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Elly is ALREADY friends with this Bachelorette hottie

Talk about having an unfair advantage! - by Rebecca Sullivan
  • 18 Sep 2020

The 2020 season of The Bachelorette hasn’t even begun, but already eagle-eyed fans have identified one of this year’s contestants - and revealed why he might have an unfair advantage when it comes to winning the love of Bachelorette Elly Miles.

WATCH: Sisters Elly and Becky Miles revealed as Australia’s first “double” Bachelorettes.

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Professional rugby player Joe Woodbury has been confirmed as one of the men set to vie for the affections of sisters Elly and Becky Miles on The Bachelorette in 2020.

But the handsome 25-year-old from Newcastle in New South Wales appears to already know Elly, who is also from Newcastle.

The pair are already following each other on Instagram, with Elly even commenting on one of Joe’s most recent posts, as seen in this screenshot revealed on the So Dramatic! podcast Instagram account.

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Elly is already following Joe on Instagram.

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This screenshot from So Dramatic!'s Instagram account shows Elly commented on a very recent photo of Joe's.

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Fans were quick to suggest that perhaps Joe’s casting was intentional by Ten, or even by the pair themselves, as part of a pre-filming arrangement.

“Elly is following Joe but already was (it’s not recent) so both being from Newcastle, clearly know each other. He’s also followed by Josh from MAFS who is from here [Newcastle] too,” one fan wrote on Facebook.

“Elly already follows him?? Pre arranged perhaps? Or well known man about town?” another commented on a fan forum.

While some expressed disappointment over the casting, others said it could just be a coincidence, given both Elly and Joe are from the same city.

“Ahhhh! Come on Channel 10/Warner Bros. Can we at least pretend we are being genuine? Let’s try and cast a season properly and give it a real shot,” one fan lamented.

While another said: “They are both from Newcastle, of course they know each other 😂”

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Joe plays professional rugby for the Cessnock Goannas.

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The handsome star has also been papped on The Bachelorette set.

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Elly and her sister Becky  are about to make TV history as Australia’s very first “double” Bachelorettes.

The 25-year-old nurse first shot to fame on Matt Agnew’s season of The Bachelor.

“I’m ready to find love, but this year, things are going to be a little different. I’ve decided to bring my sister Becky along for the ride,” Elly said the show’s first teaser trailer.

“These boys have no bloody idea what’s coming for them!”

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Check out that rig!

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Joe and Elly are from the same city in NSW.

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Fans of the show are divided over the new format, with hundreds taking to the official Bachelorette Instagram page this week to voice their thoughts.

“Very unsure about this,” one fan commented, while another said, “Hmmmm I’m not really feeling it at all.”

Others expressed confusion about exactly how the new format will work.

“So they’re sharing the boys? This is going to be saahhhhh confusing!” one person wrote.

“But what if they like the same guy?” another exclaimed.

Many others voiced similar concerns, with one fan commenting, “I still don’t get how this will work ... what if they want the same bloke, or if the blokes only like one and not the other.”

Another wrote: “I JUST CAN’T WORK OUT HOW THIS WILL WORK?!”

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I mean, come on ...

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Will her prior connection with Joe give him an unfair advantage with Elly?

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While Channel 10 is yet to reveal exactly how the new format will work, it’s clear that nothing will come between Elly and Becky’s close relationship.

In the teaser trailer, Elly refers to Becky as her “best friend.”

“This is a once in a lifetime thing and nobody gets to do this with their best friend, their sister, by their side,” she adds.

When Elly broke her silence on the announcement via Instagram recently, she again referred to Becky as her “best friend”.

“Crikey, this is actually happening! So bloody lucky to have my best friend right there along with me,” Elly posted on the social media platform, alongside Ten’s official promo image of the pair.

Becky also posted a sweet tribute to her sister, writing on Instagram: “I can't be more proud of you sis, and of us - what an amazing ride. I'm excited for you all to join us on our search for love!”

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