At the Footy Show Gather Round Spectacular – Fleurieu Peninsula,
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Did I say I was angry with Stella? I said disappointed! Did you watch it on Stan? She did the ‘mike drop’ in a synchronised action with Bec at the end of the segment, so in my opinion she was in it with Bec and I find your description of what I saw as bizarre very strange. I like Stella and Filip and hope they work out but obviously no one can escape the shit on this show. I really like the Stan show as it shows all the bs behind the scenes.
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Haven’t seen it yet, but was it “something, something, I’m a mother to a young girl… something, something, I’m not that kind of person…” 
All that and more. She cried when they showed how Bec double crossed her. Her and Bec make a great couple. 
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These Reunion episodes are 5 months old.
When does filming start for the next season? July? Cast likely firmed up next month then.
Yeah I believe the weddings are usually filmed around July, with the reunion late November.
The good thing this season is that we will get an After the dinner party episode tonight (which was filmed this week) and I believe they said next week they are doing one more episode titled ‘After the experiment’. So we can get some more updates as of now and after its all aired.
Hilarious montage. Really shows how vile some of these women are. Forgot about Brooke, just a nasty person, I see her ex Husband disassociated himself with the show once they left.
I’m surprised Bec actually stuck around and kept appearing, she could have done a no show like a few have done.
Good to see Steven got called out. Most frustrating bloke this season.
And that is a wrap for 2026. The last couple shown was a successful one. Which doesn’t happen that often for the show in recent years.
And to end on a sombre note - there was one final, and touching, tribute to Mel 
Yeah that ending really got me. After such a drama filled finale, it really was a touching final tribute. The empty room scene really hit me too.
Very happy for Filip and Stella. They look crazy for one another, which was nice to see after all the nasty stuff this season.
Watching the ‘After the Re-union’ on Stan right now I’m confused as to how we’re now supposed to feel sorry for Bec. Well I for one don’t, karmas a bitch. Surely she’s known all along Danny wasn’t into her.
It is possible to both dislike Bec for her behaviour but still recognise that Danny completely took advantage of her. That’s pretty much how I feel about it. Some of the ‘Unseen footage’ they aired from Danny were genuinely disgusting. It’s pretty clear he dragged her along for airtime and assumed he’d be seen as a hero for dumping “the villain” at the very end. He and Tyson can end the season knowing they were the two horrible guys amongst a sea of badly behaved girls.
I’ve really enjoyed ‘After the Dinner Party’ this season. I only really got into the last few weeks but it adds a completely new dynamic. So often the show gets blamed for “the edit” or contrived storylines but this format actually gives viewers a chance to see different angles, extra context and scenes that didn’t make the main episode. It also gives the contestants an opportunity to explain themselves or be held accountable to how they behaved. It’s probably why I’ve felt more invested this year.
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I agree Danny was disgusting but not on the Tyson level. Still doesn’t make me feel sorry for Bec. I really enjoyed After the Dinner Party too. Some of the unseen footage they showed was very interesting. They needed to show Bec’s behaviour in baiting Gia at the final dinner party on the main show.
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And After the Dinner Party helped show just how much gets excluded from the main show because it doesn’t fit the narratives of “the edit”. Danny’s disgusting vox pop being one of them.
It clashed with his “gentleman” image, “ya know what I mean?”
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"Channel 9 points to the ratings and says. If slop in the trough is what you want, slop in the trough is what you get.
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