A woman who bid $6k for date with Michael Turnbull no longer wants it
A woman who bid $6000 for a night out with Michael Turnbull of The Bachelorette and The Bachelor In Paradise fame no longer wants it.
It was hoped the second highest bidder at the charity auction would take the date with the former soccer goalie in her place. However the underbidder can't be tracked down.
The funds raised from the date were to go to Cure Cancer Australia, together with with the proceeds of a party held by fellow BIP stars Jake Ellis and his girlfriend Megan Marx in Sydney three weeks ago.
The two date no-shows means that only $3000 will now be handed over for cancer research from the event, instead of the $9000 which was originally expected.
"The lady that put the big bid up didn't want to end up doing it," Ellis told The Goss this week.
"We've been having problems trying to get hold of the second bidder. We're going to keep trying and we hope we can sort it all out soon."
It's not the first time Turnbull, a master of self-promotion who once falsely
claimed he played for the Socceroos, has auctioned himself off for a self-described "VIP date". But as Australian television churns out more and more reality TV stars, and his celebrity status wanes, maybe this auction will be his last.
It was Ellis's idea to bring a number of local reality stars together, including Matty "J" Johnson,
Sam Cochrane and Tara Pavlovic, to raise money for the disease that took the life of his mother, Robyn, in January.
"My mum was first diagnosed in 1993, so cancer has been a part of my life since I was six," he said. "She went through 10 separate battles with it. I hope she would be proud of what we achieved.
"[Her death] is still something I'm heartbroken about but I'm very fortunate to have Megan, my brother and my dad by my side."
Michael Turnbull did not respond to a request for comment.
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