A heartbroken James Boggia is sent home during a double elimination on The Bachelorette

A devastated James Boggia was eliminated during Wednesday’s episode of The Bachelorette, after missing out on a rose from Elly Miles.

Standing nervously alongside the other suitors, the 28-year-old pro wakeboarder admitted he’d ‘stuffed up along the way’.

But he insisted he had ‘way more of a connection’ with the 25-year-old Bachelorette than some of the other guys, and hoped it would be enough to see him through. 

‘If I get through this, I need to prove to Elly that I’m The One for her,’ he said. 

‘Elly means so much to me. I never thought I’d feel this way so soon, and I know if I don’t get that rose… I’m gonna be shattered.’

Unfortunately, James never received a rose from Elly, leaving him visibly distraught, as the other suitors rallied around him and tried to console him.

Hugging Elly goodbye one last time, he quietly told her: ‘Guess I’m not what you’re looking for, hey…’

James was still reeling from his elimination in the car as he departed the Bachelorette mansion for the last time. 

‘I’m in pain, my head’s going a million miles an hour. Probably the hardest pill I’ve had to swallow,’ he admitted. 

‘I lost something that I really, really wanted and I can’t get it back so… my heart’s broken. I really thought she was The One. But I guess it wasn’t mutual.’

Sam Vescio also missed out on a rose during the double elimination ceremony, with Bachelorette Becky Miles electing to send the 35-year-old lawyer home.

With the show now down to the final six suitors, Sam graciously told Becky, 30: ‘You’ve got a great choice of three awesome guys.’