Inside Bachie’s Lock: Bachelor Laura Byrne shares rare-looking photos of young Matty J and reveals what they REALLY went into while hiding before the finale
Couples at The Bachelor each season are forced to hide their relationship from the world after filming the finale.
And on Thursday, Laura Byrne gave an insight into what a locking life looked like for her and Matty ‘J’ Johnson before they went public with their romance back in 2017.
Laura, who is now pregnant with the couple’s second child, made her way with a memory tape and shared never-before-seen photos of the couple as they hid in NSW.

Inside Bachie’s Lock: Bachelor Laura Byrne shared rare-looking photos of young-looking Matty J and revealed what they really stood up for hiding before the show’s finale in 2017.
The 33-year-old recalled the couple staying in an unusual little log cabin where they drank wine and chatted about life plans.
She first shared her cute photo with her and her beauty right after filming the final rose ceremony.

Secret of the reunion: Laura, who is now pregnant with the couple’s second child, set off on a memory tape and shared never-before-seen photos of the couple as they hid in a log cabin in NSW
‘This is the first photo I have on my phone (I know Matt has a few photos from before this one), this was during Bachi’s lock, taking our first secret little meeting,’ she explained.
Laura then posted a picture of Matty J lighting a fire.
“We stayed in a small cabin in the middle of nowhere, cooked a lot of food, talked about life’s things we couldn’t on the show … and drank a few bottles of wine.”
Another picture showed the couple sharing a steamy smacker during their last TV meeting in Thailand.

Beloved-up: Another picture showed the couple sharing a steamy face during their last TV meeting in Thailand
‘This was our last meeting in Thailand … I’m sure my mother is glad this wasn’t made for editing,’ the caption read.
By the way, Laura shared moments of her time at The Bachelor Castle, including one of her outings with bachelors Lisa Carlton.

Behind the scenes: By the way, Laura shared moments of her time at The Bachelor Castle, including one of her rushes with fellow bachelor Lisa Carlton
Laura won the heart of Matty J in the 2017 Bachelor season and they have been watching the family ever since.
The jewelry designer gave birth to the couple’s first child, daughter Marlie-Mae, last year. They are also engaged and plan to get married in the near future.
Laura is also pregnant with her second child, and the couple announced the happy news back in September.
Laura told Essential Baby this month that her fiancé ‘desperately wanted’ to find out if she had a couple of boys or a girl, but she wants to keep it as a surprise.

Love for babies: The jewelry designer gave birth to the couple’s first child, daughter Marlie-Mae, last year. They are also engaged and plan to get married in the near future. Laura is also pregnant with her second child, and the couple announced the happy news back in September
‘This time he really wanted to find out, but he was on the sidelines,’ Laura said.
The couple surprised Marlie-Mae’s sex until the day of her birth.
‘I just like not to know. The surprise was such a special part of giving birth with Marlie! she added.

Beloved: The duo announced a surprise in April 2019