The real reason Rosemary Sawtell left the Bachelor mansion – amid reports she ‘had a meltdown and asked producers to go home following a clash with co-star Juliette Herrera’
Rosemary Sawtell has denied claims that she asked producers to leave The Bachelor mansion because fellow bachelorette Juliette Herrera was ‘making her feel uncomfortable’.
The 23-year-old has revealed she was ‘heavily invested in her relationship’ with Locklan ‘Locky’ Gilbert, and was sent home because she didn’t receive a rose.
‘No, I wasn’t asking to leave the mansion. I was heavily invested and got those feels for Locky,’ she said in a statement to Daily Mail Australia.
Revealed: The real reason Rosemary Sawtell left the Bachelor mansion after reports she ‘had a meltdown and asked producers to leave’ after Juliette Herrera ‘made her feel uncomfortable’
‘I was like “I’ve done a cool rap, this will take me to next week, he’s the love of my life, every chat we have is really good”,’ she continued.
She added: ‘I guess now, looking back at the situation, maybe he knew he didn’t have feelings for me and did me a kind service by not leading me on anymore.
‘He knew that I’d never had a boyfriend or had much dating experience so I think he actually did a kind thing by letting me go at that point.’
Her statement comes after The Wash claimed Rosemary had a meltdown and told producers she wanted to leave the show before the rose ceremony was filmed.
Truth: The 23-year-old said she was ‘heavily invested in her relationship’ with Locky Gilbert, and thought ‘he was the love of her life’
‘Juliette seemed to have a problem with her and the tension made Rosemary pretty uncomfortable in the mansion,’ an insider claimed.
‘There was so much name calling and people being singled out she ended up having a bit of a meltdown and asked to leave right then,’ the source said.
The insider continued: ‘Rosemary just couldn’t handle the toxic atmosphere anymore but producers convinced her to wait until the rose ceremony.’
Claims: This comes after an insider claimed Rosemary had a meltdown, and told producers she wanted to leave the show before the rose ceremony was filmed because Juliette Herrera (left) ‘made her feel uncomfortable’
Meanwhile, Rosemary failed to receive a rose from Locky on Thursday night.
Following the episode, it was crystal clear fans of the 23-year-old were devastated to see the Queensland beauty leave.
Viewers flocked to Twitter to unleash their anger at the Bachelor for not choosing Rosemary, including one who said: ‘ROSEMARY??? SHE WORE A PENGUIN COSTUME FOR YOU!!!!’
Another wrote: ‘Pretty sad to see Rosemary go. She was so lovely and unassuming.
Home time: Meanwhile, Rosemary failed to receive a rose from Locky and was sent home on Thursday night
‘Definitely could have booted out some of the other crazies first…. like Roxy, Areeba and Kaitlyn,’ they added.
‘It’s thyme to go… Rosemary,’ one person joked, while another wrote: ‘Oh no…hoping Rosemary will be in Paradise next season in all her penguin goodness.’
Rosemary made quite the impression on Locky when she first walked down the red carpet in a penguin costume in the premiere episode.
The Bachelor continues Wednesday at 7.30pm on Channel Ten.
Dressed to impress: Fans will remember Rosemary made quite the impression on Locky when she walked down the red carpet in a penguin costume in the premiere episode