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The Golden Bachelor<\/em>\u00a0Season 2\u2019s\u00a0two-hour finale event\u00a0featured its fair share of tough conversations, tears, heartbreak as Golden Guy Mel Owens chose between his final two Golden Gals:\u00a0Peg Munson\u00a0and\u00a0Cindy Angelcyk Cullers.<\/p>\n Following an unexpectedly tense Fantasy Suite Week conversation between Mel and Cindy last week, the finale showed the end of their relationship, which ended with Cindy walking out on him after he told her he wasn\u2019t ready for a proposal at the end of the journey.<\/p>\n After the shocking twist played out on-screen, Cindy joined host Jesse Palmer in front of the studio audience to \u00a0unpack her post-finale emotions and confronted Mel again for the first time since leaving Antigua.<\/p>\n \u201cI was so glad to see that replay, I\u2019ll be honest, because my mind has shifted it in the last couple months, since I left the dock, and I wondered, \u2018Did I just not hear him? Was he giving me more? Did I not understand?’\u201d Cindy said. \u201cIt was such a strong feeling when I was at the dock that I needed to get up, and my memory was trying to erase it. So I\u2019m so grateful that that was captured.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked if Mel ever went to find her after their abrupt breakup, Cindy confirmed, \u201cHe did not come find me. I didn\u2019t want him to. My decision was made, and I had the information that I needed. Mel was not in it for a relationship in the way that I was, and that\u2019s fine. Everybody deserves to have the love that they want. I wanted something different.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI needed to know specifics about how I related to his life. He just was observing me,\u201d Cindy continued, prompting Jesse to ask if she truly thought her and Mel could be endgame. Her answer? A resounding \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the minute I knew it was him, and then I met him, and then developed feelings for him. I started thinking about a future, and at this moment, I was thinking about meeting his kids and about knitting something together with the man,\u201d Cindy explained. \u201cI 100% would have been in it until the end of time.\u201d<\/p>\n Cindy went on to say she was even more confused by Mel holding back his decision to not get engaged, because he would repeatedly say he loved being married. \u201cIt\u2019s something that we all expected. I mean, I think if you ask these beautiful women behind you, who were also on the show, the expectation is that you better be willing at the end of it, if it doesn\u2019t work out, it\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think of his analogy, \u2018Finish the game,\u2019 and I was in the wrong stadium,\u201d Cindy said. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have taken my time and all this effort and getting all the gowns. Let me tell you, I\u2019m not sure I would have done it to date somebody. I can date someone back in Austin and have a short term, low commitment relationship. It just was good to watch back. He\u2019s not my guy. He deserves to be happy with whatever he wants out of a relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n When Mel came out to reunite with Cindy, he claimed that his feelings for her were very straightforward and that\u00a0she<\/em> was the one who ducked out early and chose not to take advantage of the extra time in the Fantasy Suite Week.<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart and my head just wasn\u2019t there to give you those answers yet, but we still had the Fantasy Suite, which I guess you weren\u2019t prepared to go into, not just for any intimacy, but just for the talk that would have given us a lot more time, but that never happened. So we didn\u2019t get the extra time to talk behind the scenes, no cameras, no mics, just a talk. We never got there,\u201d Mel said.<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely we didn\u2019t get there, because I wasn\u2019t sure I wanted you to lead me to the Fantasy Suite when you couldn\u2019t lead in a relationship with me,\u201d Cindy replied. \u201cYou said more to Jesse than you said to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite Cindy speaking the truth, Mel stood his ground like he was standing in cement. He repeated the same argument back to her, accusing her of wanting to \u201cskip\u201d crucial getting to know each other periods. After some painful back and forth, Cindy said her heart is \u201cwide open\u201d for love, and Jesse told her she is \u201cthe embodiment of class.\u201d<\/p>\n Winning hearts with his\u00a0dazzling performances on the US\u00a0<\/p>\n While mum, Terri, and sister, Bindi, have been helping Robert navigate it all behind the scenes, it seems his brother-in-law, Chandler Powell, may be getting slightly fed up with the frenzy.<\/p>\n Despite moving back to his native US with the rest of the Irwins to support Robert\u2019s dancing journey, Chandler is said to have grown apart from his once inseparable best mate in recent months, as Robert, 21, spends more time away from Australia Zoo to focus on other lucrative projects.<\/p>\n \u201cChandler would have preferred to stay back in Australia to look after the zoo instead of upping everything to be Robert\u2019s personal cheer squad,\u201d dishes our source.<\/p>\n Chandler\u2019s recent social media activity even has some questioning whether a feud is lurking in the background between Bindi\u2019s husband and brother.<\/p>\n \u201cFor a family known for being overly affectionate and constantly commenting and liking each other\u2019s posts, Robert has barely acknowledged any of Chandler\u2019s in recent weeks,\u201d a source tells New Idea.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe he\u2019s busy with dance practice, but it\u2019s definitely unusual for Robert, who is highly active online these days.\u201d<\/p>\n Social media sleuths also noticed that Chandler didn\u2019t share any pictures of Robert on Halloween, despite him dressing up as Prince Charming alongside Bindi and Chandler\u2019s daughter, Grace, who was Cinderella.<\/p>\n He did share a post wishing Robert well ahead of DWTS on November 5, but \u201ceyebrows have still been raised\u201d, the source continues.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, with all the buzz about Robert\u2019s ripped physique lately, Chandler, who turns 29 this week, has also started hitting the gym.<\/p>\n \u201cAll of a sudden, he is posting workout videos \u2013 something he has never done before \u2013 when the world is going wild over Robert\u2019s six-pack,\u201d the insider adds.<\/p>\n \u201cRobert is the biggest [and hottest] thing in Hollywood right now. He could very well become an even bigger star than his dad was in the next few years, so it\u2019s only natural that Chandler could be feeling jealous by all of the attention Robert is receiving at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Adding further fuel to the flames,\u00a0New Idea<\/em>\u00a0hears that\u00a0Robert may relocate to America for good\u00a0to chase his dreams, while Chandler hopes to take over Australia Zoo.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a move Chandler seemed to confirm on October 13, when\u00a0he shared an image of himself feeding crocs in the Crocoseum\u00a0with Robert watching in the background.<\/p>\n \u201cA picture speaks a thousand words, and this one speaks volumes,\u201d our source says.<\/p>\n They add that Chandler\u2019s desire to be the next Crocodile Hunter would be ruffling Robert\u2019s feathers as \u201cthe thought of someone taking the crown wouldn\u2019t sit well\u2026 even if it\u2019s his brother-in-law\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Golden Bachelor\u00a0Season 2\u2019s\u00a0two-hour finale event\u00a0featured its fair share of tough conversations, tears, heartbreak as Golden Guy Mel Owens chose between his final two Golden Gals:\u00a0Peg Munson\u00a0and\u00a0Cindy Angelcyk Cullers. 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