‘The Bachelor’s’ Lee Thompson returns to Instagram with big news

After keeping a low profile for seven months amid controversy, The Bachelor SA’s Lee Thompson has returned to social media. And he has big news to share…

The former reality TV star is fronting the cover of a romance novel penned by a Portuguese author Antonella Alekseeva.

But what of his own memoir, The Truth Behind The Rose?

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LEE THOMPSON MAKES A COMEBACK

As if he never left, Lee Thompson popped up on our Instagram feed again.

This following seven months of radio silence amid allegations The Bachelor SA star was homeless and had trashed a hotel. According to You Magazine, Lee allegedly had a drug problem and had entered a rehab centre late last year.

If that wasn’t enough of a scandal, Lee was accused of scamming women with orders for his book, which he allegedly failed to deliver.

However, this week, the Cape Town model returned to Instagram with news of another book venture, this time as the hunk featured on the cover.

The novel – translated as ERIK: In His Remembrance – tells the story of an eligible bachelor who is forced to pick a bride in order to inherit his wealthy father’s business.

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“A pleasure working with [the] world-renowned author on the must-read novel,” he captioned the post.

Ironically, Lee added a note to his caption, which read: “Reading not recommended for under 18s, may have triggers”.

Lee also turned off comments on the post, preventing his followers from having their say.

WHAT BOUT HIS OWN BOOK?

In October 2022, Lee Thompson last updated his IG followers about his book – which was originally cited to unpack the “deception, manipulation and lies” he experienced during filming of M-Net’s The Bachelor SA in 2019.

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Additionally, the book was expected to cover the star’s recent public woes like “mental health issues and alcohol and drug addiction”. The memoir would also tackle Lee’s account of “suicide attempts” as well as “becoming homeless and living on the streets”.

The book has been delayed several times and has not been given a release date.

According to man of his followers, the concept of the book was a “scam”.

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This article was originally published by Megan van den Heever.