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This week, we will watch two women be whisked off to the South African jungle (prematurely, tbh, becauseI’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!has not started filming).

The pair will be Bachelor Matt Agnew’s final two, before he picks just one to spend his life with or um, dump ASAP to get back with a previous contestant à la Blake Garvey.

But before we watch a unnecessarily long finale set in an unnecessarily far-flung place, Matt’s got to whittle down his remaining contestants from three to two on Wednesday’s episode.

Previous Bachelors have struggled with this: One sent home the woman he actually wanted to be with, a few broke Australia’s heart by rejecting our collective favourites and some… well, no, one in particular, didn’t actually get to send one of his top three home because one of the women excused herself from his disaster of a season early. You know who we’re talking about.

Since we’re about to have a new second runner-up, we took a trip down memory lane to find out what all the previous third placed bachelorettes are up to now.

Ali Oetjen.

Ali was 27 when she became Australia's first favourite bachelor/bachelorette and the country was shocked when her heart was broken by OG Bach Tim Robards.

Coming second runner-up behind eventual winner Anna Heinrich and runner-up Rochelle Emanuel-Smith, Ali took the dumping rather hard.

After the show though, Ali was approached to be Australia's first Bachelorette, but turned it down because she was in a relationship.

When her engagement to David Waldeck ended she made a comeback in the Bachelor franchise, appearing onBachelor in Paradisein 2017 where she met... Grant Kemp.

Goodness... where do we begin?

Having instantly hit it off with the formerBachelor in Paradise UScontestant, Ali and Grant left the show in a committed relationship, sealed with a lovely commitment ring.

But not long after theBachelor in Paradisefinale aired in May 2018, Grant ran to the media saying Ali had cheated on him after moving to LA to be with him. Yeah, that whole... stairs thing.

Ali put Grant behind her when she finally took on the role of Bachelorette in 2018 and after sending home a lot of duds (*cough* Charlie *cough* Bill *cough* the one who put a whole avocado in a blender *cough*), she gave Taite Radley her final rose.

The couple now live in Melbourne and in August celebrated their one year anniversary.

According to Ali's Instagram, she's training to become a yoga teacher and personal trainer, oh and she also hosts wellness retreats. Of course.

Louise Pillidge.

Remember that whole Blake Garvey/Sam Frost/Louise Pillidge situation? We still have a bit of whiplash, tbh.

Remember...

Louise was Blake's second runner-up in the second season ofThe Bachelor, but before the series finale aired he broke up with the woman heproposedto, Sam Frost, and got together with Louise.

"There is a beautiful love story here," Blake toldThe Projectafter the news broke. "I came into the whole experience looking for love. I have been so blessed to be able to find that."

Louise moved to Perth to be with the auctioneer, and for a time all was well. But by April of 2016, their heavily scrutinised relationship cracked (they even announced it with a breakup photo shoot inNew Idea.)

These days Louise is living back in Gold Coast and working as a marketing manager. Honestly, she keeps a pretty low profile on social media and only posts on Instagram sporadically.

Sarah Mackay.

Sarah was the second runner-up on Sam Wood's season and by the looks of her Instagram page, Sarah is now busy living her best life full of health, fitness and travelling.

Olena Khamula.

Olena's Ukrainian professional-boxer father was the real winner of Richie Strahan's season ofThe Bachelor, even if his daughter was sent home before the finale.

Not long after the show, Olena began dating Rodney Maroun and in January 2019 announced their engagement, saying her fiance was "truly the most incredible person I have ever met".

She's also still besties with fellow bachelorette Steph Dixon, who will be one of Olena's bridesmaids.

Tara Pavlovic.

Tara was the fan-favourite on the 2017 season ofThe Bachelor, breaking hearts when she was sent home by Matty J in the penultimate episode, before he eventually went on to choose Laura Byrne.

She then appeared onBachelor In Paradise, which resulted in a short-lived engagement to Sam Cochrane - from Sophie Monk’s season ofThe Bachelorette- who proposed to her on the final episode.

Tara and Sam before their breakup. Image: Getty.

However, the couple split in a highly-publicised and messy breakup just months after the proposal aired.

But over the weekend Tara announced her engagement to partner Nick Shepherdson. The pair knew each other for 10 years before they pursued a romantic relationship, going public as a couple last August.