The Bachelors Australia 2023 couple Luke Bateman and Ellie Rolfe have ended their relationship, four months after the final rose ceremony.
Eagle-eyed fans noticed that the couple have not only unfollowed each other on social media in February but have deleted all photos together from their Instagram accounts as well.
A month later, Luke addressed the speculation and confirmed the rumours where true in a statement to Yahoo Lifestyle.
“Ellie and I have separated and would like to keep our relationship private. Ellie has a soul that lights up every room she walks into and I will sorely miss it in my life.”
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Ellie, a beauty therapist from Perth, was a frontrunner for fans who believed she would be the one to capture former NRL player Luke’s heart. And boy, did she!
In an emotional final vows ceremony, the 28-year-old told the blonde bombshell that he had fallen head over heels for her.
“I once told you that I’ve only ever felt this way towards someone twice in my life, I now realise that was a lie,” Luke said.
“Ellie, I’ve never felt the way I do for you, for anyone else.”
Sadly, Lana was left heartbroken when she found out she wouldn’t be receiving the final rose from Luke. She thanked him for the experience and said that it had helped her open up again.
As for fellow former professional athlete Ben, it was PR Manager McKenna who stole his heart, the 25-year-old describing the connection between them as “magic”.
“I haven’t felt true love for a long time, but I’m falling into that place with you,” Ben said to Mckenna. “I can’t wait to start a future with you if you’ll have me.”
An emotional Angela was visibly teary-eyed when Ben revealed he had chosen McKenna over her, sharing with the cameras and her former beau a less-than-measured response.
“No disrespect to McKenna, but Ben made a huge mistake. Good luck, you’ll need it,” she said.
Sadly, a day after the finale Ben took to his Instagram to confirm that he had McKenna had broken up.
“It is with sadness that I share things with myself and McKenna didn’t work out the way we had hoped. In the end the distance was difficult; we both had extended commitments oversease in different time zones, which was challenging,” he penned, adding that the pair were still “great friends.”
As for Wesley, the Brazilian bombshell confirmed he was sadly still single, and had split from 25-year-old mining administrator Brea.
Controversially, Wesley chose to leave the Bachelor mansion a week prior to the final rose ceremony as he was certain that there was no other woman for him but the Queenslander.
“I love how clumsy you are and I think you’re beautiful and I think the spark was something that kept growing. So, from now on, I would actually love to just focus on you,” Wesley told her at the time.
But things quickly took a turn south, a visibly frustrated Brea venting to the cameras when Wesley informed her they wouldn’t be sharing a bed, let alone a room during their first night together at the Bachelor mansion due to his strong Christian values.
“It’s almost comical because there is a bit of a dampener on the mood. Right now, this is not a good start,” she told the cameras.
Fast forward to the finale airing and Brea confirmed that she was dating someone new after Wes refused to compromise and “meet her in the middle”, and that she was “living under the same roof” as her new mystery man to Refinery29.
“I wanted to make sure that I continue down that path. I have been voicing my opinion and I have been setting my boundaries and telling people what I want. And now, there’s a guy who wants to meet me halfway,” she shared.
