21-04-2025
Farmer Wants a Wife casting furore erupts as Jarrod discovers he may be RELATED to his love interest
A potential Farmer Wants a Wife 'couple' shared an electrifying moment on Monday nights episode when they discovered that there was a chance they might be related.
Farmer Jarrod was having his very first meet up with Brianna when the lady dropped that she was from Coffs Harbour on the NSW mid north coast.
The 22-year-old sheep and hemp farmer from Queensland then mentioned cheerfully that he had a 'lot of family' in the well-known tourist town.
Brianna, who goes by Bri seemed delighted that she might have a common social connection and asked for the family name of Jarrod's relatives.
'The Page family,' Jarrod replied and then came Bri's bombshell: 'I'm a Page!'
For a moment Jarrod appeared devastated that his attractive date might be a distant cousin.
And it turned out that the spelling of Bri's family name is identical to the farmer's relatives.
Jarrod then revealed that he was I'm related to 'Norman Page, John Page, Roger Page' - luckily, none of those names rang a bell with the farmer.
Bri laughed off the cringe worthy moment by telling Jarrod: 'That's so weird.'
Still, after getting past the awkward moment the pair seemed to hit it off and they bantered about the NRL State of Origin - Bri revealed she barracked for NSW.
Jarrod, meanwhile, appeared to be impressed with Bri's desire to have a family.
In his on camera debrief after the meet-up a beaming Jarrod admitted: 'Yeah, I think there's chemistry [with] Bri.'
There was plenty of drama on Farmer Wants A Wife debut on Monday night's episode.
No less than six women lost their chance at finding love in the country.
It was a brutal round of Speed Dates that left Farmer Thomas dumping Sophie, Edwina, and Ashleen before they even really got started.
Thomas failed to bond with the three beauties, who were sent home at the end of the episode.
Sophie, 32, is a teacher who's done with being the 'fifth wheel' in her friendship group – she wanted her forever person.
Edwina, 29, a radiographer from NSW, was drawn to Thomas' serious commitment to love and family.
And then there was Ashleen, 35, a senior event manager who says it's the little things – like sharing life's special moments – that matter most.
All three have been sent packing however, along with three more women rejected by Farmer Corey - Millie, Jamie, and Ellie.
Aged care support worker Millie, 22, says she was instantly drawn to Corey's 'genuine soul' - but it did her no good.
Likewise, 23-year-old Jamie from Victoria, a speech pathologist with a love of family and a strong work ethic, was sent packing.
Ellie, 26, a Queensland educator known for her empathy and resilience, was also ditched.
Farmer Corey has chosen his love interests and was left standing with Jadee, Keeley, Hunter, Rosie and Chelsea.
Farmer Thomas will be looking for love with surviving beauties Clarette, Claire, Rachel, Nat and Ellen.
The men then picked their final five ladies, who will now battle it out to win these country boy's hearts.
The series returned to screens on Monday and is hosted by longtime presenter Natalie Gruzlewski.
Natalie returned this year after being dumped by the network and replaced by former Sunrise presenter Samantha Armytage for the 2023 season.
