Just days after the finale aired, Farmer Wants a Wife Australia 2022‘s Leish revealed she was blindsided when Farmer Ben Scowen broke up with her.

Now, the real reason has come to light, and it’s a tale as old as reality time!

According to a close friend, Ben, 33, is “heartbroken” that he’s being painted as the bad guy in the split.

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The truth behind Farmer Wants a Wife Australia 2022‘s Leish and Farmer Ben Scowen’s breakup has come to light. Source: Seven.

During an interview with Yahoo! Lifestyle, a close friend of Ben (who is still under contract and unable to provide comment) revealed that the pair had tried to “make it work”.

“After filming ended, Ben and Leish tried to make it work,” the source told the outlet. “She came to the farm a couple of times, and he went to Brisbane every second week, but it was impossible to keep up long-term.”

The insider also dished that due to Ben’s custody agreement and responsibilities on his farm, he “couldn’t afford to constantly be doing the seven-hour trip and away for so long.”

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“After filming ended, Ben and Leish tried to make it work,” the source told the outlet. Source: Seven.

Farmer Wants a Wife Australia 2022‘s Leish “Discussed” Moving to Farmer Ben’s Farm

In her original break-up post, Leish admitted she was always considering a move to Ben’s hometown of Wingham.

“Yeah, they discussed the idea of her moving down but never had a date in mind. That wouldn’t have been for a long time,” the source said.

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“When they were doing the long-distance thing, they had struggles like every couple, and Ben would never have asked her to give up her life in Brisbane when he wasn’t 100 per cent.”

They also reiterated that “no one did anything wrong” and if “Leish lived an hour away, it might have been a different story”.

How Farmer Wants a Wife Australia 2022‘s Leish Revealed that She and Ben Had Broken Up

During the FWAW 2022 reunion on October 4, the couple were still as loved up as ever — at least, that was when the episode was filmed earlier this year.

Then, on October 6, Leish, 31, took to Instagram to confess that she was “completely heartbroken” and that Ben had called things off.

“I am completely heartbroken to announce that, sadly, Ben and I have parted ways,” she penned.

“I tried everything I could to make our relationship last after the show,” she said, simultaneously quashing rumours that she never intended to move to his farm.

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Leish said she gave the relationship her “all”. Source: Instagram.

“Unfortunately, it wasn’t there for Ben anymore, and I was left absolutely shocked and heartbroken.”

The hospital administrator added the bond she formed with Ben’s daughter and his family made the breakup “hurt that little bit extra”.

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