He was reduced to a blubbering mess when Bachelorette Sophie Monk chose millionaire publican Stu Laundy over him in the finale.
And despite Jarrod Woodgate putting on a brave face since his brutal dumping aired on national TV, his tough exterior broke on Friday when asked about the experience.
The vineyard manager, dubbed by fans as a ‘stage five clinger’, told a photographer at Sydney Airport: ‘Yeah, not happy with the outcome!’
‘Not happy with the outcome!’ Bachelorette runner-up Jarrod Woodgate’s smile finally falls as he makes some disgruntled comments following his BRUTAL dumping by Sophie Monk
His lively smile soon fell as he made some disgruntled comments regarding his unlucky-in-love journey.
‘Not happy with the outcome, but hopefully Sophie and Stu continue on a happy life, that’s all I can wish for,’ Jarrod said sincerely as he carried a thick novel in his hand.
Jarrod also noted that he is still reeling from the upsetting end to his short-lived romance with Sophie, which was believed to be filmed in September.
Too soon? His lively smile soon fell as he made some disgruntled comments regarding his unlucky-in-love journey
‘Right now I just want to get through heartbreak’: Jarrod noted he is still reeling from the upsetting end to his short-lived romance with Sophie, with the finale believed to be filmed weeks ago in September
‘Right now I just want to get through heartbreak, that’s all I want to do, just get some space and see how we go,’ he said.
While fans teased and poked fun of the bachelor’s intense infatuation for the former Bardot singer during the series, they quickly sympathised with the reject after his dramatic exit from the show.
Viewers were forced to watch an extremely uncomfortable scene, where Jarrod walked away from Sophie along the beach sniffling and crying for a whole one minute and 20 seconds.
Doing a 180! While fans teased and poked fun of the bachelor’s intense infatuation for the former Bardot singer during the series, they quickly sympathised with the reject after his emotional exit from the show
Dramatic exit: Viewers were forced to watch an extremely uncomfortable scene, where Jarrod walked away from Sophie along the beach sniffling and crying for a whole one minute and 20 seconds
‘That’s all I want to do, just get some space’: Jarrod was heading home to Melbourne, a state where neither Sophie or winner Stu reside
‘Yeah, apparently there are pot plants out for Jarrod on the streets. So I’m going to go looking tonight when I get back to Melbourne. I appreciate all the support out there from the guys and the fans,’ Jarrod said.
Along with most of Australia, Sophie also felt sick about the gut-wrenching break-up.
Sophie found it difficult watching the heartbroken Victorian head home, saying: ‘Oh, I’m an a**hole. Oh, God. I’m sorry.’
Smart! Jarrod wore jeans, a button-up T-shirt and grey suit jacket as he walked through the terminal before boarding his flight back to Melbourne
Sophie had told Jarrod: ‘In my head, you’re everything I’ve been looking for. Absolutely everything, but my heart belongs to someone else.’
Jarrod couldn’t contain his disappointment as his lively expression dropped and he wiped tears from his eyes.
The Victorian local was shocked by her admission, clearly going into the finale confident of walking away a ‘winner’: ‘Wow. I didn’t know what to think, coming into today, but I didn’t expect that.’
A deflated Jarrod hung his head as he dramatically walked away from the beautiful blonde.
Sophie later confessed her love for winner Stu Laundy.
Jarrod has since explained in numerous media interviews that he had planned to propose to Sophie and still has feelings for the blonde.
Pining for his lost lady? Jarrod has since explained in numerous media interviews that he had planned to propose to Sophie and still has feelings for the blonde
‘Hopefully Sophie and Stu continue on a happy life, that’s all I can wish for’: Jarrod wished the new couple well, despite claiming he was still dealing with his ‘heartbreak’
Happily ever after? Sophie later confessed her love for winner Stu Laundy