Sophie Monk’s journey to finding love on The Bachelorette won over Australian audiences.
But not all of the cringe-worthy moments from Wednesday night’s premiere made it to air.
Hopefuls have taken to Instagram to share outtakes of their first impressions with the blonde bombshell.
Cringe-worthy moments: The Bachelorette hopefuls have taken to Instagram to share outtakes of their first impressions with the blonde bombshell. Chad Nathan posted a snap of himself lifting his shirt and showing his tattoo of the word ‘monkey’ on his lower torso
Contract Services Manager Chad Nathan, 37, from Victoria, posted a snap of himself lifting his shirt and showing his tattoo of the word ‘monkey’ on his lower torso.
He captioned the post: ‘And so the journey begins sharing similar tattoos with Soph… #TheBacheloretteAU #MonkeymeetsMonk #Monkey #Samesamebutdifferent.’
Unfortunately, Chad’s run was short lived after Sophie failed to give him a rose during the ceremony.
Left on the cutting room floor: Not all of the cringe-worthy moments from The Bachelorette’s Wednesday night premiere made it to air on the reality dating show, with some of the hopefuls sharing their moments on social media
Riding his pony: Meanwhile, polo player Bingham Fitz-Henry revealed that he charmed the blonde bombshell by giving her a ride on his pony
Meanwhile, polo player Bingham Fitz-Henry revealed that he charmed the blonde bombshell by giving her a ride on his pony.
While the extravagant entrance did not make it on screens, the 25-year-old did uploaded a snap of Sophie sitting on the four-legged creature.
He captioned the post: ‘Sneaky pony rides when the other lads weren’t looking’.
Luckily for him, the smooth move landed him in good strides with the Bachelorette who gave him a rose.
Cocktail magic: Restaurant Manager Harry Farran, 24, took advice from his father and impressed Sophie with a cocktail
Restaurant Manager Harry Farran, 24, took advice from his father and impressed Sophie with a cocktail.
The South Australian’s Instagram snap shows the two enjoying a good chat over a beverage by a flower feature.
And despite being 13 years her junior, his mixology skills earned him a rose.
Meanwhile, Jefferson De La Rose uploaded a photo of himself sharing a slow dance with Sophie.
‘Let’s Dance!’ Meanwhile, Jefferson De La Rose uploaded a photo of himself sharing a slow dance with Sophie
The Venezuela hunk wrote in the caption: ‘Where I come from we say – Barriga llena corazón contento’, (which directly translates to: Full belly happy heart).
‘Let’s Dance,’ he added.
Sophie’s debut as The Bachelorette drew in 951,000 viewers across the five-city metro, according to AdNews.
The comparison is a far cry from Georgia Love’s premiere last year with only 655,000 and Sam Frost’s who had a recorded audience of 875,000 back in 2015.
A sign of things to come? Sophie’s debut as The Bachelorette drew in 951,000 viewers across the five-city metro. Her premiere rated better with viewers compared to Georgia Love (left) with only 655,000 and Sam Frost’s (right) who had a recorded audience of 875,000