Stu Laundy reveals why he joined The Bachelorette

He’s the rumoured winner of The Bachelorette who – unlike any other contestant – met Sophie Monk before appearing on the show. 

And now Stu Laundy has revealed how the fleeting encounter with the blonde beauty was enough for him to sign up as a contestant. 

The 44-year-old said he felt Sophie was the first person he ‘clicked’ with, after spending three years in the dating game following separation from his wife.

‘I really felt like Sophie and I clicked’: Stu Laundy reveals why a ten minute conversation with Sophie Monk was enough for him to sign up to The Bachelorette

The heir to a half a billion dollar pub empire joined the show with a push from two of his daughters, despite not fitting the typical mold of the show’s contestants, who are often aspiring models or actors.

‘I really felt like Sophie and I clicked, all be it for ten minutes, but more so than I’ve clicked with anyone since my ex-wife,’ the father-of-four told the Financial Review.

‘I ummed and ahhed a lot … and it was because of my kids [I joined the show]. My two little ones are big fans…’

‘I weighed up all the pros and cons and through several years of unhappiness, I just thought, this might be a path to happiness.’

Sparks: The 44-year-old said he felt Sophie was the first person he 'clicked' with, after spending three years in the dating game following separation from his wife

Sparks: The 44-year-old said he felt Sophie was the first person he ‘clicked’ with, after spending three years in the dating game following separation from his wife

'I ummed and ahhed a lot ... and it was because of my kids': The heir to a half a billion dollar pub empire joined the show with a push from two of his daughters 

‘I ummed and ahhed a lot … and it was because of my kids’: The heir to a half a billion dollar pub empire joined the show with a push from two of his daughters 

Laying low: Stu also weighed in on the constant media speculation surrounding him, saying he is afraid to walk down the street for fear of being photographed with a woman, the publication reported

Laying low: Stu also weighed in on the constant media speculation surrounding him, saying he is afraid to walk down the street for fear of being photographed with a woman, the publication reported

Stu also weighed in on the constant media speculation surrounding him, saying he is afraid to walk down the street for fear of being photographed with a woman, the publication reported. 

The publican is down to the final three after receiving a rose from Sophie during hometown week. 

Before the episode went to air, he may have let slip that he does win Sophie’s heart, revealing to Who: ‘I haven’t been this happy in 20 years!’

Stu also confessed that he’s only just recovered from the split from his wife.  

Closing stages: The publican is down to the final three after receiving a rose from Sophie during hometown week

Closing stages: The publican is down to the final three after receiving a rose from Sophie during hometown week

'I haven't been this happy in 20 years!': Before the episode went to air, he may have let slip that he does win Sophie's heart, revealing his happiness 

‘I haven’t been this happy in 20 years!’: Before the episode went to air, he may have let slip that he does win Sophie’s heart, revealing his happiness 

‘My heart was badly broken by my ex-wife,’ he told the magazine. 

‘I was in a world of pain. I haven’t been this happy in 20 years.’

The frontrunner also told the magazine that his feelings for Sophie had grown ‘astronomically’ and that he feels his and the blonde bombshell’s lives would fit together perfectly.  

Stu, who divorced wife Rachel in 2013, has previously been linked to Sophie Falkiner, Stephanie Rice and Laura Csortan.

True love? The frontrunner also told the magazine that his feelings for Sophie had grown 'astronomically' and that he feels his and Sophie's lives would fit together perfectly

True love? The frontrunner also told the magazine that his feelings for Sophie had grown ‘astronomically’ and that he feels his and Sophie’s lives would fit together perfectly

 

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