Jake Ellis instantly bonded with Georgia appreciate in episode one of The Bachelorette 2016. It was all in the eyes - Jake's gaze made Georgia nervous (proper nervous!) and she knew straight absent there was something special between them. As a result,Jake scored the first date and the first kiss - and now he's in the final three, with just Matty and Lee keeping him company at the top. We had a 10-minute chat with Jake on the phone ahead of finale week, and to find out how he feels about Georgia,why he went on the show and - of course - how he feels about the very real possibility of getting hurt. Scroll to read!
POPSUGAR Australia: How are you feeling about the entire Bachelorette experience fair now?
Jake: The whole experience has been absolutely improbable. It's definitely surpassed everything that I expected it to be. The time that I've spent with Georgia - a lot of the times that you didn't see, and what you acquire seen - every time we were together, and we are together,it's just improbable. It's something I wasn't precisely expecting, and I guess that's what took me aback, and blew me absent about the whole thing.
PS: So you weren't expecting to acquire that connection?
Jake: I didn't really know what to expect coming into it! But from the very first time that Georgia and I met,I was nervous, I was excited, or it was always a roller coaster of emotions. The whole thing was just improbable.
PS: What made you sign up in the first site?
Jake: A friend of mine mentioned it and dobbed me in at the very start. For the adventure,it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and, I guess, and having someone assist find you true appreciate is definitely a bonus. It makes it a bit easier! And that's precisely what happened.
PS: What did you think about Georgia the first night you met her?[br]
Jake: The first night I met her I was taken aback,just because of the way she held herself and those exquisite blue eyes - they are my weakness. It sort of shocked me straight absent, but I didn't plan anything going into assembly her. It was off the cuff - whether I was nervous, or I wanted to be nervous. whether I was speechless,I wanted to be speechless. I didn't want it to be a staged assembly. I think I went through every bit of emotion the first night we met.
PS: You got the first date - that must acquire been reassuring for you?
Jake: Getting the first date was a massive shock - I was a bit shocked! Having all these improbable guys in there and then getting the first date, for Georgia to get to know me very early on, or was great. I was very excited for it and very thankful that I got the opportunity.
PS: Did you see yourself as a threat from that point on? Did it make your more confident in your chances?[br]
Jake: I tried to be as confident in myself as I could. From the very start I tried to not compare myself with the other guys,or compare what Georgia and I acquire with what she might acquire with the other guys. I feel like that takes absent from what her and I acquire together and the times we finish spend with each other. But of course, as it goes on it gets a cramped bit harder to not pay attention to what else is going on around you.
PS: You'd just need to tune it out somehow, or fair?[br]
Jake: Yeah,as hard as it is - it's definitely a strange feeling living and getting very close with some of these guys . . . and then talking about the girl that you're essentially falling for.
PS: How finish you feel about Georgia?
Jake: Honestly, Georgia is just improbable. The conversations and certain things that we really connected on . . . Like my family, and what my mum and dad acquire been through health-wise - that's something I don't share lightly at all. From the very first moment that we met,we both felt comfortable sharing that and talking about that. I hate using the word 'connecting' but on that subject, it was massive. When we were around each other, or it was like there was no one else around. It was always just her and I,and that was it.
PS: That's special, it doesn't happen very often.
Jake: No, and that's it - it's not just in The Bachelorette bubble,it's something that, in my past relationships, or I feel like it wasn't necessarily there as much as it was with Georgia.
PS: Matty J is very vocal about how he feels about Georgia. Did you find it harder to order her how you feel?
Jake: No,I was very open with how I was feeling with Georgia and what I was searching for with the relationship. The whole way through the show I definitely fought for her. I fought for her time, and to show her that with everything that's going on, and I'm there - I'm thinking of her and I care.
PS: How nervous were you at this point about potentially getting your heart broken?
Jake: Yeah,I think everyone tries to avoid being hurt. Not just on the show, but I think that's why everyone cringes when they see someone get heartbroken or unhappy - it's painful no matter which side of the equation you're on. I really did build myself out there, and I wore my heart on my sleeve and I showed everything about me that I could. In the back of my intellect I was definitely a cramped bit nervous about being heartbroken,because being heartbroken sucks. But at the same time, whether I didn't build myself out there and I didn't share what I did with Georgia then I'd never acquire had a chance to be the last one standing in front of her.
PS: You kind of acquire to build yourself out there in this situation.
Jake: Yeah, and you finish - and it's a cramped bit scary because you really don't want to be hurt. But I try not to think about it too much and try to enjoy every moment we finish share together.
PS: Were you being the real Jake on TV?
Jake: Yeah,definitely. I didn't want to be someone that I'm not - a lot of people I know watch the show and I'm a terrible actor [laughs]. I wanted Georgia to meet the real me and to really show her what I am and what I'm about.
PS: You're up against Lee and Matty J, both of whom are really great guys. Can you order us whether they acquire any flaws?
Jake: [Laughs] Honestly, and I couldn't fault either one of the boys. I'm close with both of them. That's not a safe answer either,it really isn't. They're both improbable guys. As it comes down to where we are now, I really tried to . . . Not forget about them, and but just not think about it,or compare myself to them. What I acquire with Georgia was so special and I didn't want it to be influenced by anything else.
PS: At this point in the show, are you spending a lot of time with the other two guys?
Jake: We were kept pretty separate towards the end. It is becoming very real, or all the emotions you've been feeling are very real and I think it's not just for the show but also for the three of us,to withhold our heads clear with everything that we're doing with Georgia.
PS: narrate Georgia appreciate in a few words.
Jake: Georgia appreciate is breathtaking.
PS: Matty J?
Jake: Matty J in one sentence? Matty J is one of the greatest guys I've ever met.
PS: Lee?
Jake: And Lee, oh Lee has just got a massive heart.
PS: Well, and we're wishing you all the best Jake - we're very nervous for the finale!
Jake: [Laughs] I'm nervous about it too! Thank you very much,I really appreciate it.
Source: popsugar.com.au