The Bachelorette EXCLUSIVE: Pete Mann breaks his silence on his new relationship with wedding planner Rachel Evans… after dumping Becky Miles just days after the finale
The Bachelorette’s Pete Mann has confirmed his new relationship with Rachel Evans, just days after the pair were spotted canoodling at a Christmas party in Adelaide.
The café owner, 34, told Daily Mail Australia he’d fallen ‘head over heels’ for the blonde, who runs wedding planning agency Hygge Studio.
However, he denied reports Rachel was an ‘ex-girlfriend’, insisting they’d only dated casually before he filmed The Bachelorette earlier this year.
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It’s official! The Bachelorette’s Pete Mann has confirmed his new relationship with Rachel Evans, just days after the pair were spotted canoodling at a Christmas party in Adelaide
Pete, who dumped Becky Miles three days after shooting The Bachelorette finale, was spotted getting cosy with Rachel at the Christmas party for his Octeine Coffee business on December 11.
He happily confirmed this week they were together, but clarified they had never been ‘official’ until now.
‘Rach and I are together now for the first time. We had been seeing each other only casually before the show,’ he said.
Happiness at last: The café owner, 34, told Daily Mail Australia he’d fallen ‘head over heels’ for Rachel (pictured), who runs wedding planning agency Hygge Studio
Clarification: However, he denied reports Rachel (left) was an ‘ex-girlfriend’, insisting they’d only dated casually before he filmed The Bachelorette earlier this year
‘After filming concluded, we reconnected and I simply fell head over heels,’ he said, adding that he was ‘really happy’ with Rachel.
‘We’ve now met each other’s families and will be spending Christmas together, including a secret little getaway.’
Last month, just hours after the season finale of The Bachelorette aired on TV, Becky confirmed her split from Pete, whom she’d chosen as her winning suitor on the show.
Sighting: Pete, who dumped Becky Miles three days after shooting The Bachelorette finale, was spotted getting cosy with Rachel at a Christmas party on December 11
It’s over! Last month, just hours after the season finale of The Bachelorette aired on TV, Becky Miles (right) confirmed her split from Pete, whom she’d chosen as her winning suitor
She announced on Instagram that things ‘didn’t work out’ for her and her man.
Becky then bravely fronted the media, breaking down in tears during back-to-back radio interviews as she revealed she was ‘angry’ at Pete for dumping her via FaceTime after only three days as a couple.
Pete also confirmed their split on Instagram at the time, writing: ‘The Bachelorette was such an amazing experience and one I’ll always remember.
‘I came on this show to follow my heart and find love but unfortunately in the end, true love was not meant to be.’
He then praised Becky as a ‘wonderful woman’ who deserved to find love and happiness.
Ouch: Becky bravely fronted the media, breaking down during back-to-back interviews as she revealed she was ‘angry’ at Pete for dumping her via FaceTime after only three days as a couple