The ‘stage five clinger’ was never a favourite to win Bachelorette Sophie Monk’s heart.
But viewers couldn’t help but voice sympathy for runner-up Jarrod Woodgate after he was brutally dumped during Thursday’s finale.
Twitter went into meltdown, as the vineyard manager was reduced to a blubbering mess while walking along the beach alone and crying for an excruciating one minute and 20 seconds.
‘Jarrod weeping all the way down the beach is BRUTAL!’ Bachelorette fans show sympathy for ‘stage five clinger’ runner-up Woodgate after he is reduced to a blubbering mess following Sophie Monk’s dumping
After the singer ended her short-lived romance with the distraught and tearful suitor, she admitted she was ‘an a**hole’ as he hung his head.
Jarrod had arrived full of confidence, but when he was the first to greet host Osher Günsberg, his fate as the undesirable runner-up was cemented as ominous music played.
However, it was his overly-emotional beachside-stroll departure that saw ‘poor Jarrod’ trend on Twitter in Australia.
‘Oh, I’m an a**hole. Oh, God. I’m sorry’: Sophie found it difficult watching the heartbroken Victorian walk away with his head hung low
He didn’t see it coming! Jarrod had arrived full of confidence, but when he was the first to greet host Osher Günsberg, his fate as the undesirable runner-up was known to viewers watching from home as ominous music played
All by himself! Twitter went into meltdown, as the vineyard manager was reduced to a blubbering mess following the gut-wrenching break-up, walking along the beach alone as he sobbed
‘These long camera shots’: His overly-emotional beachside-stroll departure was drawn out, lasting one minute and 20 seconds, with the camera following his every move long after Sophie’s last word
‘This is hard enough!’: One viewer wished there were less shots of Jarrod crying on the beach, as it made his rejection worse
‘Stop going back to shots of Jarrod cry walking down the beach. This is hard enough as it is!’ a viewer said.
Another shared a Simpson GIF to express their reaction watching the scene, writing: ‘These long camera shots of Jarrod slowly walking sadly down the beach.’
Jarrod, wearing his full suit and dress shoes, walked along the sand into the distance, not once looking back at his former lady love.
Tearful goodbye: Jarrod, wearing his full suit and dress shoes, walked along the sand into the distance, not once looking back at his former lady love
‘I genuinely feel bad for him’: Despite many fans poking fun at the ‘stage five clinger’throughout the season, plenty of supportive messages flooded Twitter
‘At least when Elise was dumped she got to disappear in to the forest. Jarrod weeping all the way down the beach is brutal,’ a Twitter user compared the televised break-ups.
‘When Jarrod said he liked long walks on the beach, that’s not what he meant’ and ‘Jarrod walks straight into the ocean’ were jokes made at the reject’s expense.
‘Even though I joked about Jarrod pretty much the whole season, I genuinely feel so bad for him rn,’ one fan confessed.
Another wrote: ”Poor Jarrod’ is tending in Australia and all this tells me is that we’re a pack of liars. We all thought he was a creep.’
‘Wow… I didn’t expect that’: Jarrod avoided eye contact with Sophie as he teared up, sighing as he admitted he was confident going into the finale and now ‘didn’t know what to think’
‘At least Elise got to disappear in to the forest’: Fans compared Jarrod’s rejection to Matty J’s runner-up Elise Stacy, claiming his was far more public and drawn out
Jarrod couldn’t contain his disappointment as his lively expression dropped and he wiped tears from his eyes after Sophie confessed her heart belonged to another.
He avoided eye contact with Sophie, sighing as he admitted: ‘Wow. I didn’t know what to think, coming into today, but I didn’t expect that.’
Composing himself, he sniffled and thanked Sophie for their short-lived romance.
‘Every moment we had together, all the memories and the journey that we’ve done and… ..no regrets whatsoever in any of this. You’ve just helped me become a better person in this whole journey, and… I thank you for that,’ he said.
A deflated Jarrod hung his head as he dramatically walked away from the beautiful blonde.
Emotional farewell: Jarrod didn’t hold back tears, as he sniffled and wiped his eyes after his rejection by Sophie
‘Jarrod, hold your head up mate. Respect.’ Former rival Luke McLeod sent Jarrod a message of support following his rejection
While Jarrod didn’t hold back his tears, fans praised the bachelor for keeping relatively calm during his rejection: ‘That was brutal but what a classy exit by Jarrod.’
Former rival Luke McLeod even sent him a message of support: ‘Jarrod hold your head up mate. You put everything on the line and wore your heart on your sleeve all the time. Respect.’
Many Twitter users also cheekily suggests to put ‘pot plants out for Jarrod’ in a sign of support, referencing his ongoing witch-hunt for the rival who pi**ed in his ‘love’ plant he shared with Sophie.
Sophie confessed her love for winner Stu Laundy in the finale.
Happily ever after: Sophie confessed her love for winner Stu Laundy in the finale