How Carlin Sterritt was almost the Bachelor… before being ‘fast-tracked’ to appear on Angie Kent’s season of The Bachelorette the same year
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Carlin Sterritt rose to fame as the winner of Angie Kent’s season of The Bachelorette last year.
And the 32-year-old personal trainer, who confirmed his split from Angie in July, has now claimed he was almost chosen as the Bachelor months before meeting his ex.
Carlin apparently went through the entire audition process to become the suitor, but was narrowly beaten by astrophysicist Matt Agnew.
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What could have been: Carlin Sterritt (pictured) was almost the Bachelor before being ‘fast-tracked’ to appear on Angie Kent’s season of The Bachelorette in 2019
Carlin spoke about the application process on Big Brother star Sophie Budack’s YouTube talk show, Beyond The White Room.
Carlin said that when Warner Bros. began searching for the 2019 Bachelor, he was nominated by the franchise owner of the F45 gym he was working at.
‘He did it behind my back. I didn’t ask him to do it,’ he told Sophie.
Competition: Carlin apparently went through the entire audition process to become the suitor, but was narrowly beaten by astrophysicist Matt Agnew (pictured)
‘I met with a lot of the casting directors and producers’: Carlin spoke about the application process on Big Brother star Sophie Budack’s YouTube talk show, Beyond The White Room
‘I got an audition for The Bachelor and from that process – and I didn’t get The Bachelor – but I met with a lot of the casting directors and producers. They sort of got to know who I was,’ he added.
‘So when The Bachelorette came to be, they pretty much gave me a call and said “Hey, did you want to just apply for this?” and I said, “Sure!”‘
Carlin explained after he did the group interview, his application was ‘just all fast-tracked from there’.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel 10 for comment.
‘When The Bachelorette came to be they pretty much gave me a call’: Carlin said he was offered the opportunity to audition for Angie’s season and was ‘fast-tracked’ for the show
Carlin never addressed his past application process on the show, likely due to how Angie reacted to another contestant’s similar confession.
During a group date dinner party, the final four men were asked if they had applied for previous seasons of the dating franchise.
Runner-up Timm Hanly said he hasn’t, Jackson Garlick confessed he had applied for Georgia Love’s season in 2016, and Ryan Anderson admitted he had originally auditioned for Ali Oetjen’s season the year prior.
The response irked Angie, as he had previously lied by telling her he would never have signed up for the show if it had been anyone else.
Angie fumed at the time, exclaiming: ‘So I’ve got Ali’s sloppy seconds?!’
Carlin’s answer was not aired at the time.
Secret’s out: Carlin never addressed his past application process on the show, likely due to how Angie reacted to Ryan Anderson’s similar confession at a group date dinner party
Carlin and Angie announced their break-up on July 1, after weeks of speculation they had quietly called it quits.
The 32-year-old personal trainer told the How to Life podcast this month that his relationship with Angie began to fall apart after he discovered she was texting runner-up Timm Hanly.
Carlin didn’t blame Angie for his insecurity, however, and told the podcast hosts he was ‘getting therapy’ to address his problems.
Angie also broke her silence on her split from Carlin this month, saying their relationship fizzled out after they left the reality TV ‘bubble’.
The former Gogglebox star, 30, told The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Wednesday that their real-life romance was underwhelming compared to the intense sexual chemistry they shared during filming last year.
Done: Carlin and Angie announced their break-up on July 1, after weeks of speculation they had quietly called it quits