The Bachelor's Leah says the show 'degraded' her

She was given the boot in the most dramatic Bachelor exit to date, after Matty J discovered her past as a topless waitress.

But now jilted Leah Costa has defended her previous line of work, telling Hit105’s Stav, Abby & Matt with Osher she felt 'degraded' by the way she was shamed for her exotic job.

"I had told the prodicers that I had done that [topless waitressing] so they were aware," she said. "The thing that annoys me is that Matty goes, 'I didn't know Leah had a business.' We had a really in-depth converstaion about it on night one, so did know but conveniently had forgotten. Like, shut up Matty."

The fiesty 24-year-old was dumped by Matty J in an explosive episode last night, where the hunk discovered Leah was a topless waitress.

"I was hiding nothing, he just never asked me," she told the show, which included The Bachelor's own host, Osher. "I felt a little bit degraded, at no point did they make it about my current life, and that I'm studying or the fact that I'm just really funny."

The architecture student went on to explain that she has absolutely no regrets about the line of work as it made her the confident, educated woman she is today.

"Everything you do makes you who you are, it got me through five years of uni," she said. "If you regret the things in your past, then who are you? No, I'm not ashamed of it. My family knew, and anyone who wants to make me feel ashamed then that's their problem."

Fans of the show took to social media to slam the episode, with viewers accusing Channel 10 of 'slut shaming.'

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After fiercely defending the way she funded her double degree, Leah was able to find a silver lining to the whole experience, telling Osher: "You were my favourite bit about the Bachelor."

She also confessed that she was no longer a 'Matty fan', telling Stav, Abby, Osher and Matt she liked him more before she went in the house.

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