The Bachelor Australia - Season 4 - Richie Strahan - Social Media - Media - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

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Not a very nice article about Richie, especially his rumoured body odour - what's with that I wonder?

Oh goodness! the article says many of them would not have applied if they knew he was the prize and asked to leave multiple times!! I hope he found someone who really likes him for him...I know he's very awkward (very obvious based on the way things are) and I have a hard time really seeing any of the girls being truly invested in him as a person. The girls I felt were starting to get to know him as a person were Megan and Olena.

I'm very sorry to say but Nikki seems very gun shy and almost holding herself from doing anything regarding building a relationship. She's mainly receiving from what I see.
Alex seems obsessed with the idea of him but I don't see her getting to know him beyond the chemistry and allure.
Faith & Richie's interactions seem surface-level and fun-friend-vibe rather than connecting at a deeper level and getting to know each other.

Megan and Olena seem to have had real conversations about who Richie is as a person... but then again they're not showing us much AT ALL ....maybe there's a lot hidden in lieu of the drama between the girls or there isn't much at all to show regarding connections being formed with Richie...

Maybe one of the intruders is F1

Hopefully amongst all of the girls there is someone genuine and interested in Richie as a person and finding love and a lasting relationship. IMO, it seems that most of them are just in it for the exposure and come across as immature and a bit slutty. Sorry, but JMO so far.

Just Looking wrote:Maybe one of the intruders is F1

"If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck"

I`m going to be shocked if it`s not Nikki.

Natik - why so?

Fifty wrote:I think they need to be coached in what to say.  This is getting disastrous.

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This is only my personal opinion but I don`t think the problem is coaching how to give interviews. I apologize to all the Nikki fans out there but her "sleep up`s" seems to me calculated, like she is doing it on purpose to solidify her status as F1. To me it`s more like a sign of insecurity. Maybe she is insecure while watching the episodes now. Plus I can`t remember who it was Sasha or Dave but one of them gave an interview that he spoke to Richie and Richie is happy with the outcome. But he didn`t say that he is in love or something like that. I don`t know it gave me such a lukewarm vibe about that interview. And watching Richie doing the media rounds is giving me also the impression that he is not over the moon in love. He is so passive and not as excited as I thought he would be.

But it might be just me. Of course I could be totally off with my feelings about it. IMO

natik wrote:

Fifty wrote:I think they need to be coached in what to say.  This is getting disastrous.

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This is only my personal opinion but I don`t think the problem is coaching how to give interviews. I apologize to all the Nikki fans out there but her "sleep up`s" seems to me calculated, like she is doing it on purpose to solidify her status as F1. To me it`s more like a sign of insecurity. Maybe she is insecure while watching the episodes now. Plus I can`t remember who it was Sasha or Dave but one of them gave an interview that he spoke to Richie and Richie is happy with the outcome. But he didn`t say that he is in love or something like that. I don`t know it gave me lukewarm vibes about that interview. And watching Richie doing the media rounds also are giving me the impression that he is not over the moon in love. But it might be just me. Of course I could be totally off with my feelings about it. IMO

That's actually really interesting, now that you've said it, it does seem very calculative of Nikki, maybe could it be that SM doesn't seem to be generating that much interest for her compared to others when she does get airtime, not sure but it's all fishy. Probably insecure. Plus is it just me, or are the bachelorettes this year doing a lot more media rounds than previous years - feels like everyday theres so many new interviews about current and past girls!

emusha wrote:Natik - why so?

Because I´m feeling like it`s Sam Wood and Sam Frost season all over again. In terms of all the "predictions" and the social media handling.

fangirlsamuri wrote:

natik wrote:

Fifty wrote:I think they need to be coached in what to say.  This is getting disastrous.

