Lily McManus - Richie Boyens - Bachelorette New Zealand - Discussion

Discussion thread for Lily and Richie. Thanks to @Sprite for the banner!

@GuardianAngel, and thanks @Sprite For a nice banner!

I’ll contribute with a couple of links to news articles about the happy couple:

https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/tv/lily-mcmanus-feels-understood-richie-boyens-relationship-easy-bachelorette-nz-44796
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12320890
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/120714484/new-bachelorette-nz-couple-lily-and-richie-are-in-lockdown-together

@blueblues thanks for posting!

They went to Art and Matilda's for dinner one night.

They did a lot together while the show was still airing.

I was not really a fan of her's but boy do I enjoy reading how these two fell for each other and are now living in a "shed" together on lockdown!

OT A shed in my part of the world is a small structure used for gardening tools lawnmowers storage for the winter etc. Are those types of shed's with a bed in it normal for the area? TYIA

@GuardianAngel wrote:OT  A shed in my part of the world is a small structure used for gardening tools lawnmowers storage for the winter etc. Are those types of shed's with a bed in it normal for the area? TYIA

I was surprised too. It looks like an old two car garage turned into a small beach house.
Apparently it belongs to Lily’s parents.

I missed this one!

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2020/04/coronavirus-bachelorette-nz-stars-lily-mcmanus-and-richie-boyens-slammed-for-tone-deaf-supermarket-faux-pas-during-lockdown.html

Yeah that is a pretty stupid thing to do, disgusting, joke or no joke.

@GuardianAngel wrote:Yeah that is a pretty stupid thing to do, disgusting, joke or no joke.

Seems like they’ve morphed into each other with the silly and juvenile antics. After looking at his IG and hers, trying hard at gross humor. Not cute after a while, but how old is Lily? (not to excuse this behavior) she’s pretty smart and aware yet... silly and gross seems to generate a lot of teen fans

Yeah real stupid.
Well it must be pretty hard to stay relevant and keep up the whole SM things whilst on lockdown. She doesn't have a real job, so getting insta likes and making sure she is still in the media is what she has to do to generate an income.

By the way in NZ we call it a Bach, not a shed, very common, so it's an actual Bach(lorette) pad, goodness I'm funny.

I have followed Lily since she appeared on The Bachelor NZ and she has always been the same! IMO It has nothing to do with keeping relevant and generate an income.

She is officially a snowboard instructor, so she does have a job.
She is 23 and likes adventure and traveling. Nothing wrong with that.
After The Bachelor she was on Winter Games and Treasure Island. Lived in LA for a while.

I do like her a lot, because she is different and honest. I never thought she would find someone who was a match after Courtney, but she did. I think Richie and her have a lot in common.

People don't get their sense of humor I guess.

Seriously, that’s a pretty innocent joke IMO. This looks like a case where a tabloid finds three negative comments among 50 positive, and makes an article about the “backlash”, since there isn’t much else for the entertainment section to write about right now.

Like @Dutchy23, I have always liked Lily, and her lead role has made her my worldwide favourite contestant ever.
All JMO

They are certainly looking good together.

Saw the banner and recognized her from Winter Games! How cool she got to be Bachelorette and wishing her and Richie all the best! Will have to go online and watch this season now.

Was this like Kaitlyn's(Britt) season where the guys got to pick between the 2 girls or did both Lily and the other gal both get to be the lead?

@Linds911 both Lily and Dr Lesina were the bachelorettes.