The Bachelor SPOILER: Leaked Zoom chat ‘reveals Locky Gilbert’s top four’… but there’s one confusing detail
A trailer for The Bachelor appears at first glance to confirm the show’s final four contestants who make it to ‘hometown week’.
A lengthy preview for the season aired during last Wednesday’s premiere, and it included a split-second scene that probably should have been left on the cutting room floor.
In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, leading man Locky Gilbert is shown having a six-way Zoom chat with four of the women and their families, and host Osher Günsberg.
Spoiler alert? A trailer for The Bachelor appears at first glance to confirm the show’s final four contestants who make it to ‘hometown week’. Pictured: Locklan ‘Locky’ Gilbert
The fact that family members were involved in the video call suggests that this scene depicts the hometown dates, which are weeks away from airing on TV.
‘Hometowns’, as they are known to fans of the franchise, don’t typically occur until the Bachelor has whittled his pool of candidates down to the last four.
As first reported by The Wash, the four women who participated in the Zoom chat with Locky were Bella Varelis, Steph Harper, Nicole Campbell and Roxi Kenny.
Did you see it? In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment during last Wednesday’s premiere, leading man Locky (top, centre) is shown having a six-way Zoom chat with four of the women and their families, and host Osher Günsberg (top, left). The women are Bella Varelis (bottom, left), Steph Harper (bottom, centre), Nicole Campbell (bottom, right) and Roxi Kenny (top, right)
However, there’s one big problem with the theory that these women are Locky’s top four: they don’t correspond with betting odds regarding the likely winner.
As of Friday morning, Sportsbet is tipping nurse Irena Srbinovska ($1.65) to win Locky’s heart. TAB has even shorter odds, offering $1.40.
However, Irena wasn’t shown in the Zoom chat, which means the scene either doesn’t depict the hometowns, or Irena was unable to participate for some reason.
Hmm! There’s one problem with the theory that these women are Locky’s top four: they don’t correspond with betting odds regarding the likely winner. As of Friday, Sportsbet is tipping nurse Irena Srbinovska (pictured) to win Locky’s heart, but she wasn’t shown in the Zoom chat
The Bachelor switched to a ‘love in lockdown’ format after on-site production was suspended in March due to the escalating coronavirus pandemic.
Single dates and group dates continued via Zoom, and Locky exchanged numbers with the women so they could stay in contact in self-isolation.
Filming resumed at the Bachelor mansion in Oxford Falls, Sydney, in the first week of July.
The Bachelor continues Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 10
Please explain! Irena’s absence means the aforementioned Zoom chat either doesn’t depict the hometowns, or Irena (pictured) was unable to participate for some reason