They’re the newest Bachelorette couple that had to keep their relationship a secret for two agonising months.
But Sophie Monk revealed on Friday that she and new partner Stu Laundy went against producer’s wishes and ‘did their own catchups’ instead.
In an interview with on The Hamish and Andy Show, the 37-year-old confessed that the pair had met up at an unnamed hotel in Sydney numerous times before the show’s finale on Thursday.
Couldn’t wait! Sophie Monk revealed on the Hamish and Andy Show on Friday that she and new partner Stu Laundy went against producer’s wishes and ‘did their own catch ups’ instead
‘Can I be honest? We did our own catch ups,’ she told hosts Hamish Blake and Andy Lee.
‘You’re meant to go by the rules – we didn’t.’
Sophie then claimed that the normal process for Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants to meet up following the ending of the show – which is filmed six months in advance of its premiere – was one which proved to be extremely difficult.
‘They’re meant to lock you away where you drive two hours in separate cars and meet in the bush,’ Sophie said.
‘Can I be honest? We did our own catch ups’: In an interview with Hamish Blake and Andy Lee, the 37-year-old confessed that the pair had met up numerous times before the show’s finale, which aired on Thursday
‘You’re meant to go by the rules – we didn’t’: Sophie then claimed that the normal process for Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants to meet up following the ending of the show was one which proved to be extremely difficult
The pair revealed they would use a covert method of getting Stu into the hotel where Sophie was staying, whereby she would ‘drop a key in the carpark’ so he could let himself in to her hotel room.
Sophie and Stu have managed to keep their relationship a secret since filming for the show wrapped earlier this year, but haven’t shied away from letting it be known that they are over the moon to finally be able to celebrate their love in public.
In an interview with TV Week on Friday, Sophie claimed she couldn’t wait to have a normal relationship with her partner, and also revealed she is now happy for the hype around the show to die down.
‘It will be a relief to go out and do normal things again’: In an interview with TV Week on Friday, Sophie claimed she couldn’t wait to have a normal relationship with Stu
‘It’ll be nice when it’s all over and I can walk down the street with him – just go to Coles and stuff,’ she told the publication.
‘It will be a relief to go out and do normal things again.’
In the Bachelorette series finale on Thursday, Sophie chose 44-year-old Sydney publican Stu Laundy over 31-year-old vineyard manager Jarrod Woodgate.
Finally together! In the Bachelorette series finale on Thursday, Sophie chose 44-year-old Sydney publican Stu Laundy over 31-year-old vineyard manager Jarrod Woodgate