Bachelorette boys hang without Stu

They met while trying to win the heart of Bachelorette Sophie Monk and it seems the men of the reality show have formed a close bond outside of the mansion.

However it's a very noticeable absentee from a Sunday sesh that has fans wondering whether or not Stu Laundy is the winner of the 37-year-old's heart.

After getting the boot from Sophie before the rose ceremony this week Ryan Jones took to Instagram to share a Bachelorette reunion snap, and despite meeting up at a pub Stu owns, the 44-year-old was nowhere to be seen fueling rumours he is picked by the former Bardot singer.

"When your crews on point!" Ryan captioned the snap, joined by former love rivals James Trethewie, Jefferson De La Rosa, Pete de Gail, Luke McLeod and Sam Cochrane.

"Where is @stulaundy44 #atstuspub #bacheloretteau," the 26-year-old added cheekily, with the gang pictured at the publican's venue the Watson Bay Hotel.

Stu is hot favourite to win the show, after entering the mansion last week as an intruder and his absence from the boys day will no doubt add to the speculation he's Sophie's chosen one.

Last week after sparks instantly flew between him and Sophie, the hotel mogul told The Daily Telegraph he "saw something" in Sophie that made him want to go on the reality show.

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"It's a risk for someone like me to go on the show, I ummed and aahed a lot but what got me over the line was that I just thought I saw something in Soph," Stu told the publication.

"When I first met her it was excellent and I really wanted to meet her again, and I had to go through the rigmarole to do it."

It was revealed during Stu's arrival that he and the TV personality had previously crossed paths in Sydney before meeting being reintroduced on the show.

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