Matty J’s short-lived romance with bikini model Nathalie Darcas has been shrouded in secrecy since its untimely end last year.
But this week, a well-placed insider has made explosive claims about the relationship, claiming that Matty split with Nathalie so he could become The Bachelor.
‘He asked Nat to wait for him and they’d get back together after the show’, the source exclusively told Daily Mail Australia.
‘He asked Nat to wait for him and they’d get back together after the show’: A well-placed insider has claimed Matty Johnson split with his ex-girlfriend Nathalie Darcas so that he could be The Bachelor
‘He told her it would help both of their images, but she didn’t want a bar of it,’ they continued.
‘Matty and Nat eventually decided it would be best to break up’.
However, the prospects of a rekindled romance now seem unlikely thanks to a recent Instagram story uploaded by Nathalie’s pal Stephanie Claire-Smith.
Game plan? ‘He told her it would help both of their images, but she didn’t want a bar of it,’ the source claimed
Moving on: In November last year, Matty was spotted getting cosy with Nathalie (left) just months after he was dumped on national television by Georgia Love
In the post, swimwear model Stephanie responded to rumours claiming Nathalie was planning to appear on The Bachelor as an intruder, telling her fans on behalf of Nathalie: ‘He wishes’.
In November last year, Matty was spotted getting cosy with Nathalie just months after he was dumped on national television by Georgia Love.
A friend of the leggy blonde first confirmed their blossoming romance, telling Woman’s Day, ‘They met through Instagram and have been dating for a couple of weeks.’
Insta-attraction? A friend of the leggy blonde first confirmed their blossoming romance, telling Woman’s Day , ‘They met through Instagram and have been dating for a couple of weeks’
‘They shared a kiss on their first date and try to spend as much time together as they can when they’re both in Sydney,’ they revealed.
Nathalie finally broke her silence in an interview with The Daily Telegraph in February, confirming their relationship and subsequent split.
Admitting that the buzz surrounding her connection to Matty was ‘pretty weird’, Nathalie said: ‘We’re friends now, and I wish him all the best in his future endeavours.’
‘I am still very much single enjoying that in the moment’: Meanwhile, Matty was emphatically denying having any relationship with the leggy bikini model
Meanwhile, Matty was emphatically denying having any relationship with the leggy bikini model, telling: The Daily Telegraph last December: ‘I am still very much single enjoying that in the moment.’
However, he quickly changed his tune during a subsequent interview with NW magazine, in which he confirmed the couple were an item prior to his time on The Bachelor.
While Matty spent most of this year wooing a slew of women on The Bachelor, Nathalie quietly slipped out of the country to pursue a modelling career abroad.
Now, six months later, she has finally returned to her Bondi roots – just in time to watch The Bachelor’s grand finale play out on national television.
Changing his tune: However, he quickly changed his tune during a subsequent interview with NW magazine, in which he confirmed the couple were an item prior to his time on The Bachelor