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Irena And Bella's Huge Fight On 'The Bachelor' Was Apparently Due To A "Body-Shaming Incident"

“To this day, they are no longer friends” - by Diandra Malivindi
  • 14 Sep 2020
Irena And Bella's Huge Fight On 'The Bachelor' Was Apparently Due To A "Body-Shaming Incident"

When it comes to the drama involving this season of The Bachelor Australia, the hits just keep on coming.

And today's daily dose of drama is about that fight between BFFs Irena and Bella, two of the top three women vying for Locky's heart.

According to the So Dramatic podcast, the context behind the fight was completely different to what we witnessed on-screen.

In the episode, the fight between the best friends was seemingly centred around how much time each of them were spending with Locky.

But according to podcast host Megan Pustetto, while Bachelor producers did not show the full story, one reason behind it was the “obvious underlying jealousy” from Bella after she noticed Irena and Locky's close connection, and that she couldn’t remain friends with her biggest competition.

However, the main reason why the pair began their feud was allegedly due to a "body-shaming incident" that took place off screen and since the incident, “they are no longer friends”.

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Is Irena and Bella's friendship done for good?! 💔 #TheBachelorAU

According to the podcast, Irena told Steph that Bella had "body-shamed" her, from there Steph confronted Bella who denied the accusation. Bella then supposedly recruited a "mean girl clique" which included Bella, Izzy, Madi and Steph.

From there, the group devised a plan to reveal Irena's supposed manipulative nature to Locky. And apparently said group only backed Bella's plans in order to be in her good books which could lead to increased screen time for them.

According to Pustetto, the feud is said to continue all the way up until the end of the season, with none of the other girls wanting to be around either Bella or Irena for fear that someone would get thrown under the bus.

Whether the rumours are true or not, as women, we should be supporting one another and body shaming is never the answer. No matter if it's a friend or a celebrity on a television show, holding unfair and unrealistic expectations of women and their bodies is damaging and completely unnecessary.

Reminding us about said fact is ex-Bachelor contestant Abbie Chatfield. Speaking out against the criticism she's faced over her body, Chatfield recently clapped back at hurtful comments calling out her beautiful figure.

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It's been over a year of being in the media to a certain degree and comments like these only get a tiiiiny bit easier. Yes, they're laughable. Yes, our value doesn't come from our weight and yes, being "fat" shouldn't even be a bad word BUT it still sucks. It gets exhausting and I just want it to stop. I want it to stop for me, but also for people who read these comments and think it's the norm. Speaking about women as objects, analysing their weight and saying you would "take them for a ride" is especially repugnant. Saying all I need to do is stay the "correct" weight is... fucked? It implies that to have worth I need to stay thin, and that my value exists only when I fit into a standard of beauty that is not realistic. Right now I have put on weight (hellllooooooo uber eats for every meal for 2 weeks) and tbh am struggling to look in the mirror naked, throwing on a towel before I have chance to see myself, I feel like we've all been there? I'm actively trying to not suck my stomach in constantly because my lower back pain is out of control from trying to contort my body 24/7 to be more "appealing". Seeing comments like this about my body constantly just make me feel defeated. It isn't fair that this is the societal norm, and I am really struggling with my body at the moment so it's just kicking me while I'm down. BUT what do I do when I feel insecure? Post the insecurities here so you can all see! Huge GRRR energy.

"It gets exhausting and I just want it to stop. I want it to stop for me, but also for people who read these comments and think it’s the norm," she said. "Speaking about women as objects, analysing their weight and saying you would 'take them for a ride' is especially repugnant."

She concluded: "Saying all I need to do is stay the 'correct' weight is… f**ked? It implies that to have worth I need to stay thin, and that my value exists only when I fit into a standard of beauty that is not realistic.”

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