The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis wipes away tears on the set of Studio 10

The Bachelor‘s Bella Varelis was dumped by Locky Gilbert on the dating show’s emotional finale on Thursday night.

And on Friday morning, the aspiring influencer appeared visibly upset whilst discussing the heartbreak on Studio 10.

In photos taken on the set of the talk show, the 25-year-old appeared to wipe away a tear while being interviewed.

Emotional: The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis appeared visibly upset whilst discussing being dumped by Locky Gilbert on the set of Studio 10 on Friday morning

While she seemed emotional in some behind-the-scenes photos, the brunette beauty was far more composed during the official interview that went to air.

While chatting to hosts Sarah Harris and Tristan MacManus, Bella was measured and mature as she wished Locky and Irena Srbinovska the best in their relationship.

She also confirmed that she’s back on the dating market, but is more focused on ‘loving myself’ than finding a man. 

Tense? The 25-year-old appeared slightly tense as she waited on set for filming to start

Tense? The 25-year-old appeared slightly tense as she waited on set for filming to start

‘I went in there hoping for a soulmate, and I actually did find that in some friendships,’ she said optimistically.

‘You come out, you learn so much about yourself and I know more about what I want in a man,’ she continued.

‘I want a man who knows that he wants me and knows that he loves me.’

Bouncing back: While Bella seemed emotional in behind-the-scenes photos, the brunette beauty was far more composed during the official Studio 10 interview that went to air

Bouncing back: While Bella seemed emotional in behind-the-scenes photos, the brunette beauty was far more composed during the official Studio 10 interview that went to air

Bella also insisted that she genuinely fell in love with Locky during the show.

‘Those three months during lockdown when you’re on the phone every day, that’s a real relationship,’ she explained.

‘It’s not on camera, you’re not saying things for production … it’s just completely natural and it brings some normality into it, so I completely fell in love with him.’

'I went in there hoping for a soulmate, and I actually did find that in some friendships,' she said optimistically

‘I went in there hoping for a soulmate, and I actually did find that in some friendships,’ she said optimistically

The Sydney-based beauty also admitted that she’s no longer friends with rival Irena, but wished the nurse the best in her relationship with Locky.

‘Our friendship got tainted a little bit, but at the end of the day we did fall in love with the same man,’ she said. 

‘I wish them the best, and you know what? Love is love and I’m such a hopeless romantic, so I’m like “good on him for finding the person he wants to be with”.’

Is everything okay? Bella looked slightly bewildered as she waited around on set

Is everything okay? Bella looked slightly bewildered as she waited around on set

Marching orders! The brunette beauty was escorted to set to begin the interview

Marching orders! The brunette beauty was escorted to set to begin the interview

While viewers saw Locky, 31, tell Bella, 25, he was falling in love with her during their helicopter date on the show, things reportedly didn’t end there according to The Wash.

He allegedly texted the freelance digital creative before filming their last goodbye to ‘reassure her’ she would be his winner – making his eventual decision all the more hurtful and bewildering for her. 

The website quoted an anonymous source, who had been ‘present for the majority of filming’, as saying: ‘Locky gave her a lot of reassurance that it was going to be her at the end.

High road: While chatting to hosts Sarah Harris and Tristan MacManus, Bella was measured and mature as she wished Locky and Irena Srbinovska the best in their relationship

High road: While chatting to hosts Sarah Harris and Tristan MacManus, Bella was measured and mature as she wished Locky and Irena Srbinovska the best in their relationship

A minor adjustment: Bella fixed her top as she waited for the cameras to start rolling

A minor adjustment: Bella fixed her top as she waited for the cameras to start rolling

‘He even texted her saying he couldn’t wait to make her happy for the rest of her life and talked about engagement rings. It has been heart-shattering for her. Bella really thought this was going to be her happily ever after.’

Daily Mail Australia contacted Channel 10 for comment.

During Thursday night’s gut-wrenching finale, Locky told both women he was in love with them – but then had the tricky task of sending one home.

He broke down in tears as Bella arrived to face the music, telling her he ‘fell in love’ the first day he saw her, before coming up with a rather feeble excuse to end things.

‘I know you don’t, like, sort of see where your future is at the moment. I think I need just a little bit of certainty,’ he said, as Bella looked at him in utter disbelief.

‘I just don’t know if I can see us working,’ he added, to which the brunette replied: ‘I just don’t get it. Yesterday, you told me you were in love with me.’

As Locky tried to explain himself, a furious Bella stormed off and snapped: ‘My God… Can I leave? I’m going.’

She later told producers: ‘Who does that to someone? Who tells them they’re in love with them and then… I just want to get out of here.’

After this emotional break-up, Locky composed himself then professed his love for Irena, telling her he couldn’t wait to spend the rest of his life with her.

‘Irena, every time I’m with you, I feel so safe and protected. It’s kind of weird, because I’m a pretty big dude, and not many people can make me feel like that,’ he told the 31-year-old nurse.

‘But just when I’m with you, I feel so calm and comfortable, and it’s a pretty new feeling for me. I know you’re going to make a beautiful girlfriend, wife, mother, everything. You’re the whole package.’

Locky teased another blindside when he admitted to Irena that he’d had his doubts about their relationship.

‘However, my biggest fear is that you’re not going to be able to put yourself first, or tell me no. And in my partner, I want drive and ambition,’ he said.

‘And I think you’ve got that in spades,’ he added, much to Irena’s relief.

‘When I think about our future together, I’m so excited and I can’t wait to just travel the world and make all your dreams come true.

‘Irena, I’m so in love with you. And I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.’

‘I love you too!’ she replied, as swelling music and a sweeping camera shot marked the dramatic end of Locky’s journey to find love.

The couple are still together two months after filming the finale, and Irena has packed up her life in Melbourne to live with Locky in Perth.