Having finally wised up and given her husband Harrison the heave-ho, Married At First Sight bride Bronte is wasting no time moving on with her life.
With the outspoken brunette describing herself as an “optimist”, a source tells New Idea that Bronte isn’t giving up on her quest for love. In fact, another man has potentially already caught her eye. Enter former MAFS groom Jesse!
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New Idea has unearthed a photo of the pair looking very cosy while sharing a private moment. Taken during a break in filming, Jesse, 30, seems unable to take his eyes off Bronte, who couldn’t hide her own smile.
Later, when spotted arriving separately back at their apartment complex, the pair “looked like the cats that got the cream,” says an onlooker.
No official couple swap ever went down during the experiment. But our source claims sparks flew behind the scenes when the entire cast reunited last December to film the final dinner party and reunion episodes. Now, everyone is convinced they could be quietly dating!
“They would be a great match if you ask me,” says the show insider.
Bronte, 28, isn’t the only MAFS bride that Jesse’s been getting close to. Since leaving the experiment midway, after failing to make things work with his ‘wife’ Claire, the marriage celebrant has been seen out and about with fellow early leaver Janelle, 28.
Both from Perth, the pair formed a tight bond after their respective spouses, Claire and Adam, shared an illicit kiss. When asked during a recent radio interview with KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O if he and Janelle ever considered having a revenge romp of their own, Jesse explained: “[We] talked about [whether] that thought came through our heads but both of us said, ‘No.’”
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“The experiment is about being with the person you were matched with … we still wanted to honour the experiment.”
He later told the Daily Mail: “The strongest connection I’ve made with anyone in the cast
is definitely Janelle.”
While some have suggested the pair could now be dating, not everyone is convinced. In fact, Jesse’s ex Claire, 31, wonders if they are just hanging out for the headlines!
“They’re both from Perth, they’re quite similar in some aspects. But yeah, I’ve heard some whispers that it was just like ‘let’s get some talk happening,’” she said in a chat with the Where’s Your Head At? podcast.
“Claire could very well be right,” adds our own source. “Perhaps Jesse is stepping out with Janelle to throw everyone off the scent that he’s actually got a thing going with Bronte?!”
All we can say is, watch this space!
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