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EXCLUSIVE: The Bachelorette guys had to undergo invasive STI tests before they crossed paths with Sam Frost… Just like Sam Wood's The Bachelor ladies
By Amy Croffey and Danielle Gusmaroli for Daily Mail Australia
Published: 17:11 EST, 23 September 2015 | Updated: 01:14 EST, 24 September 2015
By Amy Croffey and Danielle Gusmaroli for Daily Mail Australia
Published: 17:11 EST, 23 September 2015 | Updated: 01:14 EST, 24 September 2015
- They are hoping to find the love of their lives on The Bachelorette Australia.
But Daily Mail Australia can reveal that the 14 bachelors were not permitted to take one step near leading lady, Sam Frost, without undergoing an invasive STI screening first.
The handsome hunks would have been swabbed for the likes of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital herpes and had to undergo blood tests to see if they had come down with a nasty case of syphilis or worse still, HIV.
As tensions rise in the glare of the spotlight, a very different reality has been known to unfold when the cameras stop rolling through the years on the reality dating show, including bed-hopping, wild flirtations and false declarations of love.
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Dropping trou: Daily Mail Australia can reveal that the 14 bachelors were not permitted to take one step near leading lady, Sam Frost, without undergoing an invasive STI screening first
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Invasive: It was the same for The Bachelor girls, who had to undergo tests for sexually transmitted infections and fill out medical forms, before they were selected to appear
It's unknown if Sam Frost was forced to do the same, but it was confirmed that Sam Wood was tested before he met up with his 21 single ladies.
It was the same for The Bachelor girls, who had to undergo tests for sexually transmitted infections and fill out medical forms, before they were selected to appear.
Shine, the production company behind the shows, insisted to Daily Mail Australia in June it has a 'duty of care' to ensure the contestants, including the Bachelor himself, undertake the blood and urine tests.
A contestant on last year's series said bachelorettes are largely in favour of the requirement, with one from last year's show referring to the tests as 'a necessary background check'.
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Stay away: Not one of the 14 handsome hunks could get near Sam Frost without a swab or blood test
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Even The Bachelor is not exempt! Sam Wood had to also undergo the checks
The contestant, who asked to remain anonymous, said: 'It is true we had to have them [STI tests] it's like a background check ... Why not given what's happened on previous shows in other countries?'
She added: 'They don't allow you any time with The Bachelor to even kiss off camera because they're always filming you but in previous series in other countries, contestants have found a way to sleep with each other.
'They sneak into each other's rooms. I know it happened in America,' she said, referring to allegations US Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis slept with three contestants on the show.
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Fruity: Shine, the production company behind the shows, insisted to Daily Mail Australia it has a 'duty of care' to ensure the contestants, including the Bachelor himself, undertake the blood and urine tests
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Close: As tensions rise in the glare of the spotlight, a very different reality has been known to unfold when the cameras stop rolling through the years on the reality dating show
'These days you want to get a background check on anyone before you engage with them sexually.'
She added: 'It's the production company covering their a**es, they're being conservative and covering all angles.'
Last year, tensions on the Channel Ten show hit fever pitch when Bachelor Blake Garvey, an auctioneer from Perth, proposed on air to Bachelorette Sam.
But soon after the cameras were turned off, he had ditched her only to go into hiding in Thailand and emerge weeks later to declare his love for rejected bachelorette Louise Pillidge.
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Ouch! The hunks would have been swabbed for the likes of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital herpes and had to undergo blood tests to see if they had come down with a nasty case of syphilis or worse still, HIV
Blake's seemingly ruthless nature was compared to US star Juan Pablo Galavis, who was once dubbed the most hated Bachelor in history.
The 32-year-old former footballer caused controversy after one contestant claimed he bedded three women during the series.
The New York-born Venezuelan also allegedly told runner up Clare Crawley that she was good in bed - but he didn't really know her, so wasn't giving her a rose in the final ceremony.
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Allegations: The health check revelation comes after former US Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis was accused of sleeping with three contestants during the series
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Controversy: The 32-year-old US Bachelor, pictured with his show winner Nikki Ferrell, has been dubbed the most hated bachelor in the history of the show
He then went on to tell the winner, Nikki Ferrell, that although he had a ring he wasn't going to propose because he had doubts.
'I have a ring here in my pocket and I'm not going to use it,' he said.
'I'm not 100 per cent sure I want to propose to you but I'm 100 per cent sure, I just want to let you know, I like you a lot...a lot.' he said with a cheeky wink.
He has since defended his actions, saying: 'At the end of the day, people don't know me, they just saw a show of over a thousand hours made into 20 hours and they don't get to know who I really am.'
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Passions rose: Tensions on the Channel Ten show hit fever pitch last year when Blake Garvey proposed on a bended knee to Sam Frost before changing his mind for another contestant
Among a slew of controversial claims on social media, Juan Pablo also caused a stir after telling a reporter that gay or bisexual contestants should not be allowed to be The Bachelor.
The TV star has since apologised for his comments.
A spokeswoman for Shine Australia confirmed STI tests as a necessary 'duty of care.'
'Across all our shows, we ask participants to complete various medical questionnaires and undertake a range of tests as part of our duty of care and responsibility to them and their well-being,' a spokesman for the production company said.
'It is not appropriate to comment on specifics.'
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. Unless I can convince my husband and son to watch it with me without making smartarse comments but the likelihood of that is like 10%.
