Bachelor New Zealand - Alysha

Name: Alysha




Age: 26
Occupation: High School English Teacher
Home town: Invercargill
Height:158cm

Alysha is very playful and loves to muck around and get a laugh out of her nearest and dearest. She has a deeply caring side, and is passionate about looking after mistreated animals

Aylsha is looking for honesty, loyalty and affection in a partner and believes that nothing compares to being in a man’s arms that loves you.

Ultimate Date: Aylsha says she is very low maintenance – getting some love and attention keeps her happy. Throw in some chocolate and cake and you’ve won her heart!

Words to live by: “What’s meant to be, will be.”

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I am thinking Alysha is possible F1 (at least F4), based on first ep/preview/and things that may mean nothing (including that TheBachelorNZ is using similar music and the same video hosting and template as TheBachelorCanada did.).

-- Art posted in his bio that he wants a girl with great eyes. During Meet and Greet, Art says to Alysha that she has beautiful eyes and Alysha tells Art that he does too and they laugh.


This s/cap was used as part of the promo for the show before it premiered.


-- Preview and episode didn't have an intro for her, but s/caps constantly focused on her reaction to not getting a rose (she was one of the last to do so) and during episode there is a future ITM of her crying about getting hurt and not getting a rose and if it is "meant to be" - which is in her bio as her fav quote/life saying.



---Almost seems like a lot of recent F1's have been getting the "I hope I get a rose!" edit and then get one near the end... this happened with April TBCAN Whitney had the same edit for TBUS recent season as well as past TBAUS season with Sam. (So F1's being made to wait and sweat it out 1st RC seems to be a *thing* this past year)

-- Her bio was second but was changed after the first show (could be an error) to be first (and alphabetized, which could be just an error on their part).

-- Fellow contestant liked a post about Alysha being the final girl.

-- Always seems to have to wait to receive a rose (for 1st and 2nd RC at least) and yet there are ITMs with her in different clothes and possibly a 1-1 later on?

-- If s/cap is Alysha (hard to sleuth if it is for sure but thinking so based on hair, height and her hairline is on the other side of where Matilda wears hers, but it could be Matilda, so hard to tell from the back and from a distance they look alike.). So if Alysha, then she is in a grey long cardigan running towards Art on their date which they are later sitting having a picnic with wine bottles. Looks like she took off the cardigan, is still in the same black pants and Art is wearing the same shirt and shorts.





-- And from her FB page, her profile and cover photos updated as of March 6. Filming wrapped end of Feb IIRC (spinoff had details somewhere). https://www.facebook.com/alyshajade.brown?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser



-- Kapiti posted that Art favorited Alysha's IG post

Looks like Alysha first posted back on insta just over a week ago. Art liked the post too. She's with her pooch and she calls him her # 1 man along with # happygirl # thelittlethings. Not sure if it's a happy or sad vibe to the post.

Not sure if the dog is the same one IG as for her cover photo for FB?

Bringing this over to Alysha's thread

AllAboutLove wrote:The Bachelor NZ Instagram account: https://instagram.com/thebachelornz/ is only following 5 people/accounts:

1) Alysha = contestant and possible F1 sleuthed in threads (and whom Art met and said you have beautiful eyes, eyes mentioned again in his bio, and again in interviews post-season premiere he said he is ideal woman has "beautiful eyes").
2) Art = the bachelor/lead
3) Mike = host of show
4) The Bachelor AU = the only show that Art watched (he only watched the first episode of 2nd season. Never watched the show before).
5) Woman's Day NZ = exclusives regarding TBNZ (like TBAU)

ETA:

Kapiti noted that after this was posted TBNZ started following Matilda. Matilda works for MediaWorks, the company that broadcasts, produces, and owns TV3 shows and which airs TBNZ. Matilda doesn't follow back TBNZ. Alysha does and tags her photos with TBNZ.

From Alysha's IG @alyshajadebrown https://instagram.com/alyshajadebrown (other contestants, including Dani, Natalie, Chrystal, and Amanda like her posts).

Interesting to note:
Nikki from Bachelor US Chris Soules season is friends with Alysha and likes her IG posts.
Second time Alysha has hashtagged her post with #happygirl (other one Art likes)
Alysha mentions her eyes (which Art mentioned his ideal girl has beautiful eyes in a post-show interview and also said to Alysha when he met her)

alyshajadebrown Amen to that #begood #girls #loyal #love #quote #blonde #thebachelornz #blueeyes #havinfun #happygirl 7h

alyshajadebrown This time tomorrow night!Eeeeek, exciting. #thebachelornz  #tv3 #thebachelor #love #rose #roseceremony 3d


alyshajadebrown Got my hurr did... Best hairdresser! It's getting sooooo long! I also came to the conclusion that I must be descended from a goldfish! #massiveeyes #blonde #longhair #boylondon #fisheyes #blueeyes #thebachelornz 9h

As noted by Kapiti in the sleuthing thread, Art likes these two photos Alysha posted on her IG a week ago.

alyshajadebrown #sun #happygirl #thelittlethings #lab #no1man 1w

There is an interview posted in SM/Media thread. The interviewer @nzgirlhq posted on her IG account before interviewing Art.

