The Bachelorette’s Ali goes on group date

FILMING of this year’s season of The Bachelorette is well and truly underway, with Ali Oetjen taking part in her first group date this week.

FILMING of this year’s season of The Bachelorette is well and truly underway, with Ali Oetjen filming her first group date on Monday.

Oetjen donned a Roman inspired toga dress for the themed date, while male contestants gave their best Maximus impressions in gladiator costumes.

Ali Oetjen gets close to one male contestant. Picture: Matrix

Ali Oetjen and her Bachelors film a Gladiator inspired group date. Picture: Matrix

This year’s Bachelorette supervised a series of stadium challenges alongside series host Osher Gunsberg.

While the group date was a test of fitness, one male contestant appeared to earn extra points by keeping Oetjen warm with a hug in between takes.

Oetjen was a controversial choice for this year’s season of The Bachelorette after she was accused of cheating by her last boyfriend.

Ali Oetjen and Grant Kemp on Bachelor in Paradise

Grant Kemp, who began dating Oetjen after meeting her on Bachelor in Paradise, claims he had caught another man “going down” on her in his Los Angeles home.

“I walked in with my friend Sabrina — who witnessed this whole thing — sees him going down on her on my stairs, so I kicked her out of my house that night,” Kemp told the Kyle and Jackie O Show in May.

Oetjen has so far refused to give specific details of her split from Kemp, only to say that distance had been a factor.