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‘The Bachelor’ Winner Irena Srbinovska Says She Will Never Speak To Bella Varelis Again

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While we’re deep in drama from this year’s The Bachelor, the fallout from last year’s season is still being felt by the final two contestants: Irena Srbinovska and Bella Varelis.

It feels like a lifetime ago, but if you cast your mind back to this time last year, Bella and Irena were firm friends at the start of The Bachelor. However, by the time the contestants emerged from lockdown, Bella and Irena were no longer on speaking terms — which awkwardly continued all the way to the finale.

Irena went on to win Locky Gilbert’s heart, but the public interest in the former besties has never wavered. What happened and will they ever resolve it? Irena has taken to her Instagram stories to address Bella for the “last time”, along with answering fan questions about the rest of the contestants and what wasn’t shown.

Here are some highlights from Irena’s Q&A about Locky, Bella, and The Bachelor.


On her current relationship with runner-up Bella:

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Irena prefaced the IG Story saying that “this is the last time I am going to talk about her,” and admitted she wished she could go back and change how their friendship fell apart. However, she went on to state: “Will we ever talk again? The answer is no.”

When addressing the feud last year, Bella told Life Uncut that, “Ultimately, we were two women that were in love with a man and didn’t want that [their friendship] to get in the way of us having our happily ever after.”

On whether she is still friends with Bec:

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Irena reckons that “Bec and I have never stopped being friends.” This follows rumoured drama between Bec and Bella, who no longer follow each other on Instagram. Bec recently moved out of her shared home with Bella.

On which ladies from The Bachelor cast she still talks to:

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Wholesome vibes!

On whether Locky had his own mansion:

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On whether the Bachelor wears an earpiece:

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On what the women do when they’re not filming while living in the mansion:

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On whether Irena and Locky had any secret rendezvous:

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On whether the identity of The Bachelor is known to contestants:

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On whether Irena ever badmouthed the other girls to Locky:

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On the moment she found hardest to watch:

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On moments that weren’t filmed between Irena and Locky:

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On whether anyone is given a script:

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The current season of The Bachelor returns tonight on Channel 10, at 7:30pm.