Janette slams Bear 'HE MADE ME FEEL A FOOL'

THE RUNNER-UP WAS SURE SHE’D GET THE FINAL ROSE

- Celia Whitley

Being blindsided by a lover is an experience familiar to many, but for The Golden Bachelor runner-up Janette Bendle, she’s had to have her heartbreak play out on national television.

Although her ‘break-up’ with Barry ‘Bear’ Myrden at the final rose ceremony happened back in April, Janette’s emotions are still raw. Finally able to share her side of the split, the divorced mum, 61, tells New Idea in an exclusive post-finale chat she was truly shocked when Bear chose Sunny Long over her.

“I was sure it was me,” she admits. “I didn’t have a doubt. I had no speech formed in my head for if it wasn’t me. I only had what I wanted to say if it was me. That's how confident I was.” Reliving that awful day, Janette says she felt calm on her way to see Bear, 61.