Kimberley’s arrival as an intruder immediately shook up Farmer Jason’s already shaky farm on Farmer Wants A Wife (FWAW).
She was picked by Jason’s sister as a potential match, but the twist was that Jason already knew her — they had apparently spoken online before the show.
This gave their first meeting an unfinished business energy, with Jason seeming pleased and surprised to see someone he already had a spark with. Kimberley also made it clear she could picture herself fitting into Jason’s country lifestyle, which showed that she could be real competition against his top two, Logan and Poppy.
After their date, Jason decided to bring Kimberley back to the farm, where things became instantly awkward with Logan and Poppy. The original women were less-than-impressed by a newcomer arriving so late, and this is before they’ve found out she already has a connection with Jason.
Logan was particularly unimpressed by Kimberley’s cowboy-style outfit, saying she “wouldn’t wear the hat or the boots,” while the atmosphere between the women felt frosty from the start.
Kimberley’s awkward arrival turned Jason’s farm into a much more uneven competition, which got us wondering: how exactly do Jason and Kimberley know each other? Read on for their full history and spoiler: it’s probably not what you expect.
What has Kimberley said about her past with Jason from Farmer Wants A Wife?
Back in 2022, Jason and Kimberley connected in a Facebook group for, umm… Farmer Wants A Wife fans. Weird, right?
After Kimberley reached out to Jason in the FWAW Facebook group, they started speaking over messages. “We chatted occasionally over the years, but it was never a relationship,” Kimberley told WHO. “We were simply two people who had connected online and stayed in touch from time to time.”
However, they never met in person and their relationship only existed online. “We never met in person before the show. We discussed the possibility of meeting at one stage in Queensland, but it never eventuated as I wasn’t comfortable travelling interstate to meet someone I’d only spoken to online,” she said.
In an interview with Pedestrian, Kimberley addressed whether she thought she had an unfair advantage over Logan and Poppy by already knowing Jason. “I didn’t apply to come in late or ask for any special treatment. Being chosen as the family pick wasn’t something I had any control over,” she said.
“Regardless of how I entered the experience, Jason and I still had to spend time together and work out whether there was a genuine connection and potential for a relationship.”
What has Jason said about his history with Kimberley from Farmer Wants A Wife?
In an interview with 2DayFM Breakfast with Nath and Emma, Jason spilled some real tea about Kimberley. He revealed that he actually requested Kimberley when he applied. “I did mention that I knew Kimberley and we had only spoken on Messenger. We hadn’t really met, but I did go to Melbourne for a dairy trip to meet up but she had other things on,” he said.
This was two years ago and the farmer was left scratching his head when she decided to come on the show, even though she had rejected him in the past. “I’m not sure why [she applied],” he admitted.
Jason went on to suggest that it was producers who encouraged his sister to pick a blast from his past. “I’m not sure how that worked, but maybe they did drop that [idea] to my sister.”
And the tea kept on flowing, as Jason went on to admit that he had regrets about sending one girl home. “I probably would have brought back Bene,” instead of Jessie, he said. In fact, he revealed that he and Bene have stayed in contact. “She has mentioned she wants to come to the farm, she brought some bright pink gumboots, apparently.”
Love that for her but umm, maybe not for Farmer Jason’s chosen winner!
Farmer Wants A Wife airs Sunday and Monday on Channel 7 and streams on 7Plus.
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