The Bachelor’s Abbie Chatfield had her jungle romance quashed when love interest Ash Williams decided new arrival, Alli Simpson, was ‘way more his type’.
On Tuesday’s I’m A Celebrity episode, despite cuddling in bed with Abbie six hours earlier, Ash appeared mesmerised by Alli and fixated on pursuing the ‘mega cutie’.
Abbie, 25, reacted to Ash’s ‘locker room talk’ on her Instagram Stories: ‘I’m just hurt, and feel like I was spoken about as though I am an inconvenience – easily discarded.’
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‘I was spoken about as though I am an inconvenience’: The Bachelor’s Abbie Chatfield SLAMMED the ‘locker room talk’ about her by I’m A Celebrity love interest Ash Williams after he dropped her to pursue ‘mega cute’ Alli Simpson in the jungle on Tuesday night’s episode
The airing of Ash’s private conversation in camp with co-star Grant Denyer was likely the first time Abbie had heard him compare the two women as potential matches for himself in the jungle.
Abbie interestingly re-shared a fan’s Instagram Story which suggested Abbie had touched on similar situations on her It’s A Lot podcast, writing: ‘The last half of this episode sums up Ash on I’m A Celeb trying to trade Abbie in because something “better” came along.’
Despite admitting she was hurt by the scenes coming to light, Abbie and Ash still follow each other on Instagram, and Abbie said her frustration had nothing to do with Cody Simpson’s sister Alli.
‘To be frank, I’m just hurt’: Despite cuddling in bed with Abbie the night prior, comedian Ash Williams appeared mesmerised by Alli Simpson and fixated on pursuing her instead
Ouch! Abbie had her jungle romance quashed when love interest Ash Williams (right) decided new arrival, Alli Simpson,(left) was ‘way more his type’
‘Something “better” came along’: Abbie interestingly re-shared a fan’s Instagram Story which suggested Abbie had touched on similar situations on her It’s A Lot podcast
‘[Alli’s] mega cute,’ Ash said in a one-on-one chat with co-star Grant, who looked on in surprise. ‘It is very tough because… in all seriousness she is way more my type.’
Grant then burst out into laughter, before responding: ‘A mere six hours after someone left your bed?’
He later made a very cheeky joke at Abbie’s expense, mentioning the star was ‘used to breakups’ given her history as The Bachelor’s 2019 runner-up.
Shortly after Ash’s discussion about the ladies on the show, host Julia Morris gave her two cents: ‘What I loved about that conversation was the unquestioned assumption that it is Ash’s choice to make – as though the romantic success with Abbie and Alli is just a foregone conclusion, and they have no choice in the matter whatsoever.’
Last to know? The airing of Ash’s private conversation in camp with co-star Grant Denyer was likely the first time Abbie had heard him compare the two women as potential matches for himself in the jungle
Less than impressed: Abbie appeared happy to tell Alli that she and Ash had gotten close – but she was unaware at the time that he had other ideas
Despite his intrigue, Alli showed zero interest in Ash when questioned by her other campmates about him later that night – before confirming she was seeing someone outside of the show already.
Earlier in the day, reality star Abbie gave the blonde actress the lowdown of their cuddle the night before, telling her: ‘It was pouring rain last night and my bed was the only one that was getting wet.
‘I was cuddling with Ash last night. Yeah, it was so nice. It was like head tickles and stuff. Affection.
‘It was just kinda a kick in the guts’: Abbie noted her self esteem was already at an all-time-low and that Ash’s public rejection didn’t help build her confidence back
‘You think your love life is bad – imagine consistently being second best on national TV’: Abbie came second on Matt Agnew’s season of The Bachelor in 2019
Abbie went on to note her self esteem was already at an all-time-low and that Ash’s public rejection didn’t help build her confidence back and was ‘a kick in the guts’.
She had joked: ‘You think your love life is bad – imagine consistently being second best on national TV’. This was in reference to herself being dumped on The Bachelor by Matt Agnew in 2019, and then by Ciarran Stott on Bachelor In Paradise in 2020.
However, knowing her followers are loyal and protective of her, she asked for fans to not troll her I’m A Celebrity co-stars as retaliation for her hurt feelings.
Be kind: Knowing her followers are loyal and protective of her, she asked for fans to not troll or express anger towards her I’m A Celebrity co-stars as retaliation for her hurt feelings