Is Cassandra Wood dating the Honey Badger’s BROTHER? The Bachelor star has ‘fallen for Jacob Cummins’ after her TV heartbreak… and Nick ‘couldn’t be happier for them’
She was left heartbroken by Nick Cummins on The Bachelor earlier this year.
But Cassandra Wood has now reportedly set her sights on the Honey Badger’s younger brother Jacob, 25.
According to Woman’s Day, the accounting student, 24, turned to Jacob for support after being brutally rejected by the former Wallaby, 31.
Is Cassandra Wood dating the Honey Badger’s BROTHER? The Bachelor star (right) has ‘fallen for Jacob Cummins’ (left) after her TV heartbreak… and Nick ‘couldn’t be happier for them’
‘It started off as a friendship and things could well have blossomed,’ a source said.
‘They’re waiting for all the show’s hype to die down before they make any announcement on the status of their relationship, but Nick couldn’t be happier for them.’
During an episode of The Bachelor that aired in late August, Jacob appeared to bond with Cassandra while offering relationship advice.
Close: During an episode of The Bachelor that aired in late August, Jacob (pictured) appeared to bond with Cassandra while offering relationship advice
In a piece to camera, Jacob explained that he and Nick had previously spent time holidaying with Cassandra on the Gold Coast.
He said at the time: ‘I met Cass about a year ago. She was up for the summer, up at the Gold Coast and we went surfing with Nick and we had a few yarns, few beers.
‘They have a history outside, so it’ll be interesting to see how it works for her.’
What a gentleman! Nick Cummins (left), who broke Cassandra’s heart by dumping her before the Bachelor finale, is apparently supportive of her ‘relationship’ with Jacob
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Cassandra and Jacob for comment.
Meanwhile, Jacob could have competition from another suitor in the form of newly-evicted Bachelorette star Nathan Favro.
On Friday, Cassandra took to Instagram to share several videos of herself enjoying a beach date with Nathan, 23, in Sydney.
Family ties: Nick, 31 enjoys a close bond with his younger brother Jacob, 25. Pictured together
It comes after Cassandra told The Sunday Project that she struggled to move on after being dumped by Nick on The Bachelor.
‘I feel like a bit of a joke,’ she told journalist Lisa Wilkinson. ‘It hasn’t been [easy].’
The Bachelorette continues Wednesday at 7:30pm on Network Ten
New romance? Meanwhile, Jacob could have competition from another suitor in the form of newly-evicted Bachelorette star Nathan Favro (centre), who has also been spending time with Cassandra in Sydney. Pictured on Friday
Dear Annie: I am in my mid-20s, and I’ve found myself in a tough spot.
I am seeing two men. “Mack” is around my age, and we’ve been dating for about a year. “John” is a married man and quite a bit older. Mack turned what I thought was a casual relationship into something serious when he proposed to me a few weeks ago. I said yes because I felt pressured and his entire family was there when he asked me.
With John, it’s purely physical. I can’t help but feel that older men know their way around better, and John drives me absolutely crazy in the best way. Every time I’m with Mack, I yearn for John. Mack doesn’t kiss me the right way, hold me the right way or make love to me the right way. There is no passion between us, and he’s practical and dull.
When I’m with John, there is sexual tension and fervor. The secrecy of sneaking around behind his wife’s back drives us both wild. I want to be with John, but he’s over 25 years older than I am, and he’s married. I feel guilty for cheating, but not guilty enough to stop. I don’t want to break Mack’s heart, but I also don’t want to live every day in a humdrum fog.
What should I do? Should I go on with Mack and do what everyone’s expecting of me, or should I try to pursue a relationship with John in hopes that he’ll leave his wife?
— Three’s Company
Dear Three’s Company: If you keep holding your breath waiting for John to leave his wife, you’re going to kill quite a few brain cells. (Even if he did leave his wife to be with you, it wouldn’t be long before he’d be coming home with the proverbial lipstick on his collar.)
