“I think a lot of people don’t understand that we’re actually watching [the show] back for the first time with everybody else. So we don’t realise how we’re going to be portrayed, and I hate the word edit, but it’s true. It’s a reality TV show, things chop and change more than anyone can imagine,” she said.“Watching everything back on screen, I’m going ‘they’ve cut out every single good part of mine and Harrison’s relationship’.“I couldn’t go into the media and run a narrative that wasn’t authentic to me, my story and my time in the experiment.”(Credit: Instagram / Bronte Schofield @_bronteschofield)
There’s a good side to Harrison we didn’t see
“When Harrison and I first met, we really did have that spark. Our wedding was actually amazing, there was instant chemistry. Our families got along so well, it was everything I could have asked for,” she added.
“The actual conversations Harrison and I had off camera, we had fun. There was laughter. He does smile, he does laugh. There’s another side to Harrison that did not get shown whatsoever.
She addresses whether she went on the show for fame
“Look, I’m not gonna sit here and sugar coat it and say no I didn’t ever think about fame. “Anybody else applying to the show, I’m sure that would have gone through their minds. I’m trying to be as authentic as I possibly can.“Did I think, ‘oh my gosh I’m going to be quite well known after this?’ Of course I did! “I definitely don’t think fame and fortune and blue ticks and all that crap was ever on my mind during the experiment. But did I think my socials were going to blow up? Of course I did, of course.”
How she didn’t recognise Harrison at the altar
“Everybody is saying ‘Bronte knew who Harrison was’ and yes, I knew who this guy was. But did I know his name? Did I know anything about him? I thought he was from the Gold Coast. I didn’t know he was from Sydney.Then I heard he wasn’t vaccinated and I was like ‘he’s definitely from the Gold Coast’. When I heard ‘Sydney’ and ‘Harrison’, it just didn’t click.“When I saw him, hand to heart, hope to die, it did not click. Until [Jessica Tomlinson] said, ‘that’s him, it’s the guy that I was telling you about’.
Her ‘friend’ Jess orchestrated wedding drama behind her back
dating her friend Abby MillerHERE“When she told me [about Harrison dating Abby], I had no idea she was mic’d up. She kept trying to pull me away. She kept saying ‘I have a present for you’ and I was like, ‘how did you even get that in?’ because you’re not even allowed your phone.“I was so upset. Then I was like, hold on, why did you tell me this now? We were on FaceTime last night, if this has been going on for weeks, why the hell did you pick the wedding day to tell me this information? I was ropable.”
How she feels about Jess’ meddling on her wedding day
She addressed the leaked voice notes
“It’s absolutely pointless to justify what I’ve said. The viewers have a narrative about me that they’re sticking to and that’s honestly okay.”She continued, “No matter what I say about [the texts and voice memos], no one will be satisfied of my answer.“I was screwed either way. I truly did apply to find love and I messed up by saying what I said. “It’s time to move on. No matter what I say to people, those voice memos are never going to be justified because I don’t even know why I sent them myself.”
Where she stands with Jess now
“I forgave Jess pretty much right away as soon as the leaked texts came out. I was like, you know what, if you need to tear me down to bring the heat off yourself, so be it. It says more about you than it does about me,” she said.“I felt like it was a really cheap shot. I was heartbroken. I was just so upset that someone I considered a friend, not once but twice, threw me under the bus for $300 bucks.”
Did she play up their relationship for the cameras?
Did she stay on the experiment longer to boost her profile?
“Ah, no. It was about week two and it was after the first dinner party or commitment ceremony, I wanted to leave.
How did she go from hating Harrison to liking him romantically?
“This is going to sound really icky and weird, we did a task where we had to sit there and stare at each other for five minutes then hug each other for five minutes. They didn’t force us to kiss for ages or do anything out of our comfort zone. Slowly but surely spending little bits of time away from everyone is what actually helped. Baby steps,” she added.“In the real world, of course I could’ve walked away, but I wasn’t in the real world. I was in an experiment.”She continued, “There were three weeks where Harrison and I were really good. What people don’t realise is it was filmed over 12 weeks, not eight. It allowed us to really get to know each other.That’s all we have for now!So Dramatic!the chaos Bronte’s caused over on TikTok.
