Bachelorette New Zealand - Season 1 - Dr Lesina Nakhid-Schuster - Lily McManus - Media SM - Discussion - *Sleuthing Spoilers *

Noting that Lily is currently on the GC inhaling the hazardous smoky QLD air (not that it's any better round here at the moment )



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Translation:

"Hi I'm Lily and I'm New Zealand's first Bachelorette".

IMO

TBH I sense some trepidation and a melancholy vibe in her post here.  Hopefully it's just because she can't say/do much right now...

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It seems the Lily/Timm/Jasmine threesome is totally coming together.  

I'm confused. What does Jasmine Lorimer have to do with Lily?

GuardianAngel wrote:I'm confused. What does Jasmine Lorimer have to do with Lily?

It’s a small world, and I guess they have quite a few common friends among US alums. I can see how those two would like each other. The Timm part is what confuses me.

@Bobette I hope you are wrong about the melancholy vibe. Australia (and van life in particular) would otherwise be a good place for unsanctioned time with the F1, far away from TPTB and the NZ public eye.
JMO

GuardianAngel wrote:I'm confused. What does Jasmine Lorimer have to do with Lily?

I’m also wondering if they met somehow through her stint on Winter Games where she met Kevin W. And then possibly met Jasmine in her travels around afterward. And maybe they do have the common Bette thing now ?

GuardianAngel wrote:I'm confused. What does Jasmine Lorimer have to do with Lily?

It's just a bit of a side joke - before Lily was "confirmed" as Lead (still not official but YKWIM) I said I thought she'd be a good match for Timm from Angie's Bette AU cast.  

At the time Lily had been quiet on SM for a couple of weeks so I wondered if she was a contestant on BiP AU and said I hoped her and Timm would get together there (here).  

I noticed she was also following him on IG (and only him - none of Angie's other guys) and was liking his posts throughout the filming of her season which is... interesting, IMO.

Then Timm and Jasmine started following each other which made me think perhaps Jasmine was on BiP AU (here) and it was suggested those two would also make a good couple.

And now we have Jasmine commenting on Lily's IG post so it's come full circle.   I have no idea how they know each other.  Might just be a Lead bond thing like @Astrobach says.

@blueblues You're dead right about AU being ideal for SHV hookups.  I just found her post a little sombre compared to the one she posted when she was secretly seeing Court.

ETA:  This just seemed way more upbeat/optimistic/giddy in love to me.  2017 had been "stupidly good" and she was getting emotional thinking about the "good humans" who crawled along next to her on her road trip (who we later found out was Court)

Compare to her 2019 post upthread - she says it's been "weird" and uses words such as "tired/honest/deep feeling" and needing to "recharge".  It's a very different vibe IMO.  Maybe she's just apprehensive about what's to come and/or can't give too much away?



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Also quite possible I'm completely over-analysing everything.  

ETAA: Courtney is also currently in AU.  Just noting for the record.  :halo:

IMO her post is rather sedate, sounds like something you would write after a breakup . . . not when about to travel off with a love . . . I think she's with friend(s). I also wonder if she picked anyone? I can't image Lily letting the producers force her to make a choice she didn't feel was right.

I'm on the same page, @Jordan44.  

And remember the tagline from the promo - "she knows exactly what she wants".  

What if she didn't find it...  Eek

@Bobette The smoke is awful, not to mention the fires. My friend in Kirribilli has been sending me pics - unbelievable! Back to topic - Lily is the ultimate unicorn - can't wait to see her with a bunch of guys. Just hope there is one that she finds drawn to.

@Bobette I agree that she is giddy about Court in that post, but she is summarizing a year when she went on both The Bachelor and BWG, so she can allow herself to be that without giving anything away. In this latest post she has to be more careful since she is being watched. And being the lead is a whole different beast, exhausting and emotionally draining according to a lot of people.
I’m just trying to be positive over here.  

Interesting point about Courtney. Will they meet up I wonder?

I listened to the podcast “Well & Good with Art & Matilda” (they seem great – I have to watch their season). Right at the end they talked about the show.
M: “Coming out really soon.”
A: “It’s gonna be really good. Full of drama, full of twists, full of turns. Ahh, going to be great!”

All JMO

@blueblues Yes you're quite right; being Lead would be exhausting - hopefully that's it.  

Lily said in her post she'll be in AU for "a few weeks" and I imagine she'd need to be back in NZ for press when announced, so maybe the show will premiere the week starting Sun 12th?

I'm really interested to get a look at her group of guys.  Not having Sportsbet spoiling it will be a treat! I feel like it should be easy to spot F1 but "twists and turns" has me intrigued....

Bring it on!

Comments on her latest post:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6XTyMPHxeK/

Yeah, bring it on! It’s going to be hard work to follow two seasons at the same time, but Lily has priority IMO.

ATTENTION EVERYONE WE HAVE A SITUATION HERE.

A new ad has been released and... it's not Lily, IMO











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I am so confused!  What on earth has Lily been up to then?

And who is the girl?    

@Jordan44 and other Kiwis - do you recognise her silhouette?

Art: "She's smart, accomplished, and genuinely looking for love".

They did a lingering closeup on her jewellery - possible clue?