Use your noggin while you still can and quit this sordid affair. Next on your to-do list is to end your engagement. Mack deserves a chance to find true love. Then I suggest you take a break from dating to reflect on why you’d force yourself to choose between settling for a “humdrum fog” and going for a married man. There are millions of better options, including being single.
Dear Annie: Eleven years ago, I got a DWI and started going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. After a few years, I realized the main reason to continue to go was the friendships I had made. So I started welcoming new attendees to the meetings and greeting them at each meeting they attended. Some of them even started hugging during the welcomes.
I have had several of them tell me the reason they continue to go to meetings is to see me. They are now four to five years sober, and I feel so good about being able to help them recover their lives. That and being able to hang out with my grandchildren (currently 10) make retirement the best part of my life.
Just wanted to share.
Dear Phil: Congratulations on your years of sobriety. It sounds as though you’re a beacon of hope for those in dark places. Thanks for sharing your story and for making the world a brighter place.
Annie Lane, a graduate of New York Law School and New York University, writes this column for Creators Syndicate. Email questions to dearannie@creators.com.
Q: I met this girl in school in 2016 and we started dating. We are the same age but we live in different counties.
She finished school before me and got a job. Meanwhile, I noticed that she wasn’t so keen on texting me and would take her time to reply to my chats.
Early this year we met and she told me she had found a job abroad and wanted my advice on whether she should go. I told her I would not hold her back from pursuing her dreams, since I didn’t have a job to support her with.
I also reminded her to remember that I exist. She left, but these days when I chat her she takes too long to reply and only sends short one-word messages. I still love her but something tells me I should move on. Should I?
READERS REPLY
Sorry about your relationship. You should register that you are now in a long distance relationship. These LDRs are not for the faint hearted. There are measures to take when dealing with long distance relationship. Your girl should know communication in any relationship is very important! It is like salt to food. Try to talk to your girl. If she doesn’t change, just know you have been sliced. Then you must move on. Remember, instincts don’t lie. Also try to do something about getting a job; don’t stress about relationships right now; concentrate on building yourself financially.
Mercy Baiyenia, via email.
Follow your instincts and move on. The lady is in playing in another league, and that’s why she doesn’t seem interested in having a warm chat with you. Focus on your personal development and you’ll get a lady who will love and cherish you.
Dennis Kangwana, via email.
Well, it’s safe to say that someone who does not like you will not take much time to think of what she is going to say to you. She will send one word or one sentence texts back to you just to be polite.
There will not be any depth to these messages and they will be boring. However, if she likes you, she will ensure that her texts have meaning to them and that they are more than a single word or sentence.
She will respond quickly if she really likes you. Or she will at least tell you that she is going to be preoccupied and won’t be able to respond to your message for a while.
James Njoki, via email.
EXPERT ADVICE
Maurice Matheka, a relationship counsellor answers:
Based on your narration, you and her never really achieved the status of a relationship. You only got to know and perhaps like each other but nothing blossomed apart from your feelings which is normal in any measure.
If wasn’t for her leaving, who knows what would have been? I also feel that your affection for her was deeper than what she felt for you.
In my opinion, considering she is away pursuing her dreams, it would be punishing for you to hold back from other opportunities of finding love hoping she will come back one day and be yours.
Maintain a friendship but to pin all your hopes on her is not realistic in any measure. If it is ever to be, then you shall be together but for now and for your own sanity, you need to move on.
NEXT WEEK’S DILEMMA
I live in Kisii and I am married with two children. My wife got a job in Nairobi and left my children here with her parents because of the nature of my work.
I have talked to my parents-in- law and they have agreed to give me the children as soon as they close school so they can stay with me.
My biggest worry is that my wife stopped calling me. When I call her she responds coldly. What do I do?
6 days before her wedding, Lainy Hedaya didn’t have a wedding dress.
Despite being one of the most diligent and organized street style stars, it was hard for the It girl to find something she loved, that fit her body and her sense of style. “I felt like everyone was ready for our wedding but me. It was six days before the wedding and I didn’t have a dress that fit me yet,” she said. “Stressed was not even the word!”
