The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert was a ‘PUPPET who repeated lines fed to him by producers’, claims disgruntled ex-contestant Nadine Kodsi
The Bachelor‘s Nadine Kodsi has made extraordinary claims about leading man Locky Gilbert, after being sent packing on the first episode.
The entrepreneur, 30, claimed that Locky was disingenuous on the red carpet and at the first cocktail party, and accused him of being a ‘production puppet’.
She said on a podcast last week that Locky wore an earpiece during filming and was fed lines and conversation starters by producers.
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Bachelor reject Nadine Kodsi makes extraordinary claims Locklan ‘Locky’ Gilbert (pictured) was ‘fed lines like a puppet’ via an earpiece while filming the reality TV dating series
‘Locky is a puppet… I saw that from the first five minutes,’ Nadine said.
Nadine went on to claim that her red carpet introduction was cut from the season premiere because she called him out for his use of the earpiece.
She allegedly overheard producers telling Locky to ‘tell her she’s beautiful, ask her what does she do, how does she feel’.
‘They were like, “Nadine, you can’t talk about production, do it again!”‘ Nadine Kodsi (pictured) claimed her red carpet introduction was cut short from the premiere due to her astute production observations of Locky’s earpiece
‘I actually said to him, “can you not speak for yourself?”‘ Nadine said she found the sound of the the production voices ‘extremely distracting’ when trying to form a genuine connection
Nadine said she found it ‘extremely distracting’ and immediately queried Locky on the purpose of the earpiece: ‘I actually said to him, “can you not speak for yourself? Do you have to listen to what they’re saying to you?”‘
She claimed Locky played dumb, before producers stepped in and asked for the duo to film the scene again.
‘They were like, “Nadine, you can’t talk about production, do it again!”‘ she said, insisting a lot of the reality TV show is ‘rehearsed’.
Interestingly, in one part of the aired episode Locky was seen with what appeared to be an ear piece in his left ear.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel 10 for comment.
Helping hand? Nadine claimed she heard production asking Locky to say how beautiful she was, and to ask how she was feeling. Pictured: Locky with Nicole Campbell and Clare Lange
Who will be the ‘winner’? There are now 22 ladies left in the mansion vying for Locky’s heart – including intruder bride Kaitlyn Hoppe (left)
Nadine left during the first cocktail party with Paige Royal.
There are now 22 ladies left in the mansion vying for Locky’s heart – including intruder bride Kaitlyn Hoppe.
The Bachelor continues on Wednesday from 7:30pm on Channel 10
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