He was left crushed and heartbroken when Sophie Monk unceremoniously dumped him on The Bachelorette.
And during a chat with KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O, Jarrod Woodgate was given the seal of approval by guest Jessica Mauboy.
‘The guy with the winery. She should have gone with that fella,’ Jessica quipped when asked who Sophie should have picked.
Wrong decision: ‘She should have gone with that fella’: Jessica Mauboy admits she thinks The Bachelorette’s Sophie Monk made the wrong decision in dumping ‘stage five clinger’ Jarrod Woodgate
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Jackie was left a little shocked by her admission of Sophie choosing the wrong man, but the singer stood by her statement adding, ‘yeah he’s got no kids…’
Kyle offered to bring the happy couple Sophie and her chosen suitor Stu Laundy into the studio to discuss, but Jessica seemed quite embarrassed.
‘No, no, no, I’ll leave it to Sophie to decide,’ she insisted.
No kids: Jackie was left a little shocked by her admission, but the singer stood by her statement adding, ‘yeah he’s got no kids…’
‘I actually genuinely feel bad for him’: Jackie broke down in tears on air after an interview with The Bachelorette loser Jarrod Woodgate
Even Jackie shared Jarrod’s heartache as she broke into tears on air earlier during the show.
The 42-year-old broke down during the show after speaking with The Bachelorette runner-up.
‘I actually genuinely feel bad for him — he’s so heartbroken, it’s awful to watch,’ she told co-host Kyle Sandilands while wiping tears away from her eyes.
She added: ‘I probably would have chosen him in the end.’
Emotional: The 42-year-old broke down during the Kyle and Jackie O Show after speaking with The Bachelorette runner-up
The 32-year-old vineyard manager was reduced to tears on Thursday night’s finale after Sophie ran off with pub baron Stu Laundy.
And Jarrod admitted to still being heartbroken and having feelings for the singer-actress, despite the episode being filmed two months ago.
‘I don’t know what to do. I haven’t been in this situation in a long time … I’m still hung up on Sophie, I was 110 per cent confident that we were going to be walking off together,’ Jarrod told the show’s hosts.
Rejected: The 32-year-old vineyard manager was reduced to tears on Thursday night’s finale after Sophie ran off with pub baron Stu Laundy
‘If she wanted to try again, I’d definitely give it a go, because it’s still fresh for both of us.
‘If things didn’t work out for [Stu and Sophie] — and I really hope they do work out — I’d be there for Sophie … if the conversation went that way. But at the moment, I’m just wishing them all the best.’
Jackie O was not the only one sympathising with the lonely heart on Friday, as fans across the nation ‘put their plants out’ for Jarrod.
Fans flocked to social media to share a tribute to the quirky runner-up, urging fans to place their pot plants outside in honour of the fallen contestant – a tribute to this season’s infamous pot plant urination prank.
‘I’m still hung up on Sophie’: Jarrod admitted to still being heartbroken and having feelings for the singer-actress, despite the episode being filmed two months ago
Horticultural tribute: Jackie O was not the only one sympathising with the lonely heart on Friday, as fans across the nation ‘put their plants out’ for Jarrod
While some viewers used the hashtag #PutYourPlantsOutForJarrod, others went so far as to upload pictures of house plants in the wake of Jarrod’s elimination.
Earlier this season, Jarrod made headlines after he attempted to win Sophie’s heart by gifting her with a pot plant.
While Sophie’s seeds sprouted in no time, Jarrod’s had no such luck – leading him to question whether Blake and Ryan had urinated on his plant as a form of sabotage in the competition.
Going the extra mile: While some viewers used the hashtag #PutYourPlantsOutForJarrod, others went so far as to upload pictures of house plants in the wake of Jarrod’s elimination
#Plantgate: Earlier this season, Jarrod made headlines after he attempted to win Sophie’s heart by gifting Sophie with a pot plant
While his plant did eventually grow, it was not enough to save Jarrod from elimination at the last hurdle.
Jarrod couldn’t help but admit he enjoyed seeing pot plant tributes emerge following the finale, when speaking to Kyle and Jackie O.
‘I’ve seen a couple of pot plants between the hotel and Studio 10 so I’m actually liking a few of them so I might have to take a few of them home,’ he said.
Heartbroken: After being dumped by Sophie on Thursday night, Jarrod couldn’t help but shed a sea of tears
Unexpected: 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’
Walk of pain: A deflated Jarrod hung his head as he dramatically walked away from the beautiful blonde