For what feels like forever, the Australian public has been enthralled with The Bachelor and all of its spinoffs.
As with all things the public loves – the media loves it too. Especially the Daily Mail, which has published with great glee stories on every bit of drama and turmoil thrust onto the contestants.
Well, on Sunday the Daily Mail offered an awkward glimpse behind the curtain, publishing a story with a paragraph that called the contestants "vapid cunts" who will only find "mediocre Instagram fame" before "making a living promoting teeth whiteners and unnecessary cosmetic procedures" following the show.
Refreshing honesty from the Daily Mail this morning https://t.co/izxC2xpveE
To be fair, it's a hell of a sledge.
The paragraph was up for a few hours before it was removed from the story – but we now know at least how someone feels about "The Bachelor."
People quite enjoyed the stuff-up.
Wow daily mail really letting everything out 😂
This is amazing. It's been up for 2 hours. Nobody has fixed it. Someone has really gone out with a bang at the DM office in Sydney today 😳 https://t.co/TlER6j2uOn
Ok. I love the Daily Mail so much today. I’m not even ashamed of it. This is the BEST #happysunday https://t.co/vOz69TDctZ
Daily Mail finally publishing something worth reading about Bachelor In Paradise contestants 😂
tag yourself, I'm the vapid cunt https://t.co/0JQCRKtTm2
A spokesperson for the Daily Mail Australia told BuzzFeed News the story contained wording that "should not have been included" and that it was investigating the incident.
“Daily Mail Australia would like to apologise for inappropriate language that appeared on an article published by this site on Sunday morning," said the spokesperson.
"The story about 'Bachelor in Paradise' star Florence Alexandra contained offensive wording that should not have been included. As soon as we became aware of the mistake, the wording was removed.
"The Daily Mail Australia apologises for any offence taken by either our readers or contestants of the show."
The spokesperson said the Daily Mail Australia is looking into the incident.