The TRUTH behind Bachelor star Locky Gilbert’s ‘iso earring’

Fans were shocked to notice Locky Gilbert rocking an ‘iso earring’ during Thursday night’s episode of The Bachelor.

And now Locky has revealed how the bold new piece of jewellery came about, in the comments section of funnyman Hi Josh’s latest Instagram post on Friday.

The 30-year-old explained how contestant Izzy Sharman-Firth pierced his ear during the cocktail party this week, with producers choosing not to air the footage. 

Underneath Hi Josh’s latest Bachelor episode recap, the Australian Survivor star wrote: ‘Bahaha Izzy pierced my ear at the cocktail party.’

Hi Josh replied: ‘You just answered the mystery for a lot of people.’

Followers of Hi Josh were quick to comment, including some who asked why the scene never made it on air.

‘Why didn’t we see it?!’ one wrote.  

During Thursday’s episode, Locky was spotted wearing the earring during his chat with Roxi Kenny at the cocktail party.

‘Is Lockie wearing an earring? Or am I going blind?’ one person tweeted shortly after.

Another wrote: ‘Is that a new iso earring Locky is sporting? All of a sudden he looks like a guy that should be in an Aussie ’00s pop-punk band.’

‘OMG LOCKY HAS A STUD EARRING!! Should I laugh, this is wild,’ one person wrote. 

Another person asked: ‘Is Locky’s earring new? Did he somehow manage to get a piercing during a pandemic?’

The Bachelor continues Wednesday at 7.30pm on Channel Ten.