Matty ‘J’ Johnson has set the record straight on some of the rumours surrounding The Bachelorette’s Angie Kent and Carlin Sterritt.
Speaking on his podcast The Babble, the 2017 Bachelor star says that there is a “routine” when it comes to headlines after the show.
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“The breaking story is, ‘oh my gosh, they’re in love’ and then that narrative can only play out for so long before someone has to throw some salacious rumours in the mix,” he said.
Johnson then said a pregnancy rumour will likely be next.
“First, they’re amazing. Then there’s stories of they didn’t want to pick anyone and ‘are they still together?’ And then the next rumour that will come out is that Angie’s pregnant,” he said.
“They’re on holiday at the moment somewhere overseas. And they are posting lots together. There are lots of Instagram Stories, so they’re still going very strong,” he said.
Meanwhile Johnson has revealed why he thinks that Matt Agnew and Chelsie McLeod split so soon after the finale.
The father-of-one said that the weeks after the finale are crucial to any couple – and there was a very telling sign when it came to Matt and Chelsie.
“There is almost a two or three month gap from when they film the finale to when you’re [publicly] together,” Matty J said.
“The weird thing with Matt and Chelsie is, straight after the finale [aired], he went away, he went to the UK. Maybe Matt didn’t realise how important that time is? Because you can finally get to be together and have that relationship out in public.”
Amid speculation the hunky astrophysicist was unfaithful and Chelsie was blindsided by their split, an insider just revealed Matt understood from day dot they’d never stand the test of time.
According to New Idea’s source, the 32-year-old knew after one of the first rose ceremonies he didn’t intend to choose any of the women vying for his heart, however, a strict clause in his Network 10 contract prevented him from pulling a Honey Badger.
“He wanted to choose no-one, but obviously it was in his contract that he had to choose someone, so producers pushed him to pick Chelsie because she was the safe bet,” the source dished. “If it happened two years in a row, the whole franchise would be done.”
As per the insider, Matt was forced by producers to give scientist Chelsie the final rose, promising to stay with her until The Bachelor finale played out on our screens.
“If they announced their split during Angie’s season, it would have put a bad taste in viewers’ mouths and could have impacted the ratings. So, he was made to keep the act up and do the required media rounds with Chelsie until Angie’s season had finished airing.”
