As Franich looks to find love in front of the nation, he has also had to state his case to the mother's of the show's top three - Lily McManus, Viarni Bright and Claudia Hoskins - with the results to be broadcast on tonight's episode of the reality TV dating show. Ahead of the Mother's Day special, the trio of contestants opened up to the Herald on Sunday about the huge role their respective mums played both in their life, and when it comes to finding Mr Right.
She's a really good judge of character so if she were to have an inkling that a friend or a guy wasn't quite right she'd definitely let me know. The year-old, originally from Mount Maunganui, said her mum always told her to "trust my gut" when it came to relationships. Their close bond means Wendy trusts her daughter to make good judgements about people, and her mum supported her choice to enter The Bachelor New Zealand.
She was excited for me. McManus' mum Belinda actually entered her daughter into the show without telling the year-old. McManus told the Herald on Sunday she only found out she was in the running when a MediaWorks staff member contacted her. I didn't actually think you'd get in'. While McManus had reservations about going on the show at first, it turned out mum did know best after all.
McManus said although they're different in some ways, she and her mum both love the beach, enjoy shopping together and have a similar outlook on love. Like the other two remaining Bachelorettes, Hoskins was also excited about the chance to introduce Franich to her parents. Although her mum Debbie had some reservations when Hoskins told her she was signing up for The Bachelor New Zealand , worrying she would get hurt, she supported her.
The year-old design student said she and her mum were alike - chatty and affectionate. The best advice Debbie had given her - about both love and life in general - was: "if it's meant to happen it will", Hoskins said. New Zealand Herald. Subscribe to Premium. Sign In Register. On the go and no time to finish that story right now? Your News is the place for you to save content to read later from any device.
