Bachelor Australia - Season 5 - Matty Johnson - Media Social Media - *Sleuthing Spoilers* #2

@ssin0547 that's awesome! His recaps are hilarious and I love how he sings or does some other antics with them. Always good for a laugh and just great humor 

This was about Leah and will post in her thread as well; but there is a video of Matty there where he took some rapid fire questions Please take a listen y'all, pretty funny IMO from his first kiss in grade 7 to his best kiss being the finale one

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/bachelor-hopeful-leah-costas-risque-dress-showed-a-lot-of-skin-i-didnt-realise-how-naked-i-was/news-story/1d2ecba159212a4039b2995d39a58edd

@Bobette.....a reminder to watch out for the FB live Q&A that Osher and Matty are doing today Aussie time....appreciate if you can bring this over for us....thanks girl

Matty calls his girl "Number One", swoon And he is going to see Lee when he goes to Melbourne I assume for some press, hope we get some pics. And he claims he didn't tell his brothers the outcome; just his mum and sister. So i guess we shouldn't expect his brother to follow any of the girls on SM then Also I have read a couple of interviews where he stressed that it was not important that the girl had to be from Sydney....i wonder why that question keeps popping up He wishes the guys on his season could have been with him   Also I will be looking out for if any of the F7 was on the list of names that came out that was two faced, since he said after the halfway mark girls were more open to talking about who acted differently around him versus the girls  

Matty J Reveals How He Dealt With Two-Faced Women On 'The Bachelor Australia
It’s impossible to forget the moment Matty J had his heart broken by Georgia Love on the 2016 season of The Bachelorette Australia.

However, Matty’s temporary heartbreak turned out to be everyone’s gain—with his affable personality, willingness to talk about his emotions, and the fact that he’s pretty easy on the eyes, he was the natural choice to star as the leading man on this year’s season of The Bachelor Australia, which kicks off on Wednesday night.

Spoiler alert: Matty finds love at the end of the series. This isn’t a secret, as he hasn’t been able to hide his happiness. But what is unknown is which of the 22 beautiful ladies he gives his final rose to.

Ahead of the premiere, ELLE caught up with Matty to discuss what he’s looking for in a girl, how he feels about Georgia and Lee Elliott now, and how he plans to watch this season.

Does anyone know who you’ve chosen?

There are only two people who I’ve told, and that is my mum, and my sister as well. That is outside of the show, and production, obviously.

Has it been weird to not tell your brothers?

(Laughs) They’re feeling a little bit short-changed at the moment. They’re like, “What do you mean Mum and Kate know, and we’re being left in the dark?” It’s difficult because I would want to tell everyone, but of my brothers, I don’t know that I could trust all of them with this sensitive information. So I had to have a blanket rule of ‘no brothers will be allowed to know.’

What criteria did you give the producers for casting? So many of the girls are adventurous, sporty types with similar interests to you.

They got it pretty spot-on, I think, with the casting. Beforehand, we do have a lot of chats in detail about what I’m drawn towards, and what I’m looking for in a partner. Even when we talked about my previous relationships, [we talked about] what I felt worked really well, and what reasons we drifted apart…

But what I was looking for was somebody who enjoyed the outdoors—this was obviously one of the main ones—somebody who was intelligent and confident; somebody who was ambitious and wanted to make the most out of life; and somebody who had a great sense of humour.

What were you most nervous about when you signed on to do the show?

I think I had a few nerves. I think the main one was I thought, maybe initially, ‘Am I even the right guy? Am I a good fit to be the Bachelor?’ Not only for the girls, but for the viewers as well.

Did you feel pressure as the Bachelor, knowing that all these women were on the show for you?

I guess initially I was even questioning if I was doing the right thing. I was thinking, ‘Are any of them going to be falling for me?’ I hope I’m living up to their expectations.

I’m sure you are. Everyone is very excited, as you’ve probably seen.

That’s nice, having everyone excited. I can’t wait for it to start. I just hope that when you guys watch it this week, on Wednesday, that everyone’s still as engaged as they are now.

A big thing with The Bachelor in the past is girls being different around you and when you’re not there. How did you deal with this?

It was actually really difficult, because initially everybody is on their best behaviour. Even those who act a certain way in front of the women would then be sure to act differently in front of me, to put across the perfect persona. I could tell cracks were starting to appear with certain people as time progressed. There were times when I asked the women to give me information, but nobody wanted to dob anyone else in. I had to do a bit of investigation work at cocktail parties to find out if things were true or false. Then I would overhear certain rumours, and I wanted to explore them.

I’m surprised women didn’t dob in other women.

Near the end, or maybe past halfway, people started to be a lot more honest about other characters. But prior to that, everybody didn’t want to have the time that we had together focused on dobbing someone else in.

What was it like not being able to consult with someone about the biggest decision of your life, even week to week?

It’s tricky. Normally when you date somebody, the first thing you do is turn to your friends and say, “Hey, I met this person, and this is what she does for a job, this is where she lives—what do you think? And have a look at her Instagram… Give me your opinion.” Not to have that, it’s definitely weird. It’s strange. I guess that’s why I was most excited about finally being able to consult with my family at the end. I was excited to make sure that my thoughts were aligned with my family.

