A fiery showdown between two former reality stars has erupted on Channel 10 the challenge, seemingly out of nowhere.
ancient MAFS her husband Ryan Gallagher and The bacheloretteKonrad’s Konrad Bien-Stephen are seen talking to each other in a preview clip released to news.com.au ahead of tonight’s episode of the show, with cast members stepping in to keep them apart.
It all starts with Gallagher calling Bien-Stephen a “grub” as the group left home for the day, prompting a barrage of insults from Abbie Chatfield’s exasperated ex, exasperated by Gallagher’s goading.
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“You look like a dumbass and I can’t wait to knock you out of the game,” he said, walking up to the former. I’m a celebrity star
“You’ve never been in a fight in your life,” Gallagher hit back, accusing Bien-Stephen of acting like a “tough guy”, to which the 31-year-old exploded.
“I’m not trying to be tough…Hey, you’re kissing me, you’re telling me I’m wearing girl’s clothes, you’re telling me you’ve been in fights where you’ve lost all your knuckles,” he yelled as others held him back from Gallagher .
Speaking to producers, Gallagher, 34, admitted he was intentionally breaking up with his cast mates.
“Konrad and the Bachie crew… We have nothing in common. I’m not afraid to ruffle a few feathers, and I really enjoy doing it. It’s a game after all,” he said.
As the scene of their altercation continued to unfold, Bien-Stephen continued to yell at the comedian for appearing to provoke him into a physical fight.
“What would you do after that?” he said, accusing the Bach “face up” star.
“Nothing mate, but what would you do, punch me in the face? Because you’re a tough bitch?” Bien-Stephen was furious when Gallagher replied: “I’d just laugh in your face.”
In his own on-camera interview, Bien-Stephen made it clear that he’s had enough.
“Ryan has rubbed some people the wrong way and has a huge target on his mind. It seems like Ryan is starting small fires right now, I’d rather he wasn’t here.
It comes after the partner Bach Student Brittany Hockley also confirmed she didn’t get on with Gallagher, claiming the reality star called her “a drunk”.
“He was constantly testing me, calling me an idiot, calling me drunk, I didn’t even drink. You could ask any member of the show, he just wasn’t nice to me,” she told Kyle Sandilands on KIIS FM last week.
Meanwhile, carpenter Bien-Stephen is at the center of another reality show scandal, confirming he linked up with Megan Marx in steamy scenes set to play out in a future episode filmed shortly after his split from Abbie was confirmed Chatfield.
Earlier this month, he came out as pansexual in an interview with The Daily Telegraph.
“I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and I’d probably say I was pansexual if I had to say anything,” he told the Daily Telegraph.
“For me, all of my relationships have been with women. It’s hard to say because I want to be respectful when I say it, but I guess I haven’t met a guy yet that I’ve wanted to date or sleep with in any sense . It’s such new territory for me to think about.”
He continued: “It’s just something new for me to think about and navigate. Within the construction industry, it’s interesting territory to navigate.”
The Challenge Australia airs Mondays at 8.30pm on 10 and 10 Play.