Timm Hanly comes clean about the struggle to hide his relationship with Briana De La Motte during Bachelor In Paradise – and why he made her the face of his new clothing range
Timm Hanly was keeping his romance with girlfriend Briana De La Motte under the radar during his stint on Bachelor In Paradise.
‘It was harder to hide it than it was to put it out there,’ the 28-year-old concluded to Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday.
‘Briana’s been hidden for the last few months. She deserves to let the world know that we are together and in love.’
Bachelorette star Timm Hanly, 28, (left) has revealed it ‘difficult’ to keep his relationship with Briana De La Motte (right) a secret while Bachelor in Paradise was airing
‘It’s natural when you love someone to want to everyone to see it.’
Timm had to keep his romance hidden from social media until the show finished airing, due to contractual obligations with Channel Ten.
He was linked with Brittany Hockley while on Bachelor in Paradise, however the pair split shortly after leaving the show together just a few episodes in.
Soon after the series finale, he enlisted Briana to front his new clothing range, Front Runner.
Private: ‘Briana’s been hidden for the last few months. She deserves to let the world know that we are together and in love’ he told Daily Mail Australia
He wanted to show his girlfriend how important she was to him and said the decision to involve her in the project was a ‘quick and easy’ one.
‘It’s important for your brand to have a face and people to know who the founder is, and what the founder stands for,’ he said.
The pair have had an on-off relationship for seven years.
Brief: He was linked with Brittany Hockley while on Bachelor in Paradise, however the pair split shortly after leaving the show together just a few episodes in
Still Timm’s Front Runner: Soon after the series finale, he enlisted Briana to front his new clothing range, Front Runner. He wanted to show his girlfriend how important she was to him and said the decision to involve her in the project was a ‘quick and easy’ one
Speaking about the success of his new clothing range, Timm said he was shocked at the overwhelming response of orders and was not prepared for it.
‘The fear was that it was not going to go well. That was the nightmare,’ he said.
Timm Hanly’s new range of Front Runner clothing will be released September 1.
Long-term love: The pair have had an on-off relationship for seven years and reunited after Timm left Paradise