The Bachelorette fallout Sam Frost didn’t see coming
SHE’S happily loved up with the man of her dreams, months after bidding farewell to the other blokes. But Sam Frost couldn’t have predicted a post-Bachelorette fallout like this.
SAM Frost could not have predicted a post-Bachelorette fallout like this.
She’s happily loved up with the man of her dreams, Sasha Mielczarek, four months after the show wrapped, but her rejected men continue to come out of the woodwork with claims she was disrespectful of their feelings.
The latest to lash out at the 26-year-old Bachelorette is David Witko, who fans will remember was branded “the most hated man in Australia” after his brief stint of the show. The 31-year-old model has now labelled Frost a “bully” and questioned BeyondBlue’s choice of her as an ambassador.
Witko posted a screengrab on Instagram of a fan question from a Q&A, which read: “I have to ask, what was Model David like in the house? Was he always as “interesting” as he was portrayed to be on the show? PS — loved how you put him in his place!”
Frost responded to the fan directly, saying: “He was EXACTLY how he was portrayed, interpret that as you will.
“And PS thanks for the support of old mate fire guts.”
He captioned the screengrab, “I actually don’t care; but it’s pretty sad ... We spoke for a total of 10 minutes, and she knows me? What about that donation to your charity I made at the initial meeting? Not shown ...
“You’re being a bully Sam, and you represent @beyondblueofficial @fro01 screenshot is from news.com.au questions #oldmatefireguts ???”
We’re a little confused about the line “old mate fire guts” as well ...
Witko later clarified to the Daily Mail Australia that he made a “generous donation” to BeyondBlue when he first entered the mansion, but it was never mentioned on the show.
The Polish born model isn’t the only former Bachelorette lad to accuse Frost of mistreatment. Runner-up Michael Turnbull hit back at the reality TV star after she revealed Richie Strahan was the real runner-up, but said she didn’t take him to New Zealand for the finale because she couldn’t bare to hurt his feelings.
“It killed me but I didn’t want to take Richie through to the finale because I would have struggled to let him down that way, I think it was better that he left when he did,” she told NW magazine.
“It was absolutely awful but Richie and I have a lot of respect for each other and think the world of each other so that’s amazing.”
The former professional soccer player admitted reading Frost’s comments really upset him, adding that she should have sent him packing as soon as she realised he wasn’t the one.
“Like Richie, I have feelings too,” the 34-year-old told Daily Mail Australia.
“It wasn’t easy to read, and if that’s the truth, she should have let me go ... I think she should have let me go as soon as she realised that I was not the guy for her.”
The Brisbane born contestant added that he wouldn’t have stayed in the mansion if his feelings for Frost weren’t real. “I was being 100 per cent honest. I would have left the second I didn’t think there was a connection. I would have walked out.”
Richie Strahan, who placed third in the series, has been keeping a low profile since having his heart broken by Frost, telling news.com.au that time has helped.
“Look I’m feeling OK. Obviously it was filmed a little while ago. It was pretty tough not getting that rose and how all that went down. Everyone could see Sam was quite visibly upset and that was really tough to see,” the 31-year-old from Perth said.
“But I’m doing OK now, my heart’s mended.”
A Beyond Blue spokeswoman has clarified with SydCon that while Frost certainly is a friend of the organisation who offers her support via social media, she is not an official ambassador.
News.com.au has contacted Sam Frost’s representative for comment.