He’s the millionaire pub heir who captured Sophie Monk’s heart on The Bachelorette.
But before finding love on the show, Stu Laundy, 45, reportedly pursued media personality Jo Casamento, 43.
The Studio 10 panelist told Woman’s Day on Monday that she ‘hit it off’ with Stu upon meeting him before his stint on The Bachelorette, but denied new claims that he has been romantically pursuing her recently.
‘We hit it off’: Studio 10 panelist Jo Casamento recalled meeting Bachelorette star Stu Laundy and admitted they has great chemistry but denied romance rumours
‘It would be fair to say we had a lot in common and we hit it off,’ she told the publication.
‘We’re both single parents, he’s a nice guy and we had a lot to talk about… I did have a laugh when I saw him entering the Bachelorette mansion just a few days later.
She added that there was no romance between the pair because she’s in a ‘great relationship’ with someone else.
Rumour mill: The magazine claims Stu has been pursuing Jo recently amid reported relationship woes with Sophie (pictured)
The magazine wrongly claims Stu has been pursuing Jo recently amid reported relationship woes with Sophie.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Stu for comment.
It comes after former Bardot singer Sophie recently denied split rumours while attending the McDonald’s Supercrew awards.
Just friends: Jo said, ‘We’re both single parents, he’s a nice guy and we had a lot to talk about… I did have a laugh when I saw him entering the Bachelorette mansion just a few days later’
Still together? It comes after former Bardot singer Sophie recently denied split rumours
‘The media says [we’ve] broken up, I’m pregnant and married [but] I’m still with the guy,’ she confirmed, adding that with all the speculation she was ‘getting confused herself.’
One week later, she took to Instagram to address rumours that she and Stu sneaked in secret dates during filming of The Bachelorette, and made a pact that he would be the winner.
‘I sneakily saw him AFTER we had finished shoot the show before the finally (sic) aired,’ she wrote.
She continued to clarify: ‘And his attitude was like he won most of the time. I swear it was totally legit. Love Soph.’
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Content: ‘The media says [we’ve] broken up, I’m pregnant and married [but] I’m still with the guy,’ Sophie recently confirmed, adding that with all the speculation she was ‘getting confused herself’