‘Dramatic’ reason farmer contestant leaves
Another two “Farmer Wants A Wife” contestants have sent themselves home after dramatic scenes played out during last night’s episode of the Aussie reality series.
Queensland-based wildlife vet tech, Lily, who described herself as someone who can “keep my cool in chaos” before moving to Dylan’s farm in South Australia, decided her time was up after a double date with fellow contestant Ally left her feeling betrayed.
The 24-year-old rodeo cowboy and sheep farmer invited the two ladies to a day of horse riding, where Ally, a chocolate shop worker, decided to use the time to suss out exactly how Dylan was feeling.
Obviously that involved a quick smooch while Ally wasn’t looking. And obviously that news didn’t land well when Ally realised what had happened.
Despite having a lot in common with Dylan and a promising one-on-one date already in the bank, Lily realised she wasn’t able to keep her cool in “chaos” after all, confronting the pair at the dinner table that evening.
“Personally, I found it really disrespectful and it was sneaky and behind my back. It was sneaky and I didn’t like it,” she said of Ally and Dylan’s sneaky kiss.
“I came here to find something and I’m trying to follow my heart and my heart is telling me that it doesn’t belong here. It’s telling me it belongs out there.”
Out there, being the planet and doing her best to save it.
“I’m having a really hard time justifying everything that I’ve put on the line to be here. The world is on fire, the oceans are dying and I can’t get past it,” she continued her speech.
“I’m finding it really hard to sit here and it’s just not me and that’s why I think it’s best if I leave here tonight.”
While Dylan and the ladies were rattled by her decision, plenty of fans backed Lily’s decision to follow a different sort of passion.
“All the best Lily! The wild life needs you back,” one viewer wrote on Instagram.
“The animals need you more than Dylan does. Go girl! Walk Walk Walk,” wrote another.
For some, the impassioned speech was a bit much with one person labelling the moment as “too dramatic” and another mocking her reason for the exit: “the oceans are dying” they joked.
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While he didn’t necessarily agree with her reasoning at the time, when news.com.au spoke to Dylan about finding a lady on the TV show, he was keen on ladies who aren’t afraid to follow their own dreams.
“I’m big on finding a lady that wants to chase her dreams. I think it’s crucial,” he said.
“You only get one crack at life and if you’ve got a passion, you’ve got to follow it. Otherwise you’d be kicking yourself for it.”
Lily wasn’t the only girl who decided to leave the show.
Cattle and mushroom farmer Alex, 28, was also delivered a blow when marketing manager Gabbie pulled him aside to let him know she wasn’t feeling a strong connection and wanted to save him from having to make that difficult decision himself later in the evening.
Someone who wasn’t spared making that decision was 24-year-old apple farmer Zac, who was left in the middle of another drama that has been unfolding on the show.
The tension between real estate agent Miranda and medical receptionist Maya came to a nasty head after Maya shared Miranda’s reputation of smack talking with Zac’s twin sister.
Zac was made aware of the trouble Miranda was potentially causing in his group of ladies, which was mentioned at the dinner table ahead of Zac making a decision on who he was sending home.
“I’m hoping that everyone can see that I’m not what Maya has made me out to be and that she goes home,” Miranda says in a piece to camera.
Unfortunately, Miranda’s plan fizzled, with Zac seeing a person in Miranda who he knew he didn’t want to settle with.
Zac revealed the conversation was exactly what he needed to see play out to help with his next decision.
“I don’t need to say too much more. Open and honesty is my biggest thing and I struggle with the confrontational side,” he told the girls before sending Miranda on her way.
“I know it’s all good to talk about things but some things I can’t quite look past as well.”
A blow for the farmers who lost their ladies, but someone who was no doubt celebrating after the recent episode was farmer Jason, who managed to keep hold of his two hopeful ladies after three dramatically dumped him in the first week of the show.