This s/cap was posted by NZgirl.
-- This is Alysha in S/cap. It has Mike, the host, VO saying "true love".
-- Alysha likes this on IG.
-- Alysha followed NZgirl today on IG.

nzgirlhq Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Well ladies, we LOVE it!!!!! #TheBachelorNZ ! And we meet him TOMORROW!!!! #tv3 @tv3nz #thebachelor #television #premiere #girlsnightin #datingshows #dating thebachelornz 2d

Keep up the great slueting AllAboutLove.

I was wondering why Nikki liked her IG pic and was trying to figure out the connection.

I'm glad you were able to figure out the connection.

I'm yet to watch the second episode.

Amazing sleuthing AllAboutLove!! It's hard to see another contestant as F1 with all the points you make! I'm looking forward to actually seeing them together on a date to see what their connection is like. If they've had any time together over the last two episodes it must've been purposely hidden...

Thanks ElonM and Kapiti!   I definitely still think she is F1.

Kapiti: I don't know if we will see a love connection? The timeline is so short for filming it seems and I am struggling to figure it all out. What may give it away is that Art has said he is not a person who is into PDA and was uncomfortable filming or being physically close to the women. Also, he seems to be such a gentleman, too much so?, that he may not be the romantic type but comes across (IMO) as someone who can be friends with ALL the women. It explains why he is friends with them on SM. And, maybe given he didn't kiss a lot of women (still hasn't and it is ep 2, not even barely a hand hold) and has said he would never do anything more than a kiss even if FSD it makes sense that none of the girls feel that bad and seem to all get along very well post-show. There are no previews of HIM kissing a girl, more them making the move - and barely that at all. Although he is super confident in business, he just doesn't seem to have a ton of confidence in himself relationship-wise (which he explained in an  interview posted in SM/Media thread and wants someone that has it for him), etc.

No intro video: Speculating that it may have just been a logistical thing as to why Alysha was not given an intro video. Who knows, she may have signed on a week or two before filming (based on what I sleuthed they were still taking girls right up until then). If that is the case, then maybe they just didn't have time to get one done and so they just included her in lots of ITM posts and focusing on her a lot in Season Preview?

Alysha crying: What is interesting is that in episode 2 you see Amanda comforting Alysha (see s/cap below) because Alysha doesn't get the 1-1 nor does she go on the group date. In the first episode we saw Alysha crying about not getting a rose because it may not be meant to be. But seems like this crying actually took place on Episode 2 based on s/caps?

Here are the matching s/caps: Episode 2 outfit (earrings and black top) matches Episode 1 ITM crying Alysha saying "maybe not meant to be"
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Strangely enough, or maybe it isn't strange, but those s/caps match her BIO pic. Same hairstyle, top, and earrings so she either wore the exact hairstyle, top, and earrings on different days or they may have taken these bio shots that morning before she cried?

She is adorable. And her face is so heart shaped, the whole second episode every time they showed her all I could think was wow, I know understand what a heart shaped face is.

She seems like a really sweet girl.

After reading the posts above I guess Alysha is the one to watch . I think Matilda will go far and also Chrystal , both just might end up in the F3 .

Alysha posted this on her IG @alyshajadebrown. Wondering if it relates to her date with Art? They had lots of wine. There also seems to be a winery/vineyard date that will be shown during the season based on season preview s/caps. Not sure if related to that... or whether Wither Hills is the place not just the wine (Marlborough region) etc... so maybe a romantic getaway? Meeting him at an airport close by and then date at vineyard?

alyshajadebrown Top up that calorie deficit with a vino or two
#witherhills #wine #girlsnight #haveto #blonde #longhair #redlips #doingit #selfie #blueeyes 4h


Maybe relates to this? Bottle looks similar.


More bottles from searching #WitherHills on IG.. in the s/cap above note the label of the MIDDLE bottle above on Art and Alysha date? It is slanted the white label part, similar to the Wither Hills bottle here

Located at the top of the South Island, Marlborough is New Zealand’s largest wine growing region and the home of world-renowned sauvignon blanc. http://www.newzealand.com/us/marlborough/

Searched for close airports/runways and Marlborough Airport is close to Wither Hills vineyard. Maybe a match? or could be a different one



http://www.panoramio.com/photo/85567375

Posts and vineyard looks similar to date picnic with Art and Alysha

Blenheim New Zealand, Marlborough wine area... https://www.pinterest.com/pin/310396599291322833/

VO heard when Alysha is shown in Season Preview:

"I'm looking for love" (someone else says this as Alysha is shown meeting Art out of limo)

"true love" (Mike, the Host, says this as Alysha is shown on her date at possibly Marlborough winery with Art as he strokes her arm... s/cap above in thread)