Then, a friend of Hedaya’s suggested Esti’s, a wedding dress store in Brooklyn, that had a handful of designer bridal gowns available for purchase right off the rack. “I ended up with a beautiful dress by Isabelle Armstrong,” she said, with a sense of relief.
Dress shopping wasn’t the only part of Hedaya’s wedding planning process that was rushed. Of course, that has a lot to do with the timeline of Hedaya’s relationship with her now-husband Martin. Although the couple were acquainted through mutual friends since they were tweens, they only started dating at the end of last year. Less than a year before they got married in August. “We met up on a trip in Scotland, and we started dating within a week,” she explained. “9 months later from our first date we married.”
But even with a short engagement, everything was somehow in order for the big day: the synagogue, the hair and make-up concepts, the visuals team, which consisted of a photographer, a videographer and even a drone expert.
Even the honeymoon was planned, though, that, too, had a last-minute crunch. Hedaya packed for her adventure to Italy, which included stops in Capri, Positano, and Puglia, the night before her flight. “I am pretty good at last-minute packing,” she declared. “My favorite part of travel is to vibe with where I go. When I got to Capri, I separated each look by the vibe. Capri was feminine, Positano was more glam, and Puglia was more earthy.”
Now that she is settled back in New York, with that unmistakable newlywed glow, Hedaya has a few tips for future brides-to-be, whether they are getting married in nine days or nine months: “Don’t leave anything to the last three weeks! I was so stressed before the big day – in and out of fittings. The week before your wedding should be all spa, hair treatments, waxing, nails, etc. [With a wedding dress,] fit is everything. Focus more on what silhouette looks best on you, and how to look like your best self; that alone will make you shine. And, hire a bridal attendant!”
Of course, Hedaya has plenty of fashion advice that doesn’t pertain to weddings, too. Here, she explains her sense of style, her favorite pieces, and more:
Describe your style in three words:Modern, elegant, rock & roll. I feel like every point in my adolescence has inspired by style.
What is your go-to outfit for a day off:I always wear black high-waisted loose-fit denim with a men’s shirt, and boots with a little heel.
Who is your ultimate style icon, and why?Carine Roitfeld, because I want to have that level of a vibe.
Best fashion advice you ever received:You’re better off owning a few good quality things and repeating outfits than owning clothing that disintegrates after a few washes. So be organized and buy good, classic pieces.
Most prized possession in your closet:Mugler triple platform pony hair blue curved heel Mary Janes. Yeah, if I have to describe something that verbosely, you know it’s a work of art. I don’t wear them, though.
First major fashion purchase:Giambattista Valli off-white lace chiffon dress. I got it over 10 years ago. It’s still gorgeous!
What was the last thing you purchased?Large khaki cargo pants.
TV character whose style you most admire:Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. It’s probably the best costume design I have ever seen in a show.
Best fashion tip picked up on set:Highlighter on the body makes skin glow!
What was your style like as a teenager?Black dirty Converse high tops, grey skinny jeans, black band t-shirts, a chic vintage ankle-length Armani coat…. and more than enough eyeliner.
Biggest fashion regret?I’d say more old hairstyles and makeup rather than fashion. That eyeliner in middle school–damn. I looked like Jack Sparrow.
Where are you favorite places to shop?Joseph in SoHo, Bergdorf Goodman, Proenza Schouler, The Webster, Moda Operandi, Manolo Blahnik, Loeil, Net-a-Porter.
Favorite red carpet outfit you’ve ever worn:I wore a gorgeous Reem Acra dress to the American Ballet Theatre Gala… I got the dress four hours before the event.
Favorite fashion moment from pop culture:Cher in the 1970s.
What is always in your bag:Burt’s Bees pomegranate lip balm.
Song to listen to when getting ready:“That’s Not Me” by Skepta (this one’s for my husband!)
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