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Yes, the rumours are true, there was indeed a contestant named Alex McKay on this season of The Bachelorette.
You know… the brunette, long-haired man who wasn’t Timm or Ciarran. The one who kind of looks like Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa) from Game of Thrones or Thorin (Richard Armitage) of The Hobbit??
Yeah, we wanted to see more of his face too.
Really, the true injustice of this situation was that despite his self-confessed “quiet achiever” status, Alex was actually the man responsible for the bulk of last night’s drama. During the pre-rose ceremony “intimate dining setting” group date, the final six were asked whether they’d applied for any previous seasons of The Bachelorette. Ryan admitted that he had gone through the audition process for Ali Oetjen’s 2018 season of The Bachelorette.
Something Alex was 100 per cent already aware of.
“I was the one who threw Ryan under the bus with that question,” he said laughing.
“I don’t think Ryan [knows it was me], but he probably does now.”
Watch the moment Ryan shares his secret with Angie. Post continues below.
Still, while Alex said he’s disappointed he didn’t get a bit more air time, he acknowledged that his “edit” could have been worse.
“I could have been edited to be a stage-10 clinger like Jamie.”
And look, the phrase is ‘stage-five clinger’, but we’ll let that pass.
As for what he'd do differently if he was to reappear on reality TV, Alex admitted that he's more than keen to get him and his man bun on Bachelor in Paradise.
"I'd love to. I couldn't jump on that plane fast enough, but maybe this time I'd take off my shirt or something," he joked.
And at least he's learned from his mistakes.
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