The vibe got tense on Monday’s Farmer Wants a Wife (FWAW) after frontrunner Ally walked out after Farmer Dylan went on his family-picked solo date with intruder Keeley and kissed her.
Dylan’s family had chosen Keeley because she impressed them with her horse knowledge and interest in his rodeo lifestyle. Keeley and Dylan got along on their date, as he told her, “I’m glad my family picked ya. They think you’re pretty great and so do I,” before asking if she wanted to kiss at sunset.
When Keeley returned and revealed they had kissed, Ally was upset enough to pack her bags and leave the farm, leaving Dylan a letter telling him to decide whether he would chase after her.
He did chase her, but wasn’t pleased with her ultimatum. Dylan made one last plea asking her to come back, and even joked that his dog missed her. However, Ally still said she needed more time to think and declined Dylan’s invitation to return.
Questions still loom over whether Ally will return to the farm — or the show — but the contestant has addressed why she actually fled.
Why did Ally walk out on Farmer Dylan on Farmer Wants A Wife?
Ally has since realised that Dylan wasn’t to blame for kissing Keeley on their date. “In reflection now, I don’t think Dylan did anything wrong,” she told New Idea.
“Dylan was there to find his person, and he needed to follow his own process. But I feel like I was at a point where I was very settled in my feelings for him.”
“So seeing him explore another connection so late made me realise that perhaps he wasn’t at the same place yet. I found that very confronting, and I became scared. So looking back, I can see that fear definitely influenced my decisions.”
Ally struggled to accept how Farmer Wants A Wife functioned. “It’s so unnatural to have somebody that you’re pursuing kissing your friends,” she said. “Keeley’s amazing, and I’m so glad that she joined us on the farm. It was more about where I was emotionally at that point in my journey.”
She went on to say that by that stage, Ally was doubting Dylan’s feelings for her. “My feelings for him were very real and I felt certain about him, but I didn’t feel like that certainty was being reflected back to me,” she told TV Week.
Ally admitted to knowing Dylan might not come after her. “If that happened, then there’s all the answers that I needed. I feel like if you really want to be with someone, you will fight for them.”
Dylan reflects on Ally leaving his farm on Farmer Wants A Wife
Dylan did not mince his words about Ally’s actions. He told Chattr that he didn’t want to chase after Ally. “I remember my initial reaction was no, I’m not [chasing her]. If you want to play silly games, I’m not playing, but I think after I had a bit of time to cool down, [I decided to go].”
However, he admits that when they reunited, the mood was awkward. “If I’m dead honest, the actual conversation was really awkward,” he told Chattr. “It felt like both of us were holding back to some degree… It was pretty much just like, ‘Why did you leave?’, and all that kind of stuff, but it didn’t really go anywhere. It was a standard Dylan and Ally conversation that doesn’t really go anywhere.” Ooft.
Farmer Dylan admitted he’s still holding some resentment about her decision to storm out.
“It just kind of felt like [our relationship] was up in the air a bit. I didn’t really know what was going to happen, or where I stood, or where she stood. It was just an awkward conversation,” he said.
“It was almost like you’ve asked me to come and fight for you, I’ve come and fought for you, but you’re not doing it back.”
Farmer Wants a Wife (FWAW) airs Sundays at 7pm and Mondays at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.
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