The Bachelorette’s Ali Oetjen was seen for the first time since it was revealed her former beau Charlie Newling had died after his car fell off a cliff in Sydney.
The 37-year-old looked somber as she stepped out in Queensland on Tuesday, just hours after it was announced the troubled reality star had died.
The TV star appeared to be deep in thought as she walked to her car after a visit to a local store.
For the outing, she wore gray sports tights, a crop top, a long-sleeved linen shirt and beige sandals.
After returning from her shopping trip, Ali shared a video of herself spraying healing crystals on her Instagram.
The Bachelorette’s Ali Oetjen looked gloomy as she stepped out in Queensland after it was revealed her former beau Charlie Newling had died
“Hello, I just finished a coaching session and I noticed that my clear quartz crystal is radiating so much heat. “So it’s about doing your job and connecting with my body,” she began.
“I have three gold chains at 35 percent off and there are a few silver chains as well. So if you haven’t already and are interested in crystals, check these out.”
The video came just hours after news broke that Newling, 36, who appeared on Oetjen’s season of “The Bachelorette” in 2018, died after his car fell off a cliff in Dover Heights, New York, at 11 p.m. Saturday eastern suburbs of Sydney.
Police and rescue workers arrived at the Raleigh reservation after being contacted by locals who found his burning car at the foot of the 70-meter-high cliff.
Newling is said to have given birth to his second child, a daughter, with his partner Kristal Taylor just eight weeks ago.
He also has a 13-year-old son from a previous relationship.
The former reality star appeared to be deep in thought as she walked to her car after visiting a local store
Newling was initially one of the frontrunners to win Oetjen’s heart on the Channel 10 dating show, earning the nickname “Mr Perfect” from viewers after boasting of his strong “family values”.
But fans turned on him for his so-called controlling behavior toward Oetjen, including refusing to introduce her to his family until they were “exclusive.”
Then, just two days after starting on The Bachelorette, footage emerged of him being wrestled to the ground outside The Golden Sheaf in Double Bay.
Newling, who had appeared on The Project earlier in the evening, said he had been drinking and celebrating his time on the show with friends when a fight with bouncers broke out around 10:50 p.m.
After the incident, it was revealed that he had a then eight-year-old son from a previous relationship, whom he had not revealed on the show.
After returning from her shopping trip, Ali shared a video of herself spraying healing crystals on her Instagram
The video came just hours after news broke that Newling, 36, who appeared on Oetjen’s season of “The Bachelorette” in 2018, died after his car fell off a cliff in Dover Heights, New York, at 11 p.m. Saturday eastern suburbs of Sydney
After leaving the show, he briefly dated former “Bachelor” star Dasha Gaivoronski, but kept a low profile.
This continued until September 2022, when he was sentenced to 13 months in prison for threatening to torture and kill his stepfather in a series of 37 text messages over a three-hour period.
Judge Ross Hudson heard Newling had suffered severe childhood trauma, including having to care for his biological father as a teenager after he was in an accident and became a paraplegic.
His father died of a painkiller overdose in 2018.
Newling was initially one of the frontrunners to win Oetjen’s heart on the Channel 10 dating show, earning the nickname “Mr Perfect” from viewers after boasting of his strong “family values”.
The court also heard that Newling, who worked as a building contractor after becoming famous on The Bachelorette, struggled with alcohol abuse.
He was convicted of a moderate drunk driving offense in 2021. He was given a 13-month prison sentence to be served in the community.
A police spokesman confirmed that the accident on Saturday evening was not treated as suspicious.
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Fans turned against him for his so-called controlling behavior toward Oetjen, including refusing to introduce her to his family until they were “exclusive.”