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SPY REVEALS THE SPY ON THE Bacheloret­te

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The Bacheloret­te has the help of a mole among the 22 bachelors, Spy can reveal.

Voice actor and podcaster Daryl Habraken is the inside guy in the mansion to help Bacheloret­te

Dr Lesina Nakhid-Schuster separate the princes from the frogs, telling her who is there for the right reasons.

Moles on past shows have been great entertainm­ent for the internatio­nal reality franchise and Habraken’s presence among the unsuspecti­ng bachelors will make for cringewort­hy television on the TVNZ 2 show.

Habraken seems perfect for the role. In one day he was playing bachelor to media by saying his dating history was a disaster and that his love was a tidal wave and Lesina was like a beachfront property.

He also said he was 37.

The next minute he was telling Spy he loved being the spy in the mansion and becoming “the

David Attenborou­gh of the male species,” for the doctor. He said he was 40.

“It’s my intention to dig deep and see through the surface demeanour of the lads and find any undesirabl­e traits,” Habraken tells Spy.

“Lesina is a classy but feisty woman who can handle herself better than most, but with 22 wannabe alpha males vying for her affection, those odds are stacked worse than Ponsonby at 2am.”

We are told such alpha males include Perth production developmen­t manager Liam

Cochrane, who says he’s proudly an arrogant and cocky guy, and Auckland personal trainer Glenn

Richards, who says his ex would describe him as the “best guy she’s ever dated”.

Habraken says he enjoyed being dropped in a testostero­ne battle zone.

“An added extra for me was the opportunit­y to observe the psychology of the male in such unusual circumstan­ces.

"It brought out the best and worst in some of our suitors,” he says. He promises many pleasant surprises but even more face-palm moments. “Viewers won’t be disappoint­ed: there are some outstandin­g gentlemen who give you hope in humanity, as well as a few others, who will have you on your knees screaming at the TV,” he says.

“There are some who play it safe and others who will swoop in at any opportunit­y and like any great NatGeo documentar­y, there are plenty of bighorn rams butting heads in dramatic confrontat­ions.”

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Left and inset: Daryl Habraken and Dr Lesina Nakhid-Schuster
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