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In The Bachelorette’s most powerful moment on Wednesday, Carissa Croft dramatically left the series.
The Queensland psychologist, 30, walked away from star Brooke Blurton after admitting the pressures of reality TV had gotten to her and she ‘can’t fall in love this way’.
The emotional moment got to Blurton, too, who wiped away tears during an emotional confessional.
Blindsided: In The Bachelorette’s most powerful moment on Wednesday, Carissa Croft (left) dramatically left the series to the shock of star Brooke Blurton (right)
‘It’s just hard for me,’ admitted Carissa, while holding Brooke’s hand.
Ultimately she walked away from love with the show’s first-ever bisexual and Indigenous star.
Later Croft admitted she wasn’t forming a strong bond with Blurton.
‘As time went on I was creating really strong relationships within the mansion and I wasn’t managing to develop that strong connection with Brooke,’ she told the Courier Mail.
Weepy: The emotional moment got to Blurton, who later wiped away tears during an emotional confessional
The moment of high drama comes amid flagging rating for the series, which have become so dire that host Osher Günsberg has recently put out a casting call for a new relationship-based reality series.
The show is an Australian adaption of the U.S. docuseries Couples Therapy, which airs on Showtime and is also screened in Australia on SBS on Demand.
It will be produced by Warner Bros. Australia, who currently produce the Australian Bachelor franchise.
Leaving The Bachelor? Osher Günsberg has put out a casting call for a new relationship-based reality series
The latest season of The Bachelorette, which is hosted by Osher, is currently tanking in the ratings.
After premiering with the lowest ratings in the franchise’s history, the show slipped even further last Wednesday, reaching just 253,000 metro viewers.
It was the worst rated episode of any instalment in the franchise, which also includes The Bachelor and Bachelor In Paradise.
This season of The Bachelorette has made history for casting Blurton, the show’s first ever indigenous and queer lead.
Coming soon: The show is an Australian adaption of the U.S. docuseries Couples Therapy, which airs on Showtime and is also screened in Australia on SBS on Demand
She also has male and female suitors competing for her affection, which is a world first for The Bachelor franchise.
Perhaps due to her trailblazing casting, Brooke was reportedly paid a whopping $250,000 to front the season.
According to Perth Now, the 26-year-old youth worker is using the pay day to support her family.
Despite the poor viewing figures, executives at Channel 10’s parent company are standing by their editorial decision to prioritise inclusivity at all costs.
Jarrod Villani, the Executive Vice President of ViacomCBS ANZ, told TV Tonight that ViacomCBS has a strict policy of ‘no diversity, no commission’.
Disaster: The latest season of The Bachelorette, which is hosted by Osher, is currently tanking in the ratings
‘I think that’s a reflection of the decision taken around Brooke and The Bachelorette,’ Mr Villani explained.
‘It’s led from the very top of our organisation across the globe,’ he continued.
‘You won’t have a conversation with anyone from ViacomCBS – irrespective of where we’re at in the world – that doesn’t include a focus on diversity and inclusion.’
Mr Villani also said 2021 was the ‘right time’ for a bisexual Bachelorette.
‘It might have been harder earlier, I think, but given the environment we’re in now, and given Australians’ expectations, I think it’s the right time,’ he said.
‘More importantly, [Brooke] is the right person, because that is really who she is. I think people know that and they believe her.’
Historic: Brooke She has male and female suitors competing for her affection, which is world first for The Bachelor franchise
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