OK! Magazine Australia — October 16, 2017

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Known for his playboy lifestyle in the
years following their separation, Stu tells
OK! about the time he tried to woo Sophie,
only to get ‘barred’, which led to him signing
up for The Bachelorette. ‘I had a friend who
knew I once asked out Sophie and they
suggested I go on the show... that was my
only reason for taking part. Sophie is literally
the only reason I’m here,’ he tells us.
While Stu’s intentions are chivalrous,
Soph’s fans and family worry that the
unlucky-in-love star will get her heart
broken again. ‘We want her to look for
someone who has honest and kind traits,
a sense of humour, and family values,’ her
sister Angelique explains, after meeting
the first crop of suitors during filming.
As for whether Stu was open about his
marital status from the get-go, it seems
unlikely, since Sophie is already talking
marriage and babies!
Earlier this year she admitted that, at 37,
she was prepared to have children on her
own after two failed engagements and a
string of high-profile relationships turned
sour. But deep down, she never gave up
hope she’d find that special someone who
would want all the same things, and be
the man of her dreams!
‘She said she thought this would never
happen for her – it’s an emotional time,’ an
insider close to the Bachelorette reveals.
‘Her last two engagements happened within
months of dating guys, and Sophie’s the kind
of girl who wears her heart on her sleeve –
when she knows, she knows,’ the insider adds,
explaining that this time around, it’s different.
In fact, Sophie herself admits that after
falling ‘really badly’ for her chosen guy, she’s
realised she’d never actually been in love
before, telling OK!, ‘It’s completely changed
my whole perspective of it!’
Whoever it is that’s stolen Sophie’s heart,
we sure hope he’s in it for love, because she’s
head over heels. ‘On the first night, I was
standing at the red carpet going, “What are
you doing? You’re embarrassing yourself
SOPHIE FLEES
TO THAILAND!
Another Bachelorette frontrunner
is proving to be a very different guy
to the one he paints himself as in
front of the cameras. Vowing that
he, too, was on the show for love after
struggling to find a woman who was
interested in him and not his family’s
vineyard, Jarrod Woodgate was
photographed enquiring about a
holiday to Mexico – just days after
rumours swirled that Sophie had fled
to the Central American hotspot with
her man. After the snaps surfaced,
the stunning blonde changed her
plans, jetting to Thailand instead!
SET
FOR LIFE
One insider says if Stu is
Sophie’s lucky guy, she’ll
‘never have to worry about
money ever again’. The
44-year-old is the heir to
a $500 million pub
fortune.
FALLEN FOR A
MARRIED MAN?
and your
family.” But I
wanted to find
love – and I have.
This guy has my back,
and for once, I feel relaxed and safe.
It’s frickin’ awesome,’ she reveals.
Sophie’s love shock
Jarrod was spotted
asking about flights to
Mexico just a day after
reports emerged
of Sophie taking off.
Coincidence?

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