Is this the man who steals Sophie’s heart?

She’s the notoriously unlucky-in-love blonde who’s made it her mission to find the man of her dreams on The Bachelorette.

While the rest of Australia will have to wait until the end of the series to officially see just who Sophie Monk gives her heart to, one suitor has already emerged as the frontrunner.

Despite not even being in the official cast photo from Channel Ten, Stu Laundy is believed to be a contestant on the show after being filmed on a group date.

Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that Sophie, 37, had previously said she was looking for a “silver fox” with a minimum age of 30. Stu is 44.

Many of the other men vying for Sophie’s heart are in the 20s, with the youngest being just 24.

If Sophie does choose Stu, she will inherit an automatic family. He’s got four daughters with his ex-partner, Rachel. He’s also heir to an estimated $500 million family fortune.

Only time will tell.

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