Was being the Bachelor an isolating experience, in any way?

Definitely. I guess the main difference is that when you’re on The Bachelorette, you’re around 15 other guys. You get a lot of downtime, and you hang out together in this big mansion. You play tennis, and go to the gym, and cook together. When you’re on The Bachelor, you’re in a mansion by yourself. I did miss the guys when I was the Bachelor. If I could’ve had them along for a second time to be with me, I would have done that.

How does the Bachelor pad compare to the mansion you lived in last year?

I preferred the mansion because it had a tennis court (laughs), and it had a better gym as well. It was bigger with a backyard, too.

How has keeping the secret been different this time around to last year?

It’s so much easier this time around, because I can be at home, and to my housemate say, “I’ve gotta call Number One now, so I’ll speak to you later.” Before, when I got a message, people would say, “Are you messaging Georgia?” And you’d have to be like, “Maybe I am,” and pretend that maybe you did end up together. This time I can just be openly happy, and not try and keep a poker face the whole time.

What are your feelings towards Georgia and Lee now? Do you still keep in touch with Lee?

I still speak to Lee—we’ll catch up when I’m in Melbourne later this week. I haven’t spoken to Georgia since the show, but I’m really happy that they’re doing so well. The fact that they’re happy, I wouldn’t want anything but that for them.

A lot of the girls are from interstate—will you potentially move for love?

I wouldn’t say no to it. On the one hand, I do really like Sydney, and I’m really happy here, but if I met someone amazing and they weren’t able to move interstate, then I would be open to moving to be with them

What are your The Bachelor viewing party plans?

My viewing plans are pretty boring! Last year we had a couple of occasions where we had a big group of friends together, and I hated it, because everyone just kept talking during the show, and I couldn’t watch it. I think a majority of the time I’ll be with a couple of close friends, or my sister and my husband.
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mercieme wrote:

What are your The Bachelor viewing party plans?

My viewing plans are pretty boring! Last year we had a couple of occasions where we had a big group of friends together, and I hated it, because everyone just kept talking during the show, and I couldn’t watch it. I think a majority of the time I’ll be with a couple of close friends, or my sister and my husband.
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I'm just going to assume that's meant to say "her husband".  Time to hire a new proofreader, Elle Magazine!

@Bobette I didn't catch the typo....fine journalism we have going on this season

Another interview with a radio show in Tasmania. He is very happy and in love, yeah we know Matty

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/bachelor-matty-j-on-love-trump-and-aliens/ar-AAoNo8I

WILL YOU WATCH THE SERIES WITH YOUR NEW LOVE?

"I think we'll debrief after episodes, about what happens. I'm sure she'll have maybe some questions and I'd be naive to think she's not going to get jealous."

i found this interesting... if Laura is F1 and in NZ still well i can't see them debriefing right away??????soooooooo just something that made me go hmmmm

@Leapoffaith....interesting indeed....the plot thickens
I predict Matty will have a lot of explaining to do to his F1 after his date with the Tahitian goddess airs on Thursday especially if Elora is not F1.....her bathing outfit is enough to make the F1 go jelly IMO....just kidding though but i expect the producers to make that date look hot couture

ETA @Bobette....IMO Laura is in NZ for a week and will miss both episodes on Weds/Thurs except she goes out of her way to obtain VPN. Our dear poster from NZ Katiebelle has confirmed many times that the show cannot be viewed in NZ.

Ah unfortunately I expect they could just Skype/phone/text while she's in NZ to debrief, and she's probably not going to be there much longer anyway.

Interesting though that Matty seems prepared to own his relationships with the other girls and expects jealousy. This to me seems a much more realistic and mature way to handle watching the show compared to other couples who say they only watched "their bits" together and didn't watch the other dates, which I always find weird and a little disrespectful to the other contestants. JMO.

Meanwhile, here's a clip of Osher getting his hair done:

We caught up with Osher to find out what it takes to create his legendary locks. Starts 7:30 PM tomorrow#TheBachelorAU pic.twitter.com/0sSELdiW9M

— The Bachelor Aus (@TheBachelorAU) July 25, 2017

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Fun Fact for any overseas members not familiar with Osher's early career. He used to be called Andrew and his hair looked like this:



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Disturbing stuff.

Hmmmm....interesting. Any idea why ol mate Osher changed his name? I really like him though, he brings a compassionate element to this compared to the host of the American series, Chris Harrison IMHO. I just get the sense that Osher is really there for the lead and the girls...jmo though.

I wonder when we will get the FB live Q&A with both Osher and Matty....there is also a DT/Network Ten prescreening for fans/media tonight somewhere with Matty in attendance; so I imagine the FB live will be before the prescreening.

Another funny article that can apply to pretty much all returnee leads and which has a lot of truth to it but the funniest part for me was the ending (bolded below)

The best way to get over this and prevent future heartbreak is by falling out of love with Matty NOW, before it gets too hard once we’re deep into the season.