Poppy Salter has already found love after her losing stint on The Bachelor NZ.
Poppy Salter has already found love after her losing stint on The Bachelor NZ.
The show has barely left our screens, yet one of the scorned stars of The Bachelor NZ is already showing off her new love.
Poppy Salter, whose double fart on a date with Bachelor hunk Art Green made headlines around the world, was a runner-up on the show which saw Matilda Rice win Green's heart.
In this week's edition of Woman's Day, Salter, 24, introduces her new man: Jacob MacDonald, a 26-year-old dive instructor.
MacDonald tells WD that Salter's flatulence didn't put him off from tracking the yoga instructor down and asking her out for a date.
"I was interested in her from the get-go," MacDonald tells the mag.
"When she left the show, I tracked down her number and got in contact. She's an interesting girl and pretty good-looking too."
Salter says MacDonald has been given the seal of approval from her mother, something Green never got.
"My Mum actually said to me, 'I can see that (Green) really likes you, but he doesn't adore you - I think you need to wait for someone who adores you ...
"Jacob has goals and he's really sure of who he is. I like that in a man. There has never been any awkwardness - it just feels right."
Bachelorette's sister 'wants to slap' Green
Meanwhile, losing Bachelorette Dani Robinson says her twin sister wants to "slap" Art Green.
Speaking to WD, Robinson's sister Michelle says she's still shocked by Green's decision to choose Matilda over Dani.
"I'm so, so proud of Dani. She's handled the whole thing so well ... I'm completely shocked. Art definitely made the wrong decision. I know it must have been hard on him and I don't think he's a dick, but I would like to slap him."
Dani Robinson gets dumped by Art Green on The Bachelor. Photo/TV3
Robinson admits she was "reckless" with her feelings when, during the finale, the marketing assistant told Green's mother that if Art proposed, she would accept.
"I was heartbroken, gutted. I didn't protect myself in the end because I was 100 per cent confident and I didn't have any doubts. Looking back on it, it's a very reckless thing to assume someone feels the same about you as you do about them."
Despite that, Dani says she has no regrets about her appearance on the show.
"I would have kicked myself if Matilda had got the final rose and I hadn't told Art how I felt."
Green's porn star name
Winning Bachelorette Matilda says she has Art's phone number stored in her phone under his porn star name - "Ozzie Tinakori".
Art tells WD in response that he's saved Matilda's number under the name, "Shawti".
Matilda and Art during the finale of The Bachelor. Photo/TV3
The pair say they're enjoying having a normal relationship now that their time in the spotlight is nearly over.
"I feel 17 again - all giddy and distracted - because we're texting and Snapchatting all day," Matilda says.
"We've spent hours lying in bed just chatting and laughing. Art's the same genuine guy I fell for the on the show. He's down-to-earth, caring and hilarious.
