EXCLUSIVE: The Bachelor’s Kiki opens up on her bond with Shane Warne

The Bachelor’s Kiki Morris is single and ready to mingle now that she’s been evicted from the show.

In an exclusive interview with Be, the curvy model says she’s “happy and open to start dating again.”

“I didn’t want to start dating anyone until my elimination,” she tells Be. “It would be a bit weird watching myself dating a guy with another guy.”

But Kiki insists she doesn’t have a type!

“Physical attraction is a big thing for me,” she continues. “I’m around good-looking people a lot, but you can be as boring as a plank of wood. Personality for is a big thing.”

Unfortunately, the star says she didn’t have that chemistry with Richie Strahan.

“There were lots of chats we had, that weren’t seen. He said: 'Kiki you really challenge me'. I think that’s why I was there for long,” she reveals. “If you don’t have a romantic connection with someone, there’s not much you can do about it."

In fact, Kiki contemplated walking off the show because of their lack of chemistry!

“I said to Faith, ‘I think I’m going to leave’. I went to these rose ceremonies on a week-to-week basis, knowing that I was not going to be the girl to end up with Richie anyway,” she says. “I could tell we were not right for each other. So why not speed up the process, but I stayed until the very end. I’m not a dramatic person.

“To walk out on a rose ceremony… I’d have talked to him face-to-face.”

And Kiki confirms that Shane Warne has not been making a play for her, like it’s been reported.

“Shane and I have been friends since 2011,” she admits. “He wrote me a message of support saying, ‘Kiki, I hope you do really great in the house. Be true to yourself and I’m sure everyone will love you. I’m here for you for support’. I told a few of my friends how nice it was for him to write that. Obviously people have been contacted by the media, it’s really disappointing that it gets turned like that.”

RELATED: Bachelor Richie freaks out over Alex's family album
RELATED: The Bachelor recap episode 11: the 'L' word gets dropped
RELATED: The Bachelor's Nikki admits she's in love with Richie

The busty blonde also opened up about how frustrated she is with how she’s being portrayed in the media, after photographs of her topless in Bali were released.

“I’m a swimsuit model, that’s my job,” she says. “That’s not me as a person. I’ve had photos in magazines, I don’t have a problem with those pictures being out there, just more in the way that it happened.”

What’s more, Kiki reveals she’s still in touch with everyone in the house – even Keira Maguire, who she had a bust-up with after she called her a 'peasant’ on the show.

“Keira apologised to me the day it all happened. There are plenty of positive things she has to say as well,” she adds. “We had a laugh about it, everything is fine.”

Want more celebrity, entertainment and lifestyle news? Follow Be on Facebook,Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram