Bachelor Australia - Season 5 - Matty Johnson - Media Social Media - *Sleuthing Spoilers* #3

brownravens wrote:

Bobette wrote:

brownravens wrote:Does anyone know when the Queen of Reverse Parkin surfaced? F1 or not that's a bloody random thing to have on your IG. Was it something Matty actually said to her? I'm pretty confused by that whole thing...

The reverse parking comment was noticed back in June by member @BasicallytheFBI on Laura's thread here: https://www.bachandbachettefans.net/t4078p48-laura-byrne-ep3-sd-girl-bachelor-australia-season-5-sleuthing-spoilers

Matty said in this PopSugar article last year that he finds women who can reverse park "particularly attractive":
https://www.popsugar.com.au/celebrity/Bachelorette-2016-Meet-Contestants-42331475

Daily Mail jumped on it and made a story out of it (and have been periodically re-hashing the theory ever since.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4592944/Fan-theory-suggests-Laura-Byrne-won-Bachelor-Australia.html

Cool thanks @Bobette! I'm still wondering why she would put that... Like if you won or not either way it's a totally random thing to put in your bio IMO. And how did she find out that Matty like reverse parkers - was this discussed (which is super random considering they would've likely never privately driven a car together at that point) or did she google him after she got home and find that same article?

On Laura Bryne's thread there is a screencap of her insta pre season from @AllAboutLove from March and her insta bio has no mention of reverse parking then, it was only post filming that it changed. So isn't in keeping with her story in cosmo about it being an old account that was reactivated.

natik wrote:

LeapofFaith wrote:
The only thing now giving me pause is the Sportsbet odds.  But being aware that Ten has paid a lot of money to keep the f1/f2 photos secret i am almost convincing myself someone gave sportsbet the wrong info...for now......jmo

You are reading my thoughts. I asked myself the same question. Going by Osher`s words that the channel made everything to avoid the coming out of the F1 spoiler they are doing a pretty crappy job because with the edit in Lauras favor and all the press coverage they are kinda solidifying that she is F1. It does not make sense because why bother then at all. It is like writing the name of the F1 on a giant billboard. So yeah I can see them giving foiler out. IMO

It's not just Sportsbet though - Ladbrokes and the other one (can't think of the name) have Laura as a virtually unbackable favourite too.  Even if TPTB were able to somehow throw SB off the scent, IMO one of the others would know the real winner.  

It may be just a silly TV show but this is BUSINESS for the gambling organisation and IMO they would absolutely find out who the winner is.  We know there are photos of the winner/FRC floating around and IMO many, MANY people would know the result.

The only way I can see the odds for ALL the gambling agencies being wrong and Laura not being F1 would be if she walks out, which I can't see happening because she doesn't seem to be struggling at all in fact on the contrary she seems to be having a blast.

Also, there were reports that the editors were going to have their work cut out for them making it look like Matty was interested in anyone but F1.  IMO Flo and Tara's had OTT elements of what felt like reshoots - this would presumably not be necessary with F1.

None of Laura's dates felt like reshoots to me.  Also, if F1 was anyone other than Laura, IMO they would not have been worried about "throwing people off the scent" because they could have just used the footage that makes it look like he's really into her!

TL/DR: It's still Laura for me.

Betting organisations often take their cues from each other - if one agency has low odds other will follow suit. Particularly if the first mover in the market is SportsBet which is rumoured to know the winner via the paps.

But that said IA - there is a lot of evidence indicating Laura that's pretty hard to dismiss as a foiler.

@BasicallytheFBI Thanks so much for the follow- up!

I'm still baffled why she would put that as F1 or F2...

