Jarrod Woodgate and Sam Royce finally go public with their relationship – as she SLAMS her time on The Bachelor as a ‘complete waste of time’
After months of speculation, Jarrod Woodgate and Sam Royce have finally made their relationship Instagram official.
On Monday, the former Bachelor in Paradise star shared a loved-up selfie with his new girlfriend and revealed he was counting down the days until he sees her again.
‘Ten more sleeps until I have my beautiful girlfriend Sam back in my arms!’ Jarrod captioned the photo.
Instagram official! Jarrod Woodgate (left) and his new girlfriend Sam Royce (right), who appeared on Matt Agnew’s season of The Bachelor, finally went public with their relationship after months of speculation
The 34-year-old vineyard manager added: ‘Babe, I’m so excited to have more adventures with you! See you very soon’.
The couple, who have been the subject of romance rumours since November, smiled from ear to ear in Jarrod’s photo.
Jarrod and Sam have always insisted they were just friends, despite being pictured together several times in recent months.
In love: Despite having previously been photographed together in the past, they’ve both always insisted they were ‘friends’
It comes after Sam, who failed to find love on Matt Agnew season of The Bachelor last year, described her experience on the program as a ‘complete waste of time’.
In a lengthy Instagram post, she wrote: ‘My experience was a complete waste of time, [but] everything happens for a reason…’
Sam then explained that if she hadn’t gone on a post-show holiday to Bali with her fellow Bachelor rejects in July, she would never have met Jarrod.
No regrets: The loved-up selfie comes after his girlfriend, Sam, who failed to find love with Matt Agnew on last year’s season, slammed the Channel 10 show labeling it a ‘complete waste of time’. Pictured last year, ahead of going on The Bachelor
Remember this? The pair shared their first Instagram selfie together back in November after they had spent the night sleeping out on the streets of Melbourne, to raise money for charity
‘I wouldn’t have been at Mrs Sippy [a pool club in Seminyak], I wouldn’t have met my amazing boyfriend and I wouldn’t be the happiest I’ve ever been,’ she wrote.
In November, the couple shared their first selfie together after they had spent the night sleeping on the streets of Melbourne to raise money for Mission Australia.
At the time, she laughed off rumours they were dating, telling Daily Mail Australia: ‘I am lucky that Jarrod is always up for supporting charity events so jumped on board.
‘My experience was a complete waste of time, everything happens for a reason…’ Sam went on to say that if she hadn’t holidayed with fellow Bachelor rejects, she wouldn’t have been on holiday in Bali – where she later met her ‘amazing boyfriend’
‘We had a chat about how grateful we are to have a roof over our head, jobs that pay well, supportive families and a safe place to sleep every night.’
Jarrod rose to fame on Sophie Monk’s season of The Bachelorette in 2017, and then appeared on Bachelor In Paradise in 2018, where he met ex-girlfriend Keira Maguire.
The pair enjoyed a whirlwind romance, before officially splitting last year. Keira is set to appear on season three of Bachelor in Paradise in the coming months.
No bad blood? Keira said she wasn’t aware of Jarrod having a new girlfriend, but wanted him to be happy if the reports were true