Bachelorette Australia - Season 3 - Sophie Monk - Media Social Media - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

From the moment Stu Laundy stepped out of the helicopter, The Bachelorette’s Sophie Monk knew there was something different about the man in front of her.

It wasn’t because she’d met him before – indeed, she and Stu were briefly introduced a year earlier in Sydney – but because she’d felt a spark she hadn’t experienced with any of the other suitors.

“I knew he was The One, I had chemistry with him,” Soph gushes, as she opens up to Woman’s Day at our finale photoshoot.
From the moment Stu Laundy stepped out of the helicopter, The Bachelorette’s Sophie Monk knew there was something different about the man in front of her.

It wasn’t because she’d met him before – indeed, she and Stu were briefly introduced a year earlier in Sydney – but because she’d felt a spark she hadn’t experienced with any of the other suitors.

“I knew he was The One, I had chemistry with him,” Soph gushes, as she opens up to Woman’s Day at our finale photoshoot.

“I felt like Stu was just there for me. Off camera he was always assuring me and checking to see if I was OK. I know Jarrod cared about me, but it felt like he was trying to compete to win a trophy.”
Stu reveals he would always stay behind after filming wrapped to make sure Sophie was happy.
“It was probably against the rules, but I didn’t listen. I just wanted to grab Sophie’s hand and ask her how she was doing because it’s the hardest I’ve ever seen someone work,” he admits.
“She was like one of those Energiser bunnies – she just kept going. I’m so proud of her.”

And her instant feelings for him were reciprocated. Like Sophie, Stu felt a connection the second he laid eyes on the pretty blonde singer.
“She was one of the most beautiful people I’d ever seen in my life. She made me laugh, and while I don’t want to sound too sad, it was the first time I’d laughed properly in a long time. From that moment I thought, ‘I’m going to chase this girl,’” says Stu.

Now, head-over-heels in love and looking forward to a future together, the couple reveal their plans to elope and start a family.
“I’d prefer to elope rather than stay in Australia. And I’d want it to be low-key. I just want to have a big party and for everyone to enjoy themselves,” Sophie, 37, says.

As for children, the pair say [despite Stu’s vasectomy] the prospect of having a baby of their own is “very possible”.
The pair have already set their sights on having a son.

“I wouldn’t be disappointed if I had another girl, but I’d love to have a boy,” admits Stu.
“I’d want a boy because I know how hard it is being a girl,” adds Soph. “I like the name Diesel.”

Storybook wrote:I have read some confusing articles in my life but the Woman's Day article takes the cake. There is so, so much wrong with it. I don't believe it is based on an interview they gave. And I can't work out if the instant attraction with Stu was when they first met a year ago on when he stepped off the helicopter??

And to quote Sophie as saying "It felt like Jarrod was competing to win a trophy" I find very hard to believe this as truth. IMO, it was Stu who came on to compete, he almost said as much himself.


As for the title "Exclusive: The Bachelorette's Sophie and Stu Landry elope" I am hard pressed to have read a bigger line of rubbish. Stu is legally married so unless he has gained a quickie divorce, eloping would mean he would be charged with bigamy and a five year stint in prison.

But if Sophie has revealed she's eloping to Woman's Day then it must be true  

regardless of whether Sophie Monk and Stu Laundy's relationship works out, the blonde beauty got exactly what she wanted from The Bachelorette, according to radio show host Em Rusciano. 

The 38-year-old claimed on Monday that there is no romance between the high-profile couple and that Sophie 'played' audiences by appearing on the show.

'I think Sophie Monk has got exactly what she wanted out of this show,' she said on The Em Rusciano Radio Show with Harley Breen.  

'I think she is a smart business women, wants to be in the entertainment industry and I think she has become Australia's darling.

'She has played a trick on everyone and the ultimate prize is a great career, not a man.'