The Bachelor Faked That Palatial “Family Home” That Lisa “Lives In”

In something of a respite from the all-out horror the news seems to be dishing up this week, we finally have something stupid enough to provide a distraction: Lisa’s family home on The Bachelor is fake! A ruse! A clever, idiotic canard, pulled by the producers at Channel Ten to make Lisa’s family look more wealthy.

Episode 18 had Blake visit the families of each of his prospective soulmates. In the case of Lisa, said family were relaxing at their ‘family home’ in Noosa.

Lisa and Blake in the kayaks they used to reach her fake house by paddling across an OCEAN OF LIES.

They then reached the house itself, which is not only advertised as a rental property but which, on said rental site, is boastfully described “as seen on Channel 10’s The Bachelor Australia.”

Which is entirely correct. For what it’s worth.

The house, pictured above, girt in an OCEAN OF TEARS SPILLED OVER LISA’S DECEIT.

This is hardly new; reality TV lies all the time. Hell, the show itself lies from the word go, presuming twenty-five women would somehow be fine with all dating the same guy. Blake wanders into every single scene with a big, fake chuckle.

But the whole premise of Episode 18 was gauging how well Blake clicked with the potential in-laws. Sam was the most cloyingly full-on about the family stuff, but if you go back and watch it, it’s obvious just how uncomfortable Lisa’s folks are. They don’t really ever sit on the furniture, or touch anything; they sort of just hover over and above it all, eyes slightly glazed.

“Oh, look! My family home!” said Lisa, NEVER.

It has been confirmed that Louise’s family do, indeed, live in their featured Thredbo home, and that Sam wasn’t at her family home, but her sister’s house.

If you need me, I’ll be in my house: the penthouse suite at Crown. If you come visit and don’t get along with my ninteen dads, all croupiers, I’ll be very upset. I don’t care HOW many roses you give me.