After staying silent throughout the drama-packed 2025 season of Farmer Wants A Wife, Thomas’ chosen lady, Clarette, finally opened up about her experience after the show wrapped – and she didn’t hold back.
In a candid blog post published shortly after the reunion, Clarette shared a series of reflections and revelations about her time on and off screen. She packed up her life, relocated to South Australia, and took on a teaching position at Wudinna Area School on the remote Eyre Peninsula to be closer to Thomas’ world.
But nearly a year on, insiders revealed that things weren’t as perfect as they seemed. “They live very different lifestyles,” a source close to the couple told Woman’s Day in April, claiming they had split. “Thomas is tied to the farm, but Clarette was often travelling and spending time away.”
A recently surfaced school newsletter also confirmed Clarette has stepped down from her teaching role, and Thomas quietly removed all mention of her from his Instagram bio.
With that context in mind, here are the biggest moments from her tell-all – and why they now read like a warning sign.
A PSYCHIC PREDICTED SHE’D MEET THOMAS
In her blog, Clarette revealed that a psychic had predicted she would meet Thomas just months before she applied for the show.
“A few months earlier, a medium (traditionally sceptical) had told me I’d meet someone soon, in an unconventional way – a man in a cowboy hat, a move to the country, gumboots outside a house on the land,” she shared.
“At the time, I was living in Sydney and it couldn’t have been further from my reality. Yet somehow, each puzzle piece aligned. And so, I found myself about to date someone I’d never met, and (unknowingly pitted from the start) against others for entertainment – not the wholesome fairy tale I’d been sold.”
HER EXPERIENCE ON THE SHOW
Clarette also opened up about how difficult she found competing with other women for Thomas’ time and affection.
“In reality you date someone and yes they may be dating other people at that time and you might be too but you don’t live with those people or are friends with them,” she wrote.
“You are not forced to hear and watch it all and then asked multiple questions with hypothetical scenarios and situations flying at you that then are the only comments grabbed and aired.”
ON BEING STRONG
Addressing speculation about her motives for joining the show, Clarette was clear and direct.
“I’m not a paid actor (although that did make me laugh), I didn’t go on for a visa (I have an Australian passport), I didn’t go on to win a prize (my life is not a game to me),” she wrote. “I’m not a gold digger (I am financially independent), I moved here on my own, I live in my own house, I pay my own bills and I found myself a full time job.”
She went on to reflect on the realities of farm life.
“In rural life, strength isn’t optional – it’s essential. Farmers don’t just want love; they need a woman willing to share the weight of the land, to embrace isolation with resilience, and to find beauty in the open spaces. It takes grit to choose that life, and even more to thrive in it. That kind of strength from a woman willing to give up her whole life deserves celebration, not criticism.”
NO REGRETS
Despite everything, Clarette said she wouldn’t change what the experience brought her.
“Meeting Tom in such an unconventional way was a whirlwind and a complete kaleidoscope of emotions. It’s been real, it’s been difficult, and it’s been emotional. It’s tested us everyday as a couple but what it has done has made us closer and stronger,” she penned.
“Would I go through that process again? No. But do I regret it? Not for a second. We should have left a lot sooner than we did but unfortunately when you’re in a contract and people’s jobs are dependent on you staying it puts you in a difficult position.”
“Nevertheless, the love that emerged from it, the friendships, the growth – I carry them with me as scars, beautiful although painful. This experience cracked us open but in that cracking came growth.”
Clarette concluded: “That’s why we did it – not for 5 minutes of fame, not for drama – but for the slim, shimmering possibility of something real – and we found it.”
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