She's the tall, blonde, lingerie model who left Richie Strahan lost for words (no surprise there) on this year's The Bachelor, but Olena Khamula says no one will date her.
The 23-year-old Ukrainian complained that despite landing plenty of recognition and a Chadwick modelling contract following the Channel Ten reality television show, men are not banging down her door for dates ... because of her father.
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The Bachelor: Richie's big mistake
Certain details about Richie and Olena's first date have her Ukrainian dad seeing red. Video courtesy Network Ten.
"God no, have you watched the home visits?" she told Fairfax Media on Tuesday evening during a cruise of Sydney Harbour for the Kookai SS1617 launch. "I am going to be single for the rest of my life with my dad in the picture. [Guys] are so scared of him.
"Guys are, like, texting, me and like: 'We think you are so beautiful, but just don't tell your dad we messaged you,'" she laughed. "I'm like: 'OK, I won't.'"
Her father, Andriy, a former champion boxer, took Strahan, 31, out the back for a sparring session during the Perth lothario's evening with the Khamulas.
"I am in front of a man that could clearly kill me with his bare hands," Richie said during the show. "... I am dating his daughter while dating three other women. I am just waiting for him to kill me.
"... I'm going to die. There is no messing around with Andriy. The speed and the power with which he throws a punch... It is relentless."
Andriy was clearly not keen on the idea of polygamy and kept Richie in a sweat when he pressed him for information on where his daughter stood in the harem.
Olena beat Rachael Gouvignon to get to the final three and headed off to Bali alongside Nikki Gogan and Alex Nation. But it was a case of "like father, like daughter" when she pretty much dumped him in a The Bachelor Australia first.
Speaking about having a long-distance relationship, the Sydney-based makeup artist and model told Strahan: "I see that as a huge mess for me. It's travelling back and forwards for a relationship. Is that going to last?"
Strahan seemed confused by the concept of a woman rejecting him.
"I love how she constantly surprises me but I'm never quite sure how she feels about me, which I do find intriguing," he said.
Olena was praised by viewers for not going along with Strahan for the sake of making good television, and explained to Fairfax Media that she could not utter the fateful phrase needed to make for a perfect The Bachelor finale.
Still locked in her contract with Channel Ten, she spoke carefully: "I really liked him at the end of the day but I knew I couldn't say the words, 'I love you', so I wanted to be honest with him and with myself.
"I think it was the best decision for the both of us."
Olena was not at all shocked - unlike the rest of the viewing public - that Richie chose Alex Nation over Nikki Gogan.
"I think Alex and Richie are the perfect match. They really suit each other," she said.
Meanwhile, all hope is not entirely lost when it comes to Olena finding her own beau.
She confessed a rather unusual crush on Bachelorette reject Ben, 32, who spoke about his bathroom habits during his first meet with Georgia Love.
"I loved Ben. He is the crazy eyes guy. He was amazing. I was going for him," Olena laughed. "[Keira Maguire] can have Sam [Johnston] and I will have Ben."
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