The Bachelor frontrunner Brittany Hockley has revealed the humiliation she felt after contestant Cassandra Wood lied about her romantic past with the Honey Badger.
On Thursday, the Port Macquarie-based radiographer said it was her sister who dropped the bombshell the pair dated during their hometown visits.
Speaking to WHO magazine on Thursday, the 30-year-old said she was mortified after finding out she had been lied to by Cassandra.
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‘She lied to me the whole time’: Brittany Hockley, 30, (left) has revealed details of the epic showdown she’s set to have with contestant Cassandra Wood (right) on Thursday night
‘I feel hurt because Cass has always adamantly told me that nothing had happened between them, she lied to me the whole time,’ Brittany said.
Tension is expected to reach boiling point on Thursday night’s episode, with Brittany and Cass entering into an epic showdown with each other.
Brittany added she felt mortified after being lied to by the Manly-based accounting student, with her past with Nick giving her an unfair advantage on the show.
Confession: Brittany has it out with her pal Cassandra after her sisters lets slip the fact that Cassandra and the Honey Badger have dated each other in the past
Speaking in a second interview with OK! magazine, Brittany reiterated her thoughts -adding that Cass had sworn ‘black and blue’ the pair didn’t know each other.
‘I never knew Nick and Cass were a thing in the outside world,’ she told the publication.
‘We had spoken about it many, many times, and she had sworn black and blue that it never happened,’ she added.
Unfair advantage? Brittany (above with Nick) is believed to accuse Cassandra of being part of a ploy where she ends up with The Honey Badger
Billed as the biggest blow-up of the season, The Bachelor teased the cocktail party showdown on Wednesday night.
‘Your relationship with Nick, I was mortified,’ Brittany tells a stunned Cassandra.
‘The whole thing is a ploy, you’re together, you’re the winner, you know it!’
‘No man is going to get between us and our new friendship’: The dramatic scenes come after Brittany, Cass and Sophie Tieman, 25, spoke of their close friendship on the show
Cassandra is then seen breaking down into tears during the tense exchange, with the blonde telling TV Week on Monday that it was difficult ‘hiding’ it from the girls.
The dramatic scenes come after Brittany, Cass and fellow front-runner Sophie Tieman, 25, spoke of their close friendship amid ‘bullying’ on the show.
Speaking to Confidential earlier this month, Brittany told the publication that she, Cassandra and Sophie had an unbreakable bond after meeting on the show.
‘No man is going to get between us and our new friendship,’ she told the publication of the ladies’ new found friendship.
Backing a winner! NSW radiographer Brittany (above with Nick) is the clear favourite to win the show, with her paying out $1.65, according to betting agency Sportsbet