He’s tipped to win Sophie Monk’s heart on this season of The Bachelorette.
But just days before the show’s finale is set to air, a new photo showing Stu Laundy dining with another beautiful blonde has been leaked to Daily Mail Australia.
The snap shows the 44-year-old millionaire in close proximity with the mystery woman as they enjoyed a lunch date together at Catalina Rose Bay- one of Sydney’s glitziest restaurants.
Spotted: Days before The Bachelorette’s finale is set to air, a new photo showing rumoured winner Stu Laundy dining with another beautiful blonde has been leaked to Daily Mail Australia.
In the picture, the the blonde beauty has her head down and shields her face with large sunglasses.
However, the woman wore an eye-catching yellow sundress, and given the pair’s prominent position at the famous Sydney eatery, it appears they weren’t worried about going incognito.
The blonde wore a distinctive rose gold snake ring on her right hand, and had her nails painted bright red.
What would Sophie say? Stu is the odds-on favourite to win Sophie’s heart when The Bachelorette’s finale airs on Thursday
Meanwhile, Stu- who is an heir to the $500 million Arthur Laundy fortune- also opted for dark sunglasses, and wore a crisp white button-up shirt that matched the restaurant’s tablecloths.
Daily Mail Australia reached out to Stu, who stated that his lunch companion was wife of a school friend he has known for decades.
The publication of the photograph comes after Stu was linked to ANOTHER Sydney blonde- socialite Tiffany Tilley.
Another blonde! The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday that there have been whispers Stu has been seeing Sydney socialite Tiffany Tilley (pictured)
According to Tuesday’s Daily Telegraph, Sydney’s Eastern suburbs have been filled with whispers that Stu and Tiffany have been seeing each other.
Tiffany bears a striking similarity, not only to Stu’s mystery blonde lunch companion, but also to Bachelorette Sophie.
Tiffany separated from her husband of 19 years, Ben Tilley, earlier this year.
Is he The One? Stu is the odds-on favourite to win on Thursday night’s finale and claims he has never even met Tiffany Tilley
The Australian recently reported that the estranged couple have just put their Point Piper townhouse on the market for a cool $25 million.
The home is next door to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Despite rumours of a romance between Stu and Tiffany, friends of the pair have said that it’s nothing more than gossip.
‘They don’t even really know each other,’ a friend of Tiffany’s told Confidential, adding that the blonde beauty has denied everything.
Stu told Daily Mail Australia: ‘I’ve never met Tiffany. It’s an outrageous claim.’
Together? The state of Sophie and Stu’s romantic status is currently a mystery
A source further added. ‘It’s completely made up. We think it’s someone who has decided to stir trouble is making up gossip.’
Stu is still widely tipped to The Bachelorette when the show airs its finale episode on Thursday.
The pub baron is still huge favourite on Sportsbet, with the site paying a tiny $1.25 for every $1 placed on him.
Strong feelings! Stu and Sophie enjoyed a passionate hometown date in an episode aired last week
Who will see choose? Sophie’s journey to find The One has captivated the country and has been a ratings smash