BasicallytheFBI wrote:

brownravens wrote:

Bobette wrote:

The reverse parking comment was noticed back in June by member @BasicallytheFBI on Laura's thread here: https://www.bachandbachettefans.net/t4078p48-laura-byrne-ep3-sd-girl-bachelor-australia-season-5-sleuthing-spoilers

Matty said in this PopSugar article last year that he finds women who can reverse park "particularly attractive":
https://www.popsugar.com.au/celebrity/Bachelorette-2016-Meet-Contestants-42331475

Daily Mail jumped on it and made a story out of it (and have been periodically re-hashing the theory ever since.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4592944/Fan-theory-suggests-Laura-Byrne-won-Bachelor-Australia.html

Cool thanks @Bobette! I'm still wondering why she would put that... Like if you won or not either way it's a totally random thing to put in your bio IMO. And how did she find out that Matty like reverse parkers - was this discussed (which is super random considering they would've likely never privately driven a car together at that point) or did she google him after she got home and find that same article?

On Laura Bryne's thread there is a screencap of her insta pre season from @AllAboutLove from March and her insta bio has no mention of reverse parking then, it was only post filming that it changed. So isn't in keeping with her story in cosmo about it being an old account that was reactivated.

Yeah, good point! So that's a porky pie then. That whole Cosmo article was bizarre IMO and seemed wholly aimed at shutting down spoilers which just had the opposite effect to me - i.e. if she wasn't F1 they wouldn't care if people thought she was, IMO.

Okay to clear up exactly what Laura said about the reverse parking.....I am going to defend her a bit here. She said that the "reverse parking" was placed on an old ToniMay account that she hadn't used since 2014. So according to her she basically copied the "reverse parking" from the old Toni May account to her personal ladyandacat IG account after filming ended per her Cosmo interview excerpt below. Except someone has access to her old ToniMay account from 2014, we can't prove what she said. And IMO the 2014 Toni May account Laura referred to is not the same IG account that AAL sleuthed during pre-season. I don't see any reason why she would make this up especially since she is being asked to explain why she put a clue out that folks thought it implied that she was F1 in that Cosmo article ...jmho

I have another Instagram-related question. What do you have to say about being the ‘Queen of reverse parking’?
“Ugh. OK, so that’s another one (laughs). Oh my God, that was the worst. Basically, that was the world’s biggest coincidence. I hadn’t watched the show, nor had I read any articles that he had commented on, which was 2015. I have two Instagram accounts — I have a personal Instagram account, and I have my work Instagram account. When I did the show, because we’re now posting about the show, that had to happen from my personal Instagram, not on my work Instagram.

“So I reactivated my personal one, which I hadn’t used since 2014, and I updated the info on it, and I updated the photo. But the information I updated it to used to be on my Toni May account from 2014, and I even have a screen grab from 2014 to prove that it pre-dated him saying it in an interview.

“It just was the most genuine coincidence that blew out of proportion, because someone who is a very dedicated fan found the similarities, and put it together. When I read that, I was like, ‘Dude, I didn’t speak to the guy about reverse parking.’ I had no idea. And why would I infer that anyway, even if I did? It was crazy to me.

“Then people were like, ‘Why hasn’t she taken it down?’ I felt like I was damned if you do, damned if you don’t, because if I took it down, people would be like, ‘Now she’s trying to hide something.’ So I just felt like I couldn’t win anyway. What will be, will be! Everyone wants to speculate, and that’s the point we’re at now. Everyone has their theories, and it’s all part of it. It’s fun.”
Source

@mercieme Thank you for posting this. I was going to copy over the story but it was all too hard, so I'm glad you did

LeapofFaith wrote:

Schnitty4lyf wrote:

Storybook wrote:People see qualities in others that they are drawn to.  I'm a sports nut, and so I love Elise. I used to play hockey and I admire her dedication to play hockey for Australia. Besides that she seems to me to be down to earth and kind.  Laura is different and is very self-assured and artistically minded. I am not drawn to her as much as I am to Elise.

Absolutely! I am in an artistic profession, and I have a similar sense of humour to Laura which is probably why I'm more drawn to her. But I actually think Elise is probably a better match for Matty, the longer I think about it (and the deeper I get into this forum )

This is interesting! So do you guys think Elise is F1 going by what Matty may like on the outside of this bubble?