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This is only my personal opinion but I don`t think the problem is coaching how to give interviews. I apologize to all the Nikki fans out there but her "sleep up`s" seems to me calculated, like she is doing it on purpose to solidify her status as F1. To me it`s more like a sign of insecurity. Maybe she is insecure while watching the episodes now. Plus I can`t remember who it was Sasha or Dave but one of them gave an interview that he spoke to Richie and Richie is happy with the outcome. But he didn`t say that he is in love or something like that. I don`t know it gave me lukewarm vibes about that interview. And watching Richie doing the media rounds also are giving me the impression that he is not over the moon in love. But it might be just me. Of course I could be totally off with my feelings about it. IMO

That's actually really interesting, now that you've said it, it does seem very calculative of Nikki, maybe could it be that SM doesn't seem to be generating that much interest for her compared to others when she does get airtime, not sure but it's all fishy. Probably insecure. Plus is it just me, or are the bachelorettes this year doing a lot more media rounds than previous years - feels like everyday theres so many new interviews about current and past girls!

That`s the right term...fishy. I can`t get rid of the feeling that something is fishy with the season.
If I remember it right it`s a normal thing. The Bachelorettes of the last season have done the same amount of media rounds.

natik wrote:

Fifty wrote:I think they need to be coached in what to say.  This is getting disastrous.

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This is only my personal opinion but I don`t think the problem is coaching how to give interviews. I apologize to all the Nikki fans out there but her "sleep up`s" seems to me calculated, like she is doing it on purpose to solidify her status as F1. To me it`s more like a sign of insecurity. Maybe she is insecure while watching the episodes now. Plus I can`t remember who it was Sasha or Dave but one of them gave an interview that he spoke to Richie and Richie is happy with the outcome. But he didn`t say that he is in love or something like that. I don`t know it gave me such a lukewarm vibe about that interview. And watching Richie doing the media rounds is giving me also the impression that he is not over the moon in love. He is so passive and not as excited as I thought he would be.

But it might be just me. Of course I could be totally off with my feelings about it. IMO

Damn thats interesting, I did not think of it like that. This whole season just seems odd and you could be right that could be the reason. Everyone from Osher to Dave and Sasha are all pushing the "she is so lovely" angle too. He also I have noticed won't say he is in love in any of the interviews. I remember Sam W kept saying he was head over heels in love with the chosen one right through. I'm just speculating here but maybe he was pushed towards her because Megan left who he may have really, really liked. These slip ups do seem very calculated as surely she would have learnt her lesson the first time around and been a bit more careful.

Does anyone else hope they will pull the rug from under us and he chooses someone else? Otherwise this is going to be one boring ending.

natik wrote:

fangirlsamuri wrote:

natik wrote:

This is only my personal opinion but I don`t think the problem is coaching how to give interviews. I apologize to all the Nikki fans out there but her "sleep up`s" seems to me calculated, like she is doing it on purpose to solidify her status as F1. To me it`s more like a sign of insecurity. Maybe she is insecure while watching the episodes now. Plus I can`t remember who it was Sasha or Dave but one of them gave an interview that he spoke to Richie and Richie is happy with the outcome. But he didn`t say that he is in love or something like that. I don`t know it gave me lukewarm vibes about that interview. And watching Richie doing the media rounds also are giving me the impression that he is not over the moon in love. But it might be just me. Of course I could be totally off with my feelings about it. IMO

That's actually really interesting, now that you've said it, it does seem very calculative of Nikki, maybe could it be that SM doesn't seem to be generating that much interest for her compared to others when she does get airtime, not sure but it's all fishy. Probably insecure. Plus is it just me, or are the bachelorettes this year doing a lot more media rounds than previous years - feels like everyday theres so many new interviews about current and past girls!

That`s the right term...fishy. I can`t get rid of the feeling that something is fishy with the season.
If I remember it right it`s a normal thing. The Bachelorettes of the last season have done the same amount of media rounds.

It seems the bachelorettes have gone against contract and are hanging out together as well before they have been eliminated. They have been papped partying together and they look like they don't care. Its very strange this season.