The Bachelor is rocked by WILD claims Locky Gilbert made a ‘secret pact’ with contestant Bella Varelis to guarantee her a place in the finale
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The Bachelor hasn’t even premiered yet, but it’s already at the centre of a scandal.
On Monday, reports surfaced that Locky Gilbert had secretly guaranteed one of his contestants, Bella Varelis, a place in the final two before filming began.
According to Woman’s Day, the 30-year-old got in touch with Bella, 32, via mutual friends earlier this year and they made a ‘deal’.
‘He promised top two’ The Bachelor Locky Gilbert, 30, has been hit by scandal he made a ‘secret pact’ with contestant Bella Varelis before going on the show according to Woman’s Day
‘They have mutual friends and spoke before the show. There was chatter he promised her she’d be top two,’ a source claimed.
The insider added Bella and Locky hit it off straight away in the mansion, and their seemingly instant connection upset some of the other women.
They also alleged that Bella was a ‘producer’s pet’ who played up her emotions and delivered for the cameras.
Is it true? ‘They have mutual friends and spoke before the show. There was chatter he promised her she’d be top two,’ the report alleged of Locky and Bella (pictured)
It comes after Locky told The Daily Telegraph over the weekend that he was madly in love with his winning contestant.
He said: ‘I can definitely assure you I am madly in love. It’s an amazing feeling and to be able to say it out aloud now, it’s a really good feeling.’
‘It’s definitely a love story that everyone will remember. It’s a crazy ride, I’ll tell ya that,’ he added.
![Connection: Elsewhere, the report said: '[Bella] rubbed the girls up the wrong way' but she was also accused of 'playing up her feelings' to producers](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/10/01/31757186-8610387-image-a-24_1597019089120.jpg?resize=634%2C793&ssl=1)
Connection: Elsewhere, the report said: ‘[Bella] rubbed the girls up the wrong way’ but she was also accused of ‘playing up her feelings’ to producers
But he confessed he had to kiss his way through the mansion to find his ladylove.
The former Australian Survivor star said: ‘I certainly got around and got to know the girls… I was a little rascal, you could say.’
It comes after Locky admitted to WHO magazine last week that keeping his new girlfriend a secret was ‘all part of the fun of being the Bachelor’.
Together: Locky confirmed he is still with the winner of the show: He said: ‘I can definitely assure you I am madly in love. It’s an amazing feeling and to be able to say it out aloud now’
He added that the pair were keeping their connection alive by talking on the phone several times a day.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel 10 for comment.
The Bachelor Australia premieres on Wednesday at 7.30pm on Channel 10
Cheeky: He told WHO magazine previously: ‘Keeping it a secret, for now, is all just part of the fun of being the Bachelor.’
Airing: The Bachelor premieres on Channel Ten, Wednesday, 7.30pm. Pictured: Bella Varelis