The Bachelor’s Matt Agnew claims he’s just ‘friends’ with croissant queen Kate Reid

Former Bachelor star Dr Matt Agnew has shut down rumours he’s dating Kate Reid.

The astrophysicist, 35, shared a photo to Instagram on Saturday of himself and the croissant queen at the Formula One racing event in Melbourne.

Matt referred to Kate as his ‘friend’ by captioning the post: ‘Get yourself a friend who can explain F1 to you.’

In the image, the reality TV star couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as he posed next to Kate, who is known as the ‘croissant queen’ thanks to the popularity of her bakery Lune.

The post comes after the pair sparked romance rumours after they stepped out at the Glamour on the Grid event in Melbourne on Wednesday night.

Matt looked dashing in a black suit while Kate, who is a former F1 engineer, stunned in a long glittery gown with a thigh split.

Kate is the owner of the famous Melbourne croissanterie Lune.

Her French pastries, prepared daily at her bakery on Collins Street, were once described by The New York Times as the best in the world.

The speculation comes after the data scientist was rumoured to be dating former MasterChef star Khanh Ong.

The astrophysicist shared a photo to Instagram on Saturday of himself and the croissant queen at the Formula One racing event. In the caption, he referred to Kate as his ‘friend’

The pair’s close friendship, which includes ‘date nights’ and holding hands, is often confused for a romantic relationship, even though Dr Agnew isn’t gay.

Matt said on the Feast podcast last month he and Khanh want to normalise platonic male affection.

‘It’s the lack of affection straight men show other men that people assume there must be something sexual there,’ he said.

The pair sparked romance rumours after they stepped out at the Glamour on the Grid event in Melbourne on Wednesday night

‘Being affectionate and tactile with your friends, and blokes especially need to do more of this. Everyone should be comfortable enough in their sexuality that they don’t feel uncomfortable showing affection, men or women.’

Matt went on to say he enjoyed cuddling Khanh when they were both single and in need of companionship.

Matt first rose to fame on The Bachelor Australia in 2019 and chose Chelsie McLeod as his winner.

But the pair split after just two months together.

The speculation comes after the data scientist was rumoured to be dating former MasterChef star Khanh Ong. The pair’s friendship, which includes ‘date nights’ and holding hands, is often confused for a romantic relationship, even though Dr Agnew isn’t gay