While he didn’t offer her the final rose, it looks like Bachelor Blake Garvey only has eyes for third runner-up Louise Pillidge.
Woman’s Day can exclusively reveal that The Bachelor’s Blake, 31, and Louise, 26, have rekindled their romance after Blake broke off his engagement to finalist 25-year-old Sam Frost, which lasted only six weeks.
The pair, who clearly never fell out of love with each other, have been sharing secret phone calls and planning their future together.
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“I know Blake speaks to her all the time on the phone,” says our source. “But they haven’t been able to see each other – they don’t want to get caught out and Blake doesn’t want to hurt Sam more than he already has.
“Louise has been a constant support for Blake.”
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Insiders say Blake has confirmed he gave his final rose to the wrong girl and should have pursued Louise all along.
Blake was reportedly heartbroken when he failed to give Louise one of the final two roses and realised that his feelings for Sam weren’t as strong as his feelings for her.
“He was confused and lost and what he thought was true love with Sam turned out not to be,” our source explains. “Louise is the girl who completely blew him away and kept surprising him. Of course he regrets letting her go.”
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