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Bachelor Blake clears producers of encouraging proposal

“The producers don’t tell you to propose," admits Blake Garvey.

2014-11-12_1308I’m reluctant to file anything more on The Bachelor for fear of fuelling the fire.

But given what has transpired there was one kernel of information worth noting: that it was all his doing, not the producers.

“The producers don’t tell you to propose. The opportunity is there. You’re in the most romantic environment, that you’ve ever been in,” he told Sunrise today.

“You can get caught up in that, and that’s all it takes.

“At the time, I felt like I definitely wanted to propose. I was in that moment, absolutely, ” he said.

“It’s as if I’m the first person to ever propose in history and then change their mind.”

Or maybe the first person just to make a stupid decision now he has confirmed he was not encouraged to go there.

He also told Sunrise if he could do things over again, he would never have proposed. Duh.

“If I could jump in a time machine, then absolutely.”

Girlfriend and third runner-up Louise Pillidge said the couple had support and were taking things one day at a time.

“Everyone’s been so supportive,” she said. “What more can you ask for?”

But asked about her views on Garvey’s TV proposal she said, “I didn’t believe it. I guess that was the ending people were looking for.”

9 Responses

  1. Any publicity is good, except that Kochie ( I used to like him once) is getting too big for his boots. Dont put the dirt on other networks, it may just come back to bite you.

  2. Sam mentioned during the interview she met Blake at the Melbourne Cup Carnival, asked him a few questions and said ‘I’ll answer on your show.’ So I guess Sam invited him.

    If that’s true, then Blake is just obviously trying to hold on to his 15 mins and keep his name in lights, instead of actually wanting to set things right.

    Kochie went to town on Ten, calling their coverage a ‘hatchet job’ among other things. Was interesting to watch.

  3. I’m assuming he was on Sunrise so Seven could ‘dish the dirt’ so to speak on the competition (if they even consider Ten competition) by hoping Blake would say he was forced to propose by the producers tarnishing the show and Ten’s reputation.
    Isn’t that how Seven rolls?

  4. TEN would be pleased with Seven promoting this, considering even TEN stopped flogging it. “Everyone’s been so supportive”. Riiight.
    A Seven appearance by someone not promoting a tour, concert, book, DVD, CD, a diet plan or a steam mop. They sound like a perfect match.

  5. I don’t understand why Sunrise wanted them on. I remember when Ten had them for a few interviews on the project a while after the show had finished and everyone was saying “We’ve heard enough and they’ve stretched it out for too long.” …and then here’s Sunrise months later interviewing them and I haven’t heard a peep!!

  6. So if the said they wanted him to propose it would make a difference?

    Even if they don’t tell him it is a game that Blake spent months playing and there are expectations that he would end up with and possibly propose to the winner. It’s just part of the dating show trope.

    No matter what Blake is still responsible for his actions (unless they put a gun to his head with an immediate threat to kill him so he was under duress or he is mentally ill). He made a bad choice and corrected it.

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