The Bachelor star Matt Agnew was not messing around when he applied to be the man handing out the roses in 2019.

The 32-year-old astrophysicist said that while his friends did joke around about his participation in the Network Ten series, he really was looking for love after an extended stint as a single guy when he applied for the role.

“

To hear the full interview with 2019 Bachelor Matt Agnew. Check out our daily entertainment podcast The Spill… Post continues after audio

“It’s really hard to keep it a secret, because when you’re in a new relationship you want to tell people,” he continued, speaking about how he and his new girlfriend have been communicating since the show ended. “But you have to sit on it and count down the days until it’s all public knowledge.”

While he is clearly head over heels about this year’s winner ofThe Bachelor,who he has saved as ‘Rose’ in his phone, Matt was quick to say that this season of the show was not all roses, calling some elements of the filming process ‘painful’.

“But I went into the show

The Bachelor Australia will air tonight at 7.30pm on Network Ten.

Sign up to our “Mamamia Celebrity” newsletter for daily updatesstraight intoyour inbox, follow us on Instagram at @mamamiaentertainment and join the conversation in our ‘Bach Lols’ Facebook group . We’ve got you covered.