Sophie Monk and Stu Laundy were plagued with rumours their relationship was ‘fake’ the entire time they were together.
And now Sophie has revealed she did in fact set up paparazzi pictures while the couple were still together.
In an upcoming interview with A Current Affair, the former Bachelorette star said she felt pressured to show emotion in order to stop people questioning whether or not their relationship was real.
So, was anything real?: Sophie Monk admits to ‘staging’ paparazzi shots with ex Stu Laundy because she ‘kept getting burnt for not being affectionate’
‘Every day I was getting burnt for not being affectionate, so there’s paparazzi at the airport and I was like, ‘kiss me’, she said.
In the image Sophie was specifically referring to, the 38-year-old could be seen with her hands behind her back as Stu, 45, awkwardly leans in to kiss her.
Despite the intimate act, neither appeared to touch the other than their lips.
Sophie said the entire kiss was ‘definitely for the paparazzi’ adding she ‘could see them.’
The TV personality is set to break her silence on her ‘bitter break up’ in a tell-all interview with Channel Nine’s A Current Affair on Tuesday night.
Kiss me quick: Sophie revealed that many of her and Stu’s moments of PDA were ‘definitely for the paparazzi’ adding she ‘could see them’
‘Kiss me’: ‘Every day I was getting burnt for not being affectionate, so there’s paparazzi at the airport and I was like, ‘kiss me’, she said
In a trailer aired on Monday, the 38-year-old appears close to tears as she reveals that there ‘absolutely’ were clashes in her relationship with the millionaire publican.
On Monday’s episode of A Current Affair, host Tracey Grimshaw promised that Sophie would reveal ‘what really happened behind the scenes’ of the relationship.
Sophie is currently recuperating from the split at home on the Gold Coast, after returning from Canada where she was holidaying with Stu.
Body language: Sophie and Stu also copped online backlash after their appearance on The Project where they seemed awkward together
Happier times: Sophie is currently recuperating from the split at home on the Gold Coast, after returning from Canada where she was holidaying with Stu
At some point during the vacation she decided to break up with Stu, later telling her fans via Instagram on January 26 that things ‘just didn’t work out.’
In an interview with KIIS FM’s Kyle & Jackie O days later, Stu claimed the social media post was the first time he had learned of Sophie’s decision to end their relationship.
However, Sophie’s agent Titus Day later denied Stu’s claims in an interview with WHO Magazine, clarifying that the couple had ‘broken up before the post’.