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This month we met the 23 women vying for Locky Gilbert's heart onThe Bachelor.
But they're not the only women who have formed a romantic connection with the formerAustralian Survivorstar.
Since being announced as the Bachelor, Locky's ex-girlfriends have spoken out about their past relationships with him.
Earlier this month, Locky addressed their comments in an interview with the Herald Sun ,saying that he's not hiding from his past.
Watch: Locky Gilbert decorates a cake while answering rapid fire questions. Post continues below.
"All these girls are coming out, I am not too sure why they are coming out, they just want their time in the sun," he told the publication.
"I have got a past, I can't hide that, but they feel like they want to come out and give their story; all power to them," he continued.
Locky went on to say that he wishes his ex-girlfriends "all the best".
"I am sorry it didn't work out with me and them, but I have clearly moved on and maybe they haven't."
Here's everything we know about Locky's past relationships.
Charlie Octavia
According to Woman's Day, Locky sent Perth mother-of-two Charlie Octavia a message asking her to "marry" him three weeks before going into lockdown forThe Bachelorfilming.
Screenshots of Instagram DMs between Locky and Charlie (which you can see here) show Locky saying he was "in love" with Charlie, who responds "back atcha".
The screenshots also show Locky sent Charlie flowers on Valentine's Day.
Charlie toldWoman's DayLocky told her he was the 2020 Bachelor while in bed one morning, but when she became upset he told her he was just joking.
Locky had told Charlie he needed to travel to Sydney forSurvivorinterviews, and only admitted it was forThe Bachelorthe night before his flight, asking Charlie to join the show as a contestant.
"How dare he think I'd leave my job, children and friends to follow him across the country to fight for his love, after he'd lied to me for so long," Charlie said.
She even shared images Locky had sent her of him in the mansion during filming.
"What hurts me deeply is we started seeing each other at the end of the worst year of my life and he encouraged me to be vulnerable with him, only to lie to me," she said.
"People need to know it's not OK to toy with people's emotions. I feel sorry for him. I believe he's empty and tries to fill the void with constant attention."
Yikes.
Brooke Jowett
Locky and Brooke were nicknamed “king and queen” and “husband and wife” last season onAustralian Survivor: All Stars.
“It was instant, like, you’re my person,” Brooke told TV Week when she met Locky for the first time.
“We’d chatted a bit through Instagram beforehand – nothing crazy, just talking about travel – but I thought he was cute too. As soon as we got there, we were joined at the hip,” she added.
“I trusted him from the start, and it was nice to have someone who made you feel good and not miss home so much.”
Throughout the show, Locky even built a “double bed out of bamboo” to share with Brooke.
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph in February, Brooke explained that she wasn’t expecting to start something with Locky on the show.
“I definitely didn’t enter the game thinking I would have a romance with anyone,” she said.
In the same interview, Locky also confirmed the pair’s romance on the show, adding that they kept PDA to a minimum.
“There was never too much PDA anywhere on the island, just hugs and some cuddles I guess. Remember we haven’t showered in ages,” he admitted.
“Even though Brooke seemed stunning every day.”
But their relationship didn't translate into the real world after filming wrapped.
“He’s in Perth and Bali, and I’m in Melbourne. His work means he’d want me to go to him, but I won’t leave my family and my dog. I’m also really focused on my career,” Brooke told TV Week in March.
“It’s a lot more difficult in the real world than it was out there.”
In early February, Locky told Perth Now he and Brooke still spoke “fairly often”, but he was definitely single.
However, Brooke toldTV Weekthat a relationship between the pair wasn’t completely off the cards.
“I think he’s great. I won’t be having his child anytime soon,” she said.
“It’s still on the cards. We haven’t completely written it off, it’s just very complicated with the distance. It’s such an obstacle,” she said.
In March, Brook confirmed the rumours she had been "blindsided" by Locky's Bachelor announcement.
"Yes, I’m hurt and a little blindsided (excuse the pun) but I wish the best for Locky, I always will. (Secretly I hope he stacks it and splits his pants on day one)," she wrote on Instagram.
"I guess we had different things planned in our heads for what was to come over the next few months but you can’t be mad at someone for doing what they feel is best for them, even if it does sting a little."
While she hinted that the pair had planned a trip to Bali, she assured fans that there were no hard feelings on her side.
"In no way am I or is mySurvivorexperience defined by Locky or any other man. I was never hiding in his shadow in the game and I won’t be hiding in his shadow now. But I will always cherish those times we shared, it was an amazing life experience," she continued. "Thank you all for your supportive messages I know I have bigger and better things in store (maybe not bigger actually, Locky is pretty bloody big) but definitely better. I hope he finds what he’s looking for. "P.S It looks like I’m now going solo to Bali next month. Any takers?"
Yikes.
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