He’s ruffled feathers with his overconfident persona and intrusive questioning of Sophie Monk.
And now a source close to The Bachelorette’s Ryan Jones, 26, has made a series of explosive claims about the contestant, alleging he is being paid handsomely to play the villain.
‘He has been offered twice the pay of the other contestants to compensate for the fact that he will probably be on the show for a very short time, and is required to stir the pot amongst the other suitors,’ the source told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday.
‘He has been offered twice the pay of the other contestants to compensate’: The Bachelorette’s Ryan Jones is being ‘paid to be the villain’ after show producers recruited him via Instagram
Ryan set social media alight after last week’s Bachelorette premiere, brusquely questioning Sophie about her motives for appearing on the show.
The construction foreman also left other contestants furious when he interrupted Sophie as she tried to address them all at the cocktail party in order to whisk her away for a one-on-one chat.
But Ryan’s controversial antics in the premiere episode may have been all part of the plan for producers, with a source close to the contestant claiming show creators sought him out to play a ‘villain’ on the series.
Contacted him on Instagram: A source close to the contestant claiming show creators sought him out to play a ‘villain’ on the series
Hard questions: Ryan set social media alight after last week’s Bachelorette premiere for brusquely questioning Sophie about her motives for appearing on the show
Ruffling feathers: The construction foreman left other contestants furious when he interrupted Sophie at the cocktail party in order to whisk her away for a one-on-one chat
The source alleges producers contacted Ryan via his Instagram account and were eager for him to go on the show without auditioning, as long as he met one condition.
‘I do remember them specifically mentioning he may have to be the ”villain” though for him to get on,’ the insider claimed.
Ryan is being compensated handsomely for playing the bad guy, the source also claims.
‘He has been offered twice the pay of the other contestants to compensate for the fact that he will probably be on the show for a very short time and is required to stir the pot among the other suitors,’ the source said.
Wanted him to be the villain: The source alleges producers contacted Ryan via his Instagram account and were eager for him to go on the show without auditioning
Behaviour: Ryan could ‘sometimes be quite nasty but pass it off as ”banter,”’ the source also said
Ryan could ‘sometimes be quite nasty but pass it off as ”banter,”’ the source also said.
‘I don’t doubt that his approach on the show of asking Sophie whether she is genuine is his idea.’
‘He is a bit macho, he would feel a bit uncomfortable in that environment so the hostility is probably genuine.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Network Ten for comment.
‘I don’t doubt that his approach on the show of asking Sophie whether she is genuine is his idea’: The source also said Ryan’s actions on the show were normal