The Bachelorette, and Dean Michael Unglert who was an ex-contestant on the US version of the show.
“Sam and I dated prior to The Bachelorette and when he did it that’s when I got introduced to Matty J and Laura (Byrne) and Courtney (Dober),’’ she said.
“That’s also how I met Dean. It happens naturally.
“Matty and Laura even said it’s shocking what comes out and they said just be yourself.
“He’s either going to fall in love with you or he’s not your human.”
Varelis is expected to go far in the race for Gilbert’s heart.
“It’s such an out of body experience watching it on TV,’’ she said.
“I know that’s my face but it doesn’t feel like me. You are sceptical about it but straight away as soon as I met him it wasn’t just a physical connection, it was emotional as well.
“I got out of the limo and was like, ‘thank god’.”