ETA @Schnitty4lyf in your opinion do you think Laura sounds like an F1 and in love or a heartbroken F2 with her SM comments ????

IMO Laura is the girl that Matty wants and Elise is the girl that Matty needs....kinda like GL last year saying that Lee was the guy she was looking for, and Matty was the guy she didn't know she wanted...

Gosh, with Laura's sense of humour it is SO hard to pick whether it's F1 in love or sad F2! I'm kinda leaning towards sad F2, just because I still think it is too obvious if she's F1, but I seriously don't know! What I will say is that Elise seems a bit closer with all the girls based on SM etc... if there were multiple girls genuinely invested in Matty, I would think they would distance themselves a little from the winner (if they know who it is)...BUT that being said all the guys from GL's season seem close with Lee, so who knows???

BasicallytheFBI wrote:

Bobette wrote:

brownravens wrote:Does anyone know when the Queen of Reverse Parkin surfaced? F1 or not that's a bloody random thing to have on your IG. Was it something Matty actually said to her? I'm pretty confused by that whole thing...

The reverse parking comment was noticed back in June by member @BasicallytheFBI on Laura's thread here: https://www.bachandbachettefans.net/t4078p48-laura-byrne-ep3-sd-girl-bachelor-australia-season-5-sleuthing-spoilers

Matty said in this PopSugar article last year that he finds women who can reverse park "particularly attractive":
https://www.popsugar.com.au/celebrity/Bachelorette-2016-Meet-Contestants-42331475

Daily Mail jumped on it and made a story out of it (and have been periodically re-hashing the theory ever since.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4592944/Fan-theory-suggests-Laura-Byrne-won-Bachelor-Australia.html

On Laura Bryne's thread there is a screencap of her insta pre season from @AllAboutLove from March and her insta bio has no mention of reverse parking then, it was only post filming that it changed. So isn't in keeping with her story in cosmo about it being an old account that was reactivated.

 I have lots of screenshots in addition to the one I posted in her thread. It's why I said I don't buy what Laura said in Cosmo mag. Her story of it being what she had when she reactivated is not true considering she never had it on her IG only when post-filming. Screenshots prove she changed her IG bio post-filming to add "queen of reverse parking" and then just before the season aired (and after the media had got hold of the story) Laura deleted that part of her account bio as well as the two pics she had on her IG account.

If Laura is F1, I totally believe she deliberately posted that phrase on her IG and that she knew Matty had said that and that's why she posted it. Things she has said on the show about pecking "order" and how "she" is Matty's favorite (along with Flo who I believe she said because she doesn't see Flo as a threat, as I think Flo at most may make F4)...  all this makes me think that this is how Laura is and her posting that she is the "queen of reverse parking" is just more of her showing who she is. Come the finale, I'll see if I'm right

My comments were based purely on the qualities I am drawn to in Elise. This is my personal opinion and I cannot speak for Matty. I have yet to even see him with Elise and until I do I am reserving my judgement on who Matty will end up with. Not to say when who I pick will be correct but my guesses have been right in the past.

The more I think about it the more I think it's a spiteful little dig. I mean he's said he finds reverse parking attractive and she's said she's the queen - it's kind of like saying "you like that well I'm the best". If she's F1 she has literally no chill - I mean this the digital equivalent of peeing to mark your spot.

Bobette wrote:
It may be just a silly TV show but this is BUSINESS for the gambling organisation and IMO they would absolutely find out who the winner is.  We know there are photos of the winner/FRC floating around and IMO many, MANY people would know the result.

Just on this point, betting on entertainment shows like the Bachelor are a novelty bet for the gambling organisations to bring in new customers. The bets and losses would be miniscule compared to the rest of their business. Not saying that they don't know who the winner is, they would have their sources, but their sources may not be accurate 100% of the time and I couldn't see them investing much into finding out for sure. The odds would just be set based amongst whispers which may or may not be true.