Mack If he makes
it, hometown visits may
be awks for Mack as his
mum isn’t a fan of Soph!
‘She didn’t have a great
impression of her,’ the
35-year-old spills. He’s
the opposite. ‘I’ve had
a crush on her for years.’
In fact, he applied for
Georgia Love’s season,
and says it’s a ‘blessing’
he didn’t make the cut.James Financial
advisor Jimmy hopes
playing hard to get will
work in his favour. ‘I’ve
never approached
Sophie, it’s her show and
I want her to speak to
who she wants to speak
to,’ tells the 31-year-old,
who’s stressing over the
newbies. ‘They’re more
suited to her and in the
same life stage,’ he says.Sam ‘He’s lost the plot,’ the
31-year-old voiceover artist says
of Jarrod. ‘I would fear the moment
I wake up and see Jarrod looking
over me with the Katana sword,’ he
laughs. ‘He would screw everyone
to get Sophie... he’s trying too hard.’Luke Say hello to
the mansion’s unofficial
security guard. ‘I’m the
mediator,’ explains the
33-year-old consultant.
‘If there were any sign
that it was going to get
full-blown physical,
that’s when I’d step in
to tell them to sort it
out as men, [that] they
didn’t have to go there.’Jarrod The 31-year-old vineyard manager’s
besotted with the leading lady. So much so that’s he’s
even planned out his perfect proposal. ‘It would involve
Sophie, a helicopter ride to a hidden location with a
small cabin and beautiful waterfalls,’ he tells. Romantic!Ryan ‘I’m not the bad guy,’
insists the 26-year-old construction
foreman. ‘You couldn’t pay me
anything to be made a mockery of,’
he adds. As for his feelings for Soph?
‘I thought about walking... the other
guys were falling hard and I didn’t
want to take their chance away.’OK! EXCLUSIVE
INTRUDER
ALERT!
AJ
The father-of-two has
met Soph before – at
Movie World in 1996!
‘I’ve been a fan since
I was 17,’ tells the chef,- AJ’s father, who
has been diagnosed
with prostate cancer,
is his inspo. ‘He’s my
reminder to live every
‘My two loves have Stuart day to its fullest.’
been blonde, so
maybe I do have
a type,’ laughs
dad Stu, 44. His
biggest regret?
‘My marriage
coming to an end...
I wasn’t the best
team player.’
Guy ‘He doesn’t stand
a chance with Sophie,’ says
OG Blake of optometrist
Guy, 37. Ryan agrees, ‘I can’t
believe they actually let
him on the show.’