The Bachelors Australia 2023 is set to face a mass exodus, with multiple contestants leaving the show after suspecting the competition was “rigged”.

While Channel Ten completely revamped the dating series, there are still a couple of Bachie mainstays that make it the show we all love to hate.

As revealed in episode 242 of the So Dramatic! podcast, there are nearly more walkouts than there are women, with Ella Thiele reportedly cutting her losses on the very first night in the mansion.

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Ella Thiele was one of several contestants to voluntarily leaveThe Bachelors Australia 2023. Source: Instagram.

One contestant told host Megan Pustetto that she “storms out” after witnessing a pash between Tilly Skok and Felix Von Hofe.

“She felt uncomfortable,” they explained. “Tilly kept hooking up with Felix in front of everyone. It was disgusting.” Umm, it takes two to tango, sweeties!

The source added that “Ella just felt weird about it all, so she told producers she wanted to leave.”

Do we sense a lil’ bit of jealousy? Like, come on — who’s going to turn down a kiss with their Bachelor?

The next walkout saw Yuri give turn down a rose at the second Rose Ceremony.

“She stopped Felix before he gave the rose out to her and did a massive speech,” one suitor recalled. “She was like, ‘Sorry, we’re not suited for each other, blah, blah, blah’. It was kind of sassy, It was really good.”

However, Felix reportedly had a “savage” response to Yuri quitting the show, telling her: “Oh well, it’s always best to quit before you get fired.” MIC DROP!

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Yuri was the second to walkout after confessing she and Felix were “not suited for each other”. Source: Ten.

The MASS EXODUS that saw THREE contestants quit The Bachelors Australia 2022

So Dramatic! can exclusively reveal that on another occasion, THREE contestants walk out of The Bachelors 2023 at once.

One insider confessed that CJ, Marjorie Griffiths and Tash Candyce “all storm out and leave the show together”.

“They were accusing producers of rigging the show and who went home,” they said.

Not wanting to continue the show if producers were pulling the strings (um, it’s reality TV?), the trio “packed their bags and left the next morning”.

“They were p*ssed off with how production had handled things.” Aww… don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

Tash Candyce makes a dramatic return to The Bachelors Australia 2023

While Tash — A.K.A the self-confessed “finale” — ditched the series, she actually returned to the mansion for a dramatic comeback.

“Once she left, producers were like, ‘F*ck, the show is crap without her’,” a contestant revealed. “She was the big winner for them, the one causing all the drama.

“She was also good to watch because her and Jed [McIntosh] really did have a strong connection.”

As such, producers reportedly offered Tash an extra $5,000 to “fly back and speak to Jed”.

“She had the biggest personality in the group, they needed her,” the source said. “But when she came back to speak to him [and] had a sit-down, he flat out rejected her.”

OUCH! Karma’s a b*tch, ey?

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