Heather Maltman confirms she's in a relationship with fellow actor Andrew Steele... who dated ANOTHER Bachelor contestant from first season of the show
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ALICIA VRAJLAL FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
There's been plenty of speculation that The Bachelor Australia contestant Heather Maltman is set to be the next Bachelorette star after failing to win Sam Wood's heart.
But it looks like a repeat reality show gig for the 29-year-old brunette may be out of the question, after Heather has admitted she is dating fellow actor Andrew Steel.
Appearing on Channel Ten's
Studio 10talk show on Friday morning, Heather revealed: 'I may be seeing a human being'.
No longer single: Heather Maltman has revealed she is dating actor Andrew Steel, whom she posed with at Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival Sydney on Thursday night
Her admission came the morning after she was spotted posing on the red carpet with Andrew at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival in Sydney.
While on the red carpet at the event, Heather told AAP: 'There is a man, (a) human of interest'.
'Yes, you would have seen him this evening. He’s quite sexy and now I’m getting all uncomfortable because he can probably hear this conversation,' she added.
Meanwhile on Studio 10 on Friday, Heather spilled the beans she was in a relationship when the show's hosts Ita Buttrose, Sarah Harris, Jessica Rowe and Joe Hildebrand enquired if she would be the next Bachelorette after Sam Frost.
Sheer vision: Ex Bachelor contestant Heather stunned in a floor length gown with a see-through skirt that showed a glimpse of her toned pins at the event
Say cheese! The 29-year-old aspiring filmmaker's glamorous dress featured an embroidered bodice of white flowers which spilled dramatically in the sheer skirt
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It's true: She also confirmed she was no longer single while appearing on Channel Ten talk show Studio 10 on Friday morning
Ensuring she did no wrong by her new man, the bubbly personality confessed she was dating.
'I can't say that I am [going to be The Bachelorette] because I may be seeing a human being,' she said.
'It's very early,' she then added about her budding romance.
'So you found yourself a nice man?' one of the hosts asked, to which Heather responded, 'Yes, yes he is lovely'.
When host Sarah Harris jokingly enquired if he was an international model, making a hilarious reference to Thursday night's evictee David Witko, Heather giggled and responded: 'No, but he damn well looks like it. I got myself a pretty one'.
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Coming clean: Heather spilled the beans she was in a relationship when the show's hosts Ita Buttrose, Sarah Harris, Jessica Rowe and Joe Hildebrand enquired if she would be the next Bachelorette after Sam Frost
Someone's shy: 'It's very early,' she then added about her budding romance, also saying 'he's lovely'
On Thursday night Heather certainly put her best fashion foot forward as she attended the Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival in Sydney.
She stunned in a floor length gown and dared to bare her derriere and slender legs, thanks to the sheer skirt of the garment.
And she certainly had some arm candy on hand, posing in front of the media wall with handsome Andrew suited up and right by her side.
Andrew, who has starred on Home And Away and an array of short films, was recently a finalist for the search for an Australian star to join US soap Days Of Our Lives.
He and Heather would certainly have plenty to chat about, as Heather has also starred in local dramas like Channel Seven's Winter alongside Rebecca Gibney.
The NIDA graduate is also familiar with dating a bachelorette, after romancing Season One contestant Laura Clemesha who failed to win Tim Robards' heart back in 2013.
It has also been reported that Andrew auditioned to be The Bachelor star himself in 2013, but lost to chiropractor Tim.
The pair's romance comes after Heather was recently linked to the likes of Big Brother star Tim Dormer
(total BS that was - Tim denies having even met her!) and comedian Ash Williams.
Busted: Cleo Bachelor Ash Williams met The Bachelor's Heather Maltman at the KISS FM studios recently, sparking rumours the pair were set to be an item
First encounter: The duo had flirted on social media before meeting, and later went on a date together
In fact, earlier this month Ash was left speechless while appearing on the Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek show, when it was revealed he had left Heather's hotel in the early hours of a Sunday morning.
Inviting Annabelle- a staffer who witnessed the hotel-exit- on the air to describe what she saw, they were told: 'I saw Ash Williams at 3am last night leaving the Olsen Hotel on Chapel Street and he looked really happy.'
Trying to avoid admitting it was him, Ash replied: 'Are you sure it was me? There are a lot of guys with top knots.'
But Annabelle simply answered: 'It was definitely you.'
'Will you accept this rose?' Ash swept the 29-year-old off her feet when he presented her with a rose
Out and about: Ash admitted he and the former Bachelor contestant later caught up in Melbourne for beers
Knowing he was caught out, Ash confessed, saying: 'We had a nice night and we will catch up again.
'She is a nice girl and we are just starting to get to know each other.'
Kate grilled the comedian with questions about what they got up to and where they went.
'It was about 8.30pm, we had a couple of beers,' he told the radio hosts.
Admitting they had headed to the Royal Saxon and The Imperial, Ash revealed they had left at 'normal time'.
'It was dark, it could have been 10pm, it could have been 11pm,' he said. 'We were there until last drinks and then we said our goodbyes...we had a nice night, it was a great time.'
Heather came fourth on The Bachelor this year, losing out on winning Sam Wood's heart to Perth single mother Snezana Markoski.
No luck on the show: Heather came fourth on The Bachelor this year, losing out on winning Sam Wood's heart to Perth single mother Snezana Markoski
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