Farmer Wants A Wife star Joe Bobbin has clapped back at shock claims he is a ‘fake farmer’ who operates on a fly-in-fly-out basis.
The sheep and cattle rancher, 30, rubbished social media claims he only works on his parents farm on a temporary basis, insisting he was fully committed to the job.
‘I grew up here in Bombala, NSW. I’m a part-owner alongside my mum and dad, which is not uncommon for any sort of younger person,’ he told Yahoo.
‘I’ve bought into the farm, bought my dad out, and I pay lease to my mum. I haven’t inherited anything.’
Joe added that the misconception he was a FIFO worker was because he had a side job in construction to supplement his farming income.
Farmer Wants A Wife star Joe Bobbin (pictured) has clapped back against shock claims he is a ‘fake farmer’ who operates on a fly-in-fly-out basis
‘Everyone tries to make it out like you can’t be a real farmer if you have a second income. I don’t understand that,’ he added.
It comes after the hit Channel Seven show was rocked by a shock exit on Sunday night.
Newcomer Susie made a connection with Farmer Joe, but she could not make a connection with his sheep and cattle farm.
The sheep and cattle rancher, 30, rubbished social media claims he only works on his parents farm on a temporary basis, insisting he was fully committed to the job
After Joe spilled his feelings and admitted he had developed a strong bond with Susie, she dropped a bombshell.
Susie admitted that country life was not for her and opted to leave the show, and Joe, behind.
‘The more things we do, the more I recognise that that’s not the lifestyle for me. I just don’t know what to do,’ she told the other contestants.
Joe, meanwhile, was none the wiser and falling hard for Susie.
Joe added the misconception that he was a FIFO worker was because he had a side job in construction to supplement his farming income
‘I can see myself falling in love with her,’ he confessed in a piece to camera, but it all came to a head when he sat down with Susie for a date.
‘You love your horses and you love your farm and you love where you are,’ she told him.
‘You deserve someone who is sure about that lifestyle. And it would be really disingenuous for me to stay. I’ve tried and I realised I don’t like it.’
Susie broke down in tears as she shared bad news to Joe that she was leaving the show because of her revelations.
