Bach in Paradise star ‘ashamed’ as furious outburst horrifies viewers

Threats of violence, an on-camera intervention by a desperate producer: Bachelor fans were horrified by what they witnessed last night.

Bachelor in Paradise contestant Ivan Krslovic was eliminated from the show during last night’s episode — and not a moment too soon for viewers horrified by the reality star’s behaviour.

Fans of the show expressed their disgust during last night’s episode as Ivan fumed over a possible connection forming between the contestant he was “keen on”, Tenille Favios, and his friend Nathan Favros.

Ivan appeared incensed when another contestant quietly informed him the pair had struck up a connection.

“It makes me wonder — every time he dragged her away for a chat, was there ulterior motive? If you’re going to pull that s**t, f**k off,” he fumed. “What a peanut. He doesn’t give a f**k. There’s like 100 people in this place, and Nathan goes for Tenille? I’m f**king over it.”

He said their friendship was now over and delivered an ominous warning: “Nathan’s a dead man walking.”

His fury exploded again during a to-camera confessional, Ivan abandoning the interview as a producer tried to placate him.

He's about to Hulk Smash.

“Are you all right? Just take a big deep breath,” a producer could be heard saying.

Back among the contestants, Ivan still couldn’t contain his anger.

“I’m about to punch a wall right now … I’m about to lose my s**t.”

Of course, this being a reality show, Ivan then went to sit down with Nathan and hash things out face-to-face.

Nathan admitted he was interested in Tenille — which put him in a “scary situation”.

“I have to tread very carefully because I don’t want Ivan to … I don’t want Ivan to kill me,” he said, admitting he’d been avoiding Tenille because he was “scared of Ivan.”

Deep breaths, dude.

“He needs to understand that he doesn’t own Tenille,” said Nathan.

It appeared the message was not getting through.

“(Tenille and I) had a full day yesterday — couple s**t all day. That was YESTERDAY, chief. And then she pulls the pin today?” he asked.

In slightly surreal scenes, a producer was then shown entering the scene to try and reason with Ivan.

When a producer has to step onto camera and remind you of this, you know you've gone off piste.

“Ivan, Nathan: So, it’s a dating show. Does that not mean that people have the right to explore?” she asked, crouching in front of pair.

“Doesn’t that mean he has the right to explore? I’m just gonna leave that with you guys.”

Ivan appeared dumbfounded by the producer’s intervention but left Nathan with these parting words: “Just stay the f**k away from me.”

The entire dummy spit did not go over well with Bach fans:

If this is how he behaves in the full glare of the TV cameras what’s Ivan like behind closed doors? Terrifying. #BachelorInParadiseAU

— Jill Stark (@jillastark) April 28, 2019

Tenille: Ivan, I no longer what to continue things with you for the following reasons which have nothing to do with anyone else and all to do with your behaviour
Ivan: I just don’t understand why she called things off. Maybe because Nathan STOLE HER?! #BachelorInParadiseAU

— jessi (@jessihannaj) April 28, 2019

Just kick Ivan out. There's no place for this kind of boorish, childish, stalkerish behaviour. #BachelorInParadiseAU

— The Guidefather 👍🇦🇺📺 (@SteveMolk) April 28, 2019

Ivan would be the guy that texts 20 times before 9am and shows up to your work to “surprise” aka check on you for lunch. This is not a good look. #BachelorInParadiseAU

— Natalie Bethel (@natalie19815) April 23, 2019

Dear Ivan,
Tenille IS NOT your property.
She is NOT your territory to “mark”
She is NOT your possession.
She is NOT your girlfriend.
Your behaviour is not acceptable to Tenille, to women, to anyone.

Reflect on this time to sort your shit.#BachelorInParadiseAU

— 𝙼𝙸𝙺𝙰𝙴𝙻𝙰 𝙶𝚁𝙰𝙲𝙴 ♥ (@goldcoastgrace) April 24, 2019

This show is a sugarcoated example of how scary it is to be a woman 🥴 from bills gaslighting to Ivan seeing red when things aren’t going his way eugh gross #BachelorInParadiseAU

— Karenah (@choomchoomkaren) April 23, 2019

Australia right now watching Ivan lose his shit because "his girl" spoke to someone else with a penis #bachelorinparadiseau pic.twitter.com/GhIjh9WIah

— Deb (@grunge_hippy) April 23, 2019

Um, if Nathan is scared of Ivan, imagine how Tenille is feeling #BachelorinParadiseAU

— Zoe Phelan (@zoephelanlike) April 24, 2019

words used in relation to ivan tonight:
- angry
- terrified
- scared
- kill

RED FLAG#bachelorinparadiseau

— mickersh (@mickerah) April 28, 2019

In the end, Nathan didn’t have to dodge Ivan for too long, as Ivan did not receive a rose and was sent packing at the end of the episode.

The audience backlash was not lost on the reality star, who issued a lengthy apology via his Instagram stories after the show aired in which he declared he was “ashamed as a man”:

Ivan published this apology to fans.

Ivan’s outburst is another controversy in what’s been a lively season of the Bachelor spin-off, with contestant Bill Goldsmith last week lashing out at the show’s lacklustre ratings and accusing producers of having “f**ked” him over.

Bachelor in Paradise continues Tuesday at 8.40pm on Ten.