The nation stood still after news hit that The Bachelor’s Blake Garvey had dumped his new fiancée Sam Frost just days after proposing to her.
And history seems to have repeated itself this week after the American Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr pulled a similar maneuver; dumping wife-to-be Becca Kufrin for runner-up Lauren Burnham.
During the show’s three-hour season finale, the former race car driver proposed to Becca in a fairy-tale rose ceremony, telling her: ‘I choose you today, and I choose you every day from here on out. I love you so much. It’s just us – forever!’
History repeats itself! American Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr (L) pulled a similar maneuver to Blake Garvey (R) this week, dumping wife-to-be Becca Kufrin for runner-up Lauren Burnham
However, within days he admitted he was still obsessed with technology saleswoman Lauren, saying in a confessional: ‘I go to bed and I think about Lauren, and I wake up and I think about Lauren.’
‘The reality of it is that being with you, although it’s been everyone I wanted, I still think about her,’ he pined.
The episode went on to show the heartbreaking moment Arie dumped Becca during what was supposed to be a honeymoon-style getaway trip in Los Angeles.
‘I love you so much’: During the show’s three-hour season finale, the former race car driver proposed to Becca in a fairy-tale rose ceremony
Doing a U-turn: However, within days he admitted he was still obsessed with technology saleswoman Lauren (R)
Gut-wrenching moment: The episode went on to show the heartbreaking moment Arie dumped Becca during what was supposed to be a honeymoon-style getaway trip in Los Angeles
Ouch! ‘The reality of it is that being with you, although it’s been everyone I wanted, I still think about her,’ he admitted to a shell-shocked Becca
‘The reality of it is that being with you, although it’s been everyone I wanted, I still think about her,’ he admitted to a shell-shocked Becca during the gut-wrenching scene.
‘I wanna take the risk and see if there’s a possibility with her,’ he later added.
The scene is all too familiar for fans of The Bachelor Australia, who witnessed former topless waiter Blake profess his love for Sam Frost in 2014.
Déjà vu! The scene is all too familiar for fans of The Bachelor Australia, who witnessed former topless waiter Blake profess his love for Sam Frost in 2014 (L)
Secret split: Unlike, Arie, however, Blake chose to dump Sam Frost for third runner-up Louise Pillidge after the cameras stopped rolling
Unlike, Arie, however, Blake chose to dump Sam Frost for third runner-up Louise Pillidge after the cameras stopped rolling.
While Blake stayed silent, jilted Sam kept fans updated about the shocking split via social media, Tweeting at the time: ‘People need to stop asking why we broke up. Trust me, I’m just as in the dark as you all are.’
‘Blake is the one calling all the shots here,’ she added.
End of the line: Meanwhile, Blake’s relationship with Louise was surrounded by controversy, prompting the pair to finally call it quits in April 2016
Meanwhile, Blake’s relationship with Louise was surrounded by controversy, prompting the pair to finally call it quits in April 2016.
Speaking to New Idea at the time, Louise explained the public backlash from Blake and Sam’s split and poisoned their relationship from the beginning.
‘The negativity has been draining, plus it took months to deal with the fact I was Blake’s third choice of partner,’ she said. ‘In the end, I had to build a bridge and get over it if I was serious about making a go of our relationship’.
‘Blake is the one calling all the shots here’: While Blake stayed silent, jilted Sam kept fans updated about the shocking split via social media