Bachelor Australia - Locky Gilbert - Season 8 - Bella Varelis - Yacht Girl - First Date - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

Bobette wrote:Urrrrgghhhh watching last night's episode and to quote Areeba:



But since I've already started, OMG has any girl ever had this much of a Golden Girl Disney Princess It Girl edit?  How much airtime did they spend on that whole bit about her and her grandfather?  10 mins?  15?

Contestants must know that if a member of their family dies, they would be notified, and they literally had just rung home re: the virus.  The whole thing was designed to build even MORE viewer empathy for her IMO.

And what's with her clothes?  This is a girl who wears skimpy designer frocks on IG, yet we're meant to believe she opted to wear stuff that looks like it belongs on a depressed 50 year old male horticulturalist?

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Vjeff wrote:I found the grandfather bit extremely cheap. Playing out someone's potential death for drama because some whackjob "psychic" took a random stab in the dark at the likelihood of an older relative having cancer? Was one of their worst attempts at "drama."

Totally agree with you on Bella's outfits. I roll my eyes every time they have her in some oversized sweater, especially given it was not even cold at the time. Pretty different vibe to her Instagram.

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And the overall season stats, condensed it to just the first and last episode because it was getting too long and too small to screenshot

Bobette wrote:Hate to sound like a broken record, but I can't get my head around Bella being THAT much more popular than the other girls, even with her tailored edit.  Viewers are tuning out and ratings are dropping each episode.  Something still seems a bit off to me.  

butterflylove wrote:@Bobette, yeah the 3000+ tonight I'm a bit skeptical about, especially since she was hardly in the episode..

Bobette wrote:@butterflylove Yeah I'm just not buying it.  

I went through her most recent followers and some of them definitely appear fake IMO.  Dubious accounts, plus many people following Bella and only Bella from the show.

That doesn't make sense to me since she's very ordinary, a typical Bach contestant - not a unique character like Timm or Ciarran.  And this is one of the least popular seasons ever.

I know it has been mentioned previously that her engagement rate and likes/comments is high, but that can also be manipulated by like factories etc, for the right price.

IMO Bella is purchasing followers and buying engagement just like some of the others, the difference I see is that she's probably paying more for more "discreet" services, IMO.

The Bachelor's Bella Varelis has previously denied being a 'secret actress', after rumours swirled she only signed up to boost her profile.

And Daily Mail Australia can reveal that Bella's own co-stars suspected she had an ulterior motive for appearing on the dating show.

An insider said on Tuesday on that several women doubted her intentions because she spent so much one-on-one time with the producers.

'It has hard to try and compete with Bella because she spent a lot more time with producers than anyone else,' the source claimed.

'She always seemed way too self-aware, while other girls didn't care how they were perceived [on camera].'

The insider added that Bella was 'very vague' when asked about her job in marketing, and as consequence 'nobody really knew what she did for a living'.

They also claimed that she 'made no effort to talk to any of the girls' until the arrival of post-lockdown intruder Bec Cvilikas.

Bobette wrote:No way.  I am shocked.  Shocked I tell you.

The Bachelor's Bella Varelis has previously denied being a 'secret actress', after rumours swirled she only signed up to boost her profile.

And Daily Mail Australia can reveal that Bella's own co-stars suspected she had an ulterior motive for appearing on the dating show.

An insider said on Tuesday on that several women doubted her intentions because she spent so much one-on-one time with the producers.

'It has hard to try and compete with Bella because she spent a lot more time with producers than anyone else,' the source claimed.

'She always seemed way too self-aware, while other girls didn't care how they were perceived [on camera].'

The insider added that Bella was 'very vague' when asked about her job in marketing, and as consequence 'nobody really knew what she did for a living'.

They also claimed that she 'made no effort to talk to any of the girls' until the arrival of post-lockdown intruder Bec Cvilikas.

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Might start referring to her as Femme-Carlin.  

Vjeff wrote:Bella never had a job in marketing though right? I thought it was clear that marketing was always a term for influencing in The Bachelor context.

She has denied using The Bachelor as a platform to boost her Instagram following.

And on Tuesday, Bella Varelis' past as a social media influencer resurfaced - proving that she's no stranger to #SponCon and discount codes.

In old posts that may prove embarrassing for the 25-year-old marketing consultant, Bella spruiks a variety of beauty products.

In one post shared to Facebook, Bella holds up a bottle of ReefSun tanning oil while offering her followers a chance to win a tropical holiday.

'I couldn't choose between these two photos so here are both, don't get @ me,' she wrote alongside the hashtags #BondiBoost #BoostYourRoots and #Ad.

Bella has previously described herself as a girl with 'an ardour for writing, style, beauty, travel, food and wellness'.

'I have worked on jobs from magazine editorials, fashion e-commerce websites to Instagram content,' she states in her biography on TheRight.fit website.

TheRight.fit is a platform that allows marketing companies to scout and browse talent for endorsements.

Since making her debut on the Channel 10 dating show, Bella appears to have quietly parted ways with her longtime manager Alice Kay of AliceKMGMT.

During an anonymous Q&A session on The Bachelor last week, the other contestants surprised Bella with a question about her influencer career.

They asked her if she was on the show to get more followers, and she replied that she already had enough followers and was only interested in Locky Gilbert.

Bobette wrote:DM are really going to town on Bella this week.  

She has denied using The Bachelor as a platform to boost her Instagram following.

And on Tuesday, Bella Varelis' past as a social media influencer resurfaced - proving that she's no stranger to #SponCon and discount codes.

In old posts that may prove embarrassing for the 25-year-old marketing consultant, Bella spruiks a variety of beauty products.

In one post shared to Facebook, Bella holds up a bottle of ReefSun tanning oil while offering her followers a chance to win a tropical holiday.

'I couldn't choose between these two photos so here are both, don't get @ me,' she wrote alongside the hashtags #BondiBoost #BoostYourRoots and #Ad.

Bella has previously described herself as a girl with 'an ardour for writing, style, beauty, travel, food and wellness'.

'I have worked on jobs from magazine editorials, fashion e-commerce websites to Instagram content,' she states in her biography on TheRight.fit website.

TheRight.fit is a platform that allows marketing companies to scout and browse talent for endorsements.

Since making her debut on the Channel 10 dating show, Bella appears to have quietly parted ways with her longtime manager Alice Kay of AliceKMGMT.

During an anonymous Q&A session on The Bachelor last week, the other contestants surprised Bella with a question about her influencer career.

They asked her if she was on the show to get more followers, and she replied that she already had enough followers and was only interested in Locky Gilbert.

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An aspiring influencer who thinks they "already have enough followers"?  L.  O.  L.