Stu Laundy fires back at Kate Langbroek and Meshel Laurie over split rumours

BACHELORETTE winner Stu Laundy has hit out at media identities Kate Langbroek and Meshel Laurie, whom he said “had their knives out” for him.

STU Laundy has come out swinging against Meshel Laurie and Kate Langbroek who he believes “had their knives out” for him during separate media appearances last week.

Sophie Monk and her new man both spoke to Kyle and Jackie O on KIIS FM this morning and assured everyone that they were still together despite persistent rumours they’d split since The Bachelorette finale was filmed.

“We’re getting smashed,” Monk said about the recent media reports.

Talk turned to the couple’s awkward appearance on The Project last Friday night during which Monk and Laundy were peppered with questions from co-hosts Gorgi Coghlan and Meshel Laurie.

Some viewers felt The Project panellists were “totally disrespectful” towards the duo and took particular issue with a comment from Laurie.

“I think you’ve done the classic woman thing where you say that you want one thing but what you actually go for is something else,” Laurie said to Monk on the program.

“You said in the beginning: I just want a down-to-earth, normal guy who wants to get married and have kids. What you’ve chosen is a millionaire, who’s already married and had a vasectomy.”

Speaking to Kyle and Jackie O this morning about the interview, Laundy said Laurie seemed “vengeful”.

“A lady I’d never met just started shooting me, it was pretty rude actually,” he said.

“But it was on live TV so I just tried to make a joke of it. I was on Have You Been Paying Attention? with Soph and those comedians shut us down but it was really funny stuff, as funny as I’ve ever really heard. But it just seemed a bit vengeful from the other lady. I’m sure she’s a lovely lady.”

Jackie O asked Laundy to clarify exactly which Project panellist he was referring to and he made clear it was Laurie.

“I don’t even know her name, that sounds dreadful,” he said. “She was on the left hand side of The Project panel.”

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Speaking to news.com.au this morning, Laurie defended her line of questioning on The Project.

“I’ve never seen an episode of the show [The Bachelorette] so I have no opinion on Stu or his relationship,” Laurie told us.

“I merely commented on the fact that, on paper, he was a different sort of guy from what Sophie said she was looking for, but that chemistry was more important. I really have no idea how or why that’s been interpreted as harsh.

“I can only imagine the strain of nurturing a new relationship under the spotlight has made him a bit defensive which is perfectly understandable. All the best to everyone.”

Laundy also wasn’t impressed with the treatment he received from KIIS FM’s Kate Langbroek on Friday.

He and Monk appeared on Hughesy and Kate but Laundy claimed things got off to an awkward start before the radio interview had even begun.

“I walked into the studio with Kate, Soph and I both saw it, she just went straight at me,” he told Kyle and Jackie O.

“This was off air. This was before the radio with Kate. She said: ‘This is a scam and it will take a lot of convincing for me to believe it.’

“I wish the public would love us but there’s not a lot we can do when these people have the microphone.”

Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek at the recent radio awards. Picture: Ian Currie

After the interview, Langbroek posted a photo of Monk and Laundy on Instagram with the caption: “She hates him”.

Speaking about Langbroek and Laurie, Laundy said: “It was sort of like they had their knives out for me”.

During this morning’s interview, Monk sounded genuinely hurt by the rumours that she and Laundy have split and when Sandilands asked her if it felt “weird” to be attacked by other high profile women, she said, “especially when you think a lot of them are your friends”.

“It’s not the public, it’s the media doing it,” she said. “We’re going in and doing interviews on our own time that we don’t need to do, and then you get smashed!”

Monk also shot down the rumour that she’s contractually obligated to remain with Laundy for a set period of time.

“My manager’s too good for that crap,” she told the radio hosts.

“No way. I wouldn’t do it. I was happy to choose no one if I didn’t find anyone [on The Bachelorette].”

And the reality TV couple made it clear that you won’t see them pashing in public anytime soon.

“I’ve got four daughters, they come first to me,” Laundy said on air this morning.

“I’m not going to be out and proud ... So I’m sorry, I’m not going to be a public display of affection guy. I’ve never been that guy.”

Sophie Monk and Stu Laundy are still together, apparently. Picture: Justin Lloyd