From their very first meeting on the red carpet, fans knew Locky Gilbert and Bella Varelis had chemistry. But, as we continue to watch their love journey unfold, the two have been hit with claims that they knew each other prior to entering the mansion, and even made a “secret pact” to end up together.
Eliminated contestant Nadine Kodsi was the first to drop the bombshell, appearing on reality TV podcast So Dramatic!
“I honestly think Bella is going to win and the reason why I think that is because I personally think it was set up,” she told host Megan Pustetto. “Apparently they met in Bali and she basically made an agreement to go on the show and then they’d be together. Now it’s so obvious.”
She’s not the only one to have that thought. An insider spoke to WHO magazine earlier this month, claiming that the pair had met and made a “secret pact.”
And in a new interview with Daily Mail, a production insider claimed that producers had a hard time selling the “Bachie love story” this year because Locky and Bella “already knew each other.”
“[Bella] let it slip that the top five girls she knew Locky, and everyone was like ‘what?'”, the source said. “Bella brushed it off. She slipped up.”
Since those allegations came out, Locky has denied that he and Bella had ever met prior to the series, adding that they both individually know former Bachie alum Matty J and Laura Byrne but were never introduced.
“Individually, Bella and I know Matty J and Laura, however, claims that we were introduced by them, or that we had made any kind of secret pact are completely false,” he explained.
We guess we’ll have to wait and see.
