After another season of triumph and heartbreak, the Farmer Wants a Wife finale will air at 7.30pm, Monday October 3rd, on Channel 7 and 7plus.
This season’s farmers included Farmer Will, 26, from Berriwillock, Victoria; Farmer Paige, 27, from Cassilis, NSW; Farmer Ben, 27, from Wingham, NSW; Farmer Benjamin, 33, from Guyra, NSW; and Farmer Harry, 23, from Kyabram, Victoria.
Viewers were hoping that these farmers would love and add to the success of the series which has so far resulted in nine marriages, two long-term relationships and 25 babies.
Host Natalie Gruzlewski returned with Seven journalist and presenter Samantha Armytage, joining in a guest role.
In the penultimate episode, two farmers bid an early farewell to the show. Farmers Benjamin’s ladies woke up to the news that following his grandmother’s death, Benjamin had suffered a health issue of his own. “He’s so unwell that he can no longer continue the show. The doctors have made the call for him to exit the show and we’re all going home,” 32-year-old flower farmer Erin said.
On their overnight date, 27-year-old underground driller Cody wrote Farmer Paige a poem and became her first kiss of the experience, but Paige felt Cody had stepped back since: “He keeps saying that he doesn’t wanna lead anyone on and he doesn’t want just that physical connection that he’s had with people before. And there’s part of me that just wonders if he lets go of that and just holds on to the emotional connection that’s there, then maybe he’ll allow something to grow.”
After confiding in the ladies, Paige decided to come clean starting with 34-year-old builder Ayden: “I actually think we may not be suited for each other and that the person that you’re looking for to come back to your farm and have a family is not me and the person that I’m looking for is not in you.”
Following Ayden’s departure, Paige let Cody go as well: “I can’t stand here and allow someone to tell me that, essentially, I’m not enough. And I know that’s not the exact words that you’re saying to me, but that’s how I feel when, essentially, you kissed me and then are so distant. I really was hoping this was going somewhere, but I can’t keep hoping and questioning my own self-worth.”
Paige later confessed: “Saying goodbye to him was empowering, because I chose me. I came here looking for love and I haven’t found that with someone, but I’ve found a new love for myself and that’s incredible.”
In the season finale, the remaining farmers will visit the homes of their final two partners, as they prepare to decide which woman they choose to be with.
The 2022 Farmer Wants a Wife Reunion will air at 7.30pm on Tuesday, Oct 4, only on 7 and 7plus.