The rumours that they had fallen for one another were confirmed to be true, the day after his elimination aired.
"Meeting her was totally random," Konrad told WHO after the finale, revealing that a mutual friend introduced them over drinks in Byron. "When I met her, we got along like a house on fire."
"We have talked since then about the whole [Bachie] experience, but at first it was really just that I thought she was rad. We got along so well. As much as I'm super grateful to have met Brooke - Abbie, what can I say? She's an amazing girl and I'm excited to see what the future holds."
In an interview with our sister site marie claire, Konrad added that Abbie is perfect for him.
"I just think she’s got something so special about her," he said. "She's so smart and witty and hilarious. And aside from the fact that she’s stunning—she's got beautiful eyes—she's super smart and the banter is great."
When did Abbie Chatfield and Konrad Bień-Stephen make their relationship public?
After teasing the relationship on TikTok with a "soft launch" - AKA a video with a present, but not fully visible Konrad - Abbie went on to "hard launch" their relationship with an Instagram carousel. She even poked fun at herself in the caption, joking about how she said she would "never talk about who I’m dating publicly."
What happened between Brooke Blurton, Abbie Chatfield and Konrad Bień-Stephen?
When Abbie posted her "hard launch" on Instagram, fans assumed her friend Brooke was all good with the relationship. Especially since Abbie was set to appear on-screen in the finale of The Bachelorette Australia the next day.
However, in a series of posts Brooke made it clear she was not happy with the situation and called it "a very clear display of narcissism" in a lengthy statement.
Addressing the issues - especially those raised by Brooke about a white woman taking the spotlight off the first-ever Indigenous, LGBTQIA+ Bachelorette - Abbie said she was "neglectful".
"I didn't understand – I was neglectful in not thinking about the impacts of me as a white woman in the media, and a public figure, uploading that during that time, so that was very neglectful, it was a mistake, I wish I had waited three more days… that is what occurred," she said on her podcast following the online exchange.
While they haven't addressed it since, Brooke has now re-followed Abbie on Instagram following the apology.
The heartwarming moment Konrad said "I love you"
When you know, you know. And it seems that Konrad knew it was the right moment to say those three magic words when Abbie went with him to Melbourne.
Organising a cosy spread in the back of his ute, Konrad planned to take Abbie on a date to a drive-in movie - after hearing her mention them on her podcast.
"On my podcast I always say how I want to go to the drive-in movies and no one has ever taken me and he listened to the podcast… and organised all this," Abbie revealed in a video shared to her TikTok.
"When we arrived I started sobbing. Full on sobbing. This man treats me better than I thought anyone ever would and is the most thoughtful, beautiful little angel on the planet. I never thought I would find anyone like him, so the tears were flowing.
"And he was like you know why I did this? Because I love you."
Okay, now Abbie's not the only one crying. Watch the sweet clip below.
Are Abbie Chatfield and Konrad Bień-Stephen still together?
Good news for all the AbRad or KrAbbie fans out there - while their couple name might still need some finetuning, the couple themselves are actually still going strong.
They now live together in Sydney, where Konrad has returned to work as a tradesman, and Abbie has taken on more projects than seems possible, still hosting her podcast and radio show, as well as joining the judging panel on The Masked Singer and launching her own fashion label.
The pair even adopted a dog together, a cocker spaniel called Marco, who was an elderly pup when they rescued him.
Unfortunately, the pair soon found out that Marco had cancer, and he passed away shortly after.
In memory of Marco, Konrad had a necklace made for Abbie's birthday, which featured his fingerprint and Marco's pawprint on either side of a circular pendant, representing the pinky-promise he had made to Marco to take care of Abbie.
While the couple were devastated by the loss, they have now adopted another dog together. Another cocker spaniel, Wally was given up by his previous owner, and has found a happy home in Konrad and Abbie's Bondi Beach pad.
We can't wait to see what's next for these three cuties!
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