Locky Gilbert fell madly in love with nurse Irena Srbinovska on The Bachelor.
And Irena, 31, has revealed that their next big milestone as a couple will be when Locky finally gets to meet her family in Melbourne.
The former Survivor star wasn’t able to meet the Srbinovskas in person while filming The Bachelor because of COVID-19 border closures.
Meet the family: The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert, 30, and Irena Srbinovska, 31, (both pictured) have teased fans about their next milestone as an official couple on Instagram on Tuesday
Irena revealed their plans during an Instagram Q&A with fans on Tuesday.
‘Has Locky met your parents yet? As Victoria is still in lockdown?’ one of her followers asked.
‘Unfortunately Locky hasn’t met my parents or my brother but they have spoken many times [online],’ Irena replied.
Family’s waiting: Irena said Locky has not met her family yet due to COVID restrictions, but it will happen once the borders to the state are reopened
She explained Locky had also struck up a friendship with her brother, Igor.
‘My brother and Locky are always chatting. As soon as the borders reopen it’s happening,’ she added.
Locky was supposed to meet Irena’s family during The Bachelor, but they couldn’t fly to Sydney because Victoria closed its borders.
He didn’t have a chance to see them after filming either, because he was in Perth.
‘So good to be back’: Locky told Instagram fans on Sunday how he and Irena Srbinovska ‘randomly’ ended up back at the same swimming hole where they enjoyed a passionate date
Since the Bachelor finale aired last month, Irena and Locky have been spending time together in Sydney and country New South Wales.
On Sunday, Locky revealed they had ‘randomly’ ended up at the same swimming hole in Wollombi where they’d shared a passionate date on the show.
He said on Instagram Stories that it was ‘good to be back’ and ‘finally be able to go for a swim’ with his girlfriend without the cameras around
Coincidence: ‘So funnily enough, we’ve been riding along the road. We’ve ended up somewhere we may have been before,’ he told followers, while cuddling up to Irena (right)
‘So funnily enough, we’ve been riding along the road. We’ve ended up somewhere we may have been before,’ he told fans, while cuddling up to Irena.
Without giving away the exact location right away, he continued: ‘Random, very random. Can you guess where we are?’
Stripping off his shirt and preparing to go for a dip, Locky then offered his followers a good view at his idyllic surroundings.
PDA: The pair ended up back at the same swimming hole in Wollombi, New South Wales, where they got hot and heavy on an episode of The Bachelor (pictured)
‘So we are back down at the swimming hole, where me and Irena had our little date! Good to be back here… finally able to go for a swim,’ he added.
During last month’s Bachelor finale, Locky told both Irena and runner-up Bella Varelis that he was in love with them – but then had the tricky task of sending one home.
After an emotional break-up with Bella, Locky composed himself and professed his love for Irena, telling her he couldn’t wait to spend the rest of his life with her.
Heartfelt: On The Bachelor finale last month, Locky 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, and it’s kind of weird, ’cause I’m a pretty big dude, and not many people can make me feel like that, but just when I’m with you, I feel so calm and comfortable,’ he told her.
‘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.’
Runner-up: Beforehand, Locky had the difficult task of sending Bella Varelis (pictured) home