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Bachelor fans are convinced Nikki's nipple is exposed during this Rose Ceremony.

Don’t you hate it when someone takes a photo of you and an inconveniently-placed shadow makes it look like you’ve flashed a nipple?

…Oh? Hasn’t happened to you? Well, spare a thought for The Bachelor‘s Nikki Gogan then.

On Sunday night, here on Mamamia, we shared to a link to a story about the reality show contestant on our Facebook page:

Nothing to see here, folks.

This in itself was nothing out of the ordinary, but we quickly noticed a curious phenomenon in the comments section.

Many thought that Nikki has accidentally exposed her nipple while receiving a rose from Richie — and you were a little scandalised by it.

But was quickly deduced that, no, it wasn't a nipple. Yet the conversation didn't stop there; the comments provided some fascinating theories as to what had created the optical illusion.

Here's the offending photo, if you want a clearer look.

"Pretty sure it's the shadow from the rose," one commenter posted.

"It could be a bandaid? Trying to cover the nipple," another suggested.

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For what it's worth, we agree it's the rose's wandering shadow.

Back to more pressing Bachelor issues: This week will bring the season to a close, with Richie arriving at his final decision: Alex, Olena, or Nikki?

Regardless of the outcome, we hope nobody suffers an actual nip slip. (Though that would make for a memorable finale, wouldn't it...?)