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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/21/06/44830A3C00000578-4905254-Not_all_of_the_cringe_worthy_moments_from_The_Bachelorette_s_Wed-m-32_1505972424519.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/21/06/4489DAEB00000578-4905254-image-m-14_1505971318742.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/21/06/4489DFFD00000578-4905254-image-m-15_1505971330254.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/21/06/4489E12300000578-4905254-image-m-16_1505971360305.jpg)
‘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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/21/06/4489612B00000578-4905254-image-m-22_1505972354361.jpg)
![Sam Frost's (right) who had a recorded audience of 875,000 back in 2015](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/21/06/4489613400000578-4905254-image-m-20_1505972329167.jpg)
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