‘It was difficult to watch back’: Bachelor winner Irena Srbinovska addresses her falling out with runner-up and former best friend Bella Varelis
Her fall out with Bella Varelis in The Bachelor mansion made headlines.
And on Tuesday, Irena Srbinovska addressed the end of their friendship in an Instagram Q and A with fans.
The 31-year-old was asked by a follower if there was any hard feelings toward her rival, and she replied: ‘Bella and I were amazing friends, what you saw was real however the friendship ended.
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‘It was difficult to watch back’: Bachelor Irena Srbinovska [pictured] addressed her falling out with runner-up and former best friend Bella Varelis on Tuesday
‘It was difficult to watch back, it felt like I was reliving it all over again, but no hard feelings.
‘I wish her nothing but the best and I hope she finds her person,’ the nurse added.
Irena’s amiable response comes after she made a subtle dig at Bella and fellow co-star Bec Cvilikas on Monday, after they received a blue verified tick on Instagram.
‘I’m not about being an influencer, just about being real,’ she said pointedly.
The 31-year-old was asked by a follower if there was any hard feelings toward her rival, and she replied: ‘Bella and I were amazing friends, what you saw was real however the friendship ended. I wish her nothing but the best and I hope she finds her person’
‘I’m not about being an influencer’: Irena’s amiable response comes after she made a subtle dig at Bella and fellow co-star Bec Cvilikas on Monday, after they received a blue verified tick on Instagram. Pictured left to right is Bella and Bec
Irena also clarified that she hadn’t received a blue tick yet for one simple reason. ‘I haven’t even applied for it,’ she said. ‘I don’t really care about it.’
The fall out between Irena and Bella happened at the first cocktail party after they returned to the mansion following three months in lockdown.
Audiences saw Bella turn on Irena who branded her a ‘manipulative little b***h’ and claim that she was exaggerating her relationship with Locky.
Keeping it real: Irena also clarified that she hadn’t received a blue tick yet for one simple reason. ‘I haven’t even applied for it,’ she said. ‘I don’t really care about it’
Friendship over: The fall out happened at the first cocktail party after they returned to the mansion following three months in lockdown. Bella (right) turned on Irena (left) who branded her a ‘manipulative little b***h’ and claimed she was exaggerating her relationship with Locky
Bella later explained on the Shameless podcast that the showdown with Irena happened after she’d confronted her about things fellow contestants Izzy Sharman-Firth and Steph Harper had supposedly heard her saying.
‘She was denying them. Steph and Izzy actually heard her denying and came and sat down, and they were like, “Hang on a second! Let’s just rehash because now you’re going to make Bella question our integrity.”‘
Bella went on to say that she felt her ‘smoke bubbling’ at the time, and when Irena asked if their friendship was over, she said yes and stormed off – which ended up being featured in the final edit with little context.
‘Even in the moment, I was like, “F**k, I shouldn’t have done that!”‘ Bella reflected.
‘I shouldn’t have done that’: Bella later told the Shameless podcast that she wished she had not stormed off after Irena asked if their friendship was over – which ended up being featured in the final edit with little context