She’s the fan favourite who gained a legion of admirers thanks to her fun and playful personality.
But goofy jokes couldn’t save Tara Pavlovic from elimination, the bubbly 27-year-old sent packing by Matty Johnson during Wednesday night’s episode of The Bachelor.
A shattered Tara revealed she was heartbroken, explaining: ‘I do want to end up with an amazing guy. And I thought it was Matty.’
‘I really don’t want to go home’: Fan favourite Tara Pavlovic is eliminated by Matty J
Tara was nervous even before the rose ceremony began, revealing she didn’t want to be eliminated this late in the competition.
‘I really don’t want to go home,’ she confessed.
But her worst fears were confirmed when Matty called Elise’s name instead of hers, sending her home instead.
Wanted to stay: Tara was nervous before the rose ceremony, revealing she didn’t want to be eliminated this late in the competition
Nightmare: Her worst fears were confirmed when Matty called Elise’s name instead of hers, sending her home instead
Matty choked back tears as he bid a sad goodbye to Tara, saying: ‘I just want to say thank you. You deserve someone really amazing.’
Teary eyed and clearly shattered, Tara revealed her world had been turned upside down by the shock elimination.
‘I do want to end up with an amazing guy. And I thought it was Matty,’ she confessed.
‘I was never scared to fall in love, I was scared of getting my heart broken.
And here I am, heartbroken. I don’t know, you know, I didn’t want it to end, I’m devastated.’
Tough decision: Matty choked back tears as he bid a sad goodbye to Tara
‘Here I am, heartbroken’: Teary eyed and clearly shattered, Tara revealed her world had been turned upside down by the shock elimination
Tara’s exit means Matty will make his final choice from Laura Byrne and Elise Stacy in Thursday night’s dramatic finale episode.
During Wednesday night the final three contestants enjoyed a series of romantic one-on-one dates with Matty.
And despite sparks flying between Tara and the hunky marketing manager on their yacht date, he sent her home.
A nanny who lives on the Gold Coast, Tara was left mortified when she called Matty mate during their first meeting.
But she emerged as a serious contender during their single date, oogling over Matty’s posterior in the kitchen and then opening up about her emotions.
Sparks flew: Tara emerged as a serious contender during their single date, oogling over Matty’s posterior in the kitchen and then opening up about her emotions
After their second date, Tara revealed she was already falling for Matty.
‘I feel like I’m a lot more emotionally involved now with Matty,’ she confessed.
‘It’s scary that each time I’m with him I like him more and more and I’m more sure that he is someone I can be with. I think I could definitely see myself falling in love.’
Spoiler: The elimination may not come as too much of a shock for fans of the show, with Tara telling a Dubbo radio station on Wednesday morning she gets eliminated
During a hometown visit last week Matty met Tara’s siblings and was grilled over his intentions with the bubbly nanny.
The elimination may not come as too much of a shock for fans of the show, with Tara telling a Dubbo radio station on Wednesday morning she gets eliminated.
But it isn’t all bad news for Tara, with the brunette beauty gaining 100,000 fans on Instagram since her stint on the show.
Social media star: But it isn’t all bad news for Tara, with the brunette beauty gaining 100,000 fans on Instagram since her stint on the show