So it’s finally here: Australia‘s first season of ‘The Bachelorette‘ featuring a bona fide celebrity. And joy of joys, our celebrity is Sophie fucken’ Monk.
The refreshingly honest, glowy-skinned former pop idol with the incredible bogan voice has absolutely stolen our hearts. Unlike some people we’ve recently seen on our TV screens (*coughMattyJcough*), Sophie doesn’t rely on a set of washboard abs to provide most of her personality. Instead she was collected, hilarious, and profoundly no-bullshit in the face of a seemingly unending stream of men with bad haircuts.
And we fkn loved every bizarre, masculinity-flexing second of it, from the walk-off to the undie-run to the sea otter/possum fiasco to the breakdancing to the extremely disappointing pizza box filled with not-pizza.
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“I never get meet anyone normal” Sophie says, sighing with relief as she meets a magician named Apollo. #thebacheloretteau
— John Gloveman (@SPSSS) September 20, 2017
DO. NOT. BRING. A. PIZZA. BOX. UNLESS. THERE’S. PIZZA. IN. IT. #BacheloretteAU
— Jo Thornely (@jothornely) September 20, 2017
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Missing being able to join in with all the man buns @oshergunsberg those’s were the days ey… #BacheloretteAU pic.twitter.com/w19Ehb5gHD
— Tara (@Toasty_27) September 20, 2017
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My boyfriend just turned to me and said: “The #BacheloretteAU is SO MUCH BETTER than the bachelor. Matty was so boring”
He’s a convert fam
— courtney gould (@heyycourtt) September 20, 2017
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Men shouldn’t be allowed to hang out together #TheBacheloretteAU
— Bo Bannie ⚪️🔴 (@anniedundun) September 20, 2017
A part of me thinks that it the breakdancing that took Eden’s breath away because he is a 33yr old man breakdancing #TheBacheloretteAU
— Justin Sproules (@justinsproules) September 20, 2017
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Me looking at my life mistakes unfolding #BacheloretteAU pic.twitter.com/VooAvm4BuM
— Carly Heading (@carlyylalaa) September 20, 2017
Sophie when Jordan started crying about how he hasn’t been cheated on. #TheBacheloretteAU pic.twitter.com/LN0VayyS0K
— Erin Taylor 🌏 (@ErinMaryTaylor) September 20, 2017
I think Sophie’s had more conversation with the first guy than Matty J had with all 22 women. #TheBacheloretteAU
— 📺 Responsible Budgeter 🤨 (@peanut_tv) September 20, 2017
I’m so confused. Jourdan is crying because he wasn’t cheated on. Ryan’s a prick & there’s an unidentified thing in the pool #BacheloretteAU
— Nez (@fraggle73) September 20, 2017
I have held some straight faces on this show, but nothing comes close to this.
I’ll have my #tvweeklogie award now, thanks#bacheloretteAU pic.twitter.com/kTBgnvSOuT— Osher Günsberg (@oshergunsberg) September 20, 2017
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This season is going to rule. Calling it now: best Bachelorette ever.
P.S. Let this moment be immortalised in some TV hall of fame somewhere, please:
I’ll just leave this here. #bacheloretteAU pic.twitter.com/05IvuliNFh
— Osher Günsberg (@oshergunsberg) September 20, 2017
Good lord almighty, it’s a wild world we’ve made for ourselves.
