She turned to a TV show in order to find love with someone her own age.
But The Bachelorette’s Sophie Monk appears to have found romance with an unexpected suitor, with New Idea reporting she is ‘absolutely smitten’ with one of the youngest contestants.
A ‘source’ claims the 37-year-old shares ‘chemistry’ with 24-year-old magician Apollo Jackson – who was reportedly only brought on to the show to ‘add entertainment’.
‘It’s pretty obvious there is chemistry between them’: Sophie Monk, 37, is ‘absolutely smitten’ with magician Apollo Jackson, 24
Gold Coast-based magician Apollo Jackson, real name Jake Spence, is the youngest contestant in the mansion and 13 years younger than Sophie.
But despite the age gap, New Idea alleges a ‘source’ has revealed Sophie is ‘absolutely smitten’ with Apollo because he is able to make her laugh.
‘She was actually surprised to find out his real age because he is very mature, and it’s pretty obvious there is chemistry between them,’ they claimed.
Youthful: Gold Coast-based magician Apollo Jackson, real name Jake Spence, is the youngest contestant in the mansion, and 13 years younger than Sophie
Head over heels? New Idea alleges a ‘source’ has revealed Sophie is ‘absolutely smitten’ with Apollo because he is able to make her laugh
It comes as Yahoo Be previously revealed a casting call had gone out for older men aged 40 to 58 ‘to meet Sophie’s apparent taste for the silver fox’.
According to New Idea’s alleged source, this demand was met and Apollo only added to the show to spice things up.
‘She insisted she wanted an older man to settle down with and actually said she was attracted to guys over 45 – especially silver foxes,’ the ‘source’ claims.
Report: Apollo was only added to The Bachelorette to spice things up and ‘add entertainment’
‘She insisted she wanted an older man to settle down with’: Sophie reportedly only wanted ‘silver foxes’ on the show
‘So they only put Apollo through because he would add entertainment to the show.’
The ‘source’ also claims they are unsure if things will work out for the pair because Apollo is focused on his career, which Sophie is supportive of.
It appears the feelings Sophie has for Apollo are also returned, with the hunky magician calling the bombshell a ’12 out of 10′ in a new preview for the series.
Likes her back: It appears the feelings Sophie has Apollo are also returned with the hunky magician calling the bombshell a ’12 out of 10′ in a new preview for the series