Although the FWAW cast isn’t meant to reveal their relationship status until after the Reunion airs, Farmer Joe has gone ahead and blatantly confirmed whether he’s still with Sarah.
“Sarah and I are still together,” he flat-out confirmed to the Canberra Times.
“There’s been a bit of a backlash, a lot of media saying that we’re not and all the rest of it.
“We’ve definitely had our ups and downs, we’ve had trials and tribulations, like anyone else. I think it’s been exacerbated by the whole experience which we had to go through.”
Sarah was upset by the backlash around Joe choosing her
The Farmer Wants a Wife finale was a nailbiter, with fans unsure about whether Joe would pick Sarah or Keely.
Unfortunately for Keely, Farmer Joe let the fan-favourite down, and told her that the time wasn’t right for them. After Keely graciously exited FWAW, the screen panned back to Joe and Sarah and the Farmer told his potentially future wife that he wanted to start a future with her.
A lot of fans on social media were unhappy about Joe’s choice, and they made their thoughts known online. In the interview, Joe said that the feedback he and Sarah had been receiving was discouraging.
“It’s pretty upsetting for us both,” he said.
“The way last night went, it made a lot of people feel as though maybe I should have chosen differently. And that’s hard as well. Watching it and how it unfolds isn’t exactly how it felt throughout the whole experience and time we spent together.
“I feel really sorry for Sarah, she’s been copping it a fair bit,” he continued.
“It’s funny, people want you to go on these shows to find love and to find happiness and be in a partnership and when you do, everyone just wants to turn against you and say, ‘It’s fake’ or ‘You shouldn’t have done that, you should have chosen someone else’ and try to ruin it.”
Joe stands up for Sarah
During the finale, Sarah got upset after Joe wouldn’t confirm to her best friend that he was choosing her. The scene-in-question drew criticism from viewers on social media with many pointing out that Joe wouldn’t be able to answer that question, given that he still had two Ladies left.
Joe openly spoke out about the negative comments that had been made about her and said that they were unfair.
“Everyone said Sarah ‘looked uphappy’ and she ‘always looks cranky’. Sarah is one of the funnest [people],” Joe said.
“Yes, she’s a bit of an introvert – but she’s happy, she’s outgoing. She’s a really nice person. She loves music and being outdoors and things like that and everyone is saying she looks like she’s cranky all the time. It’s all perception and it’s being truly unfair on her.”
Watch Farmer Wants a Wife Reunion on May 26 at 7:00pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.
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