Bachelor/ette fans are a particularly clever bunch, meaning not a lot of the inevitable BS of a reality show gets past ’em.
I mean, sure, the onslaught of leaks, theories and speculative articles help with the bourgeoning wisdom of the Bachie community as episodes go by, but tonight’s intruder ep has fans particularly calling suspect on newbie Stu and his supposed “fleeting” meeting with Sophie Monk last year.
“I ran into her fleetingly once!!!” Stu says about someone he already calls Soph. Ok then. #BacheloretteAU
— Tahlia Pritchard (@Tahls) October 4, 2017
Firstly, Stu is not a complete rando. He presented himself as a publican aka he owns a pub or two, but truth is he’s in fact Stu Laundy a motherfucking $500 million hotel heir to the Laundy Hotel empire, which owns about 20 fuckin’ pubs:
https://twitter.com/SarahMCurnow/status/915506194592043009
Btw Stu is heir to a $500 million pub empire in Sydney. We have a new favourite. #thebacheloretteau #BacheloretteAU
— ozboxfan (@ozboxfan) October 4, 2017
Love how it is low key publican for Stu. The bloke is worth millions #BacheloretteAU
— Lauren Sayer (@Lilylauren) October 4, 2017
Hmm, righto then.
Secondly, Stu Laundy is the brother of Craig Laundy, a Liberal MP who is also the Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. I mean, the bloke even live-tweeted tonight’s episode:
“Heeeeeeeeeere’s Stu”!!! Why’d they fly him in by chopper – he only lives half an hour away?!?! #bacheloretteau
— Craig Laundy (@LaundyCraig) October 4, 2017
Stu, Stu, Stu, Stu – you’ve poured a million champagnes and you butchered your first for @sophiemonk #bacheloretteau
— Craig Laundy (@LaundyCraig) October 4, 2017
Oh thank goodness …….. I think!!! A 🌹, embarrassment avoided! #Gameon …. well for next week anyway! The stress of it all!
— Craig Laundy (@LaundyCraig) October 4, 2017
Stu! What are you doing? Up until 10 minutes ago you could have run for a blue-ribbon liberal seat. #BacheloretteAU
— Alys Gagnon (@AlysJ) October 4, 2017
Thirdly, the bloke isn’t even new to reality TV, appearing earlier this year on SBS show Filthy Rich & Homeless, where they chuck, you guessed it, filthy rich peeps onto the street for a few nights and film ’em:
https://twitter.com/phoebeacummings/status/915511612403879936
https://twitter.com/blahblahellis/status/915510739317563392
Wasn’t Stu on Filthy Rich and Homeless? A reality TV veteran. #BacheloretteAU
— Lauren Anderson 📚 (@and__lauren) October 4, 2017
Which takes us back to how old mate was introduced in tonight’s ep. As someone who met Sophie “once, a year ago”. So a multi-millionaire pub-owner, reality TV participant and Soph only met in passing once and def nothing more. Sound familiar?
Ahh Sophie’s “bumped into Stu before” just like Matty and Laura “bumped into each other” that time #BacheloretteAU
— Tahlia Pritchard (@Tahls) October 4, 2017
Regardless of the validity of their back story, peeps are deadset certain Stu is taking home the trophy… uhh I mean the Sophie.
Stu’s won, he’s already calling her Soph #BacheloretteAU
— c k (@countkropula) October 4, 2017
I’m putting all my money on Stu #BacheloretteAU
— Cassie Lane (@casslane) October 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/soobsessedwith/status/915506080255373312
Stu Laundy is winning the season. Like the guys she’s had before tonight are not cutting it. Book it. #BacheloretteAU
— Adam Rida (@AdamRida) October 4, 2017
Hmmmmmmm……
