The Bachelor contestant Laura Clemesha finds love after leaving reality TV show Elanora resident Laura Clemesha and Palm Beach actor Andrew Steel. Chemistry is everything, according to Laura Clemesha, a contestant from Channel 10's The Bachelor. The Elanora resident went on the program looking for love, but when the bachelor, Tim Robards, sent her packing, it was a blessing in disguise. Tim Robards, star of the Bachelor Australia Source: News Limited The 25-year-old was released from filming in August and shortly afterwards went to a popular nightspot in Manly with some friends. It was there that actor Andrew Steel stole her heart. "Andrew was playing a gig at the El Beau Room in Manly and that's where we met," Ms Clemesha said. He embarrassed me a bit actually, serenaded me and gave me an egg shaker to shake along with the music. The pair have been inseparable almost ever since, and the instant connection between them was evident to both of them. But things could have panned out very differently - Mr Steel himself had auditioned to be The Bachelor. Contestants on The Bachelor Australia. Pic supplied/Channel 10 Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied When the couple met, they were quick to exchange "Bachelor" experiences with the show. They shared a laugh that undoubtedly Ms Clemesha would have made it a lot further in the show if the 29-year-old Palm Beach actor had have been successful, but both agreed that falling in love off screen had far less pressure associated with it. "Everyone loved her on the show and she was known as the nice girl," Mr Steel said. It's pretty great to snag one of those. Elanora resident Laura Clemesha Source: News Limited Ms Clemesha said that she got the reputation as the quiet one on the show, but that she thought she was probably a bit more outgoing than that. It was just so different than on the show when Andrew and I met. We hit it off straight away and there was chemistry and easy conversation," she said. On the show it was like a job interview all the time and I don't think it's the right situation to really meet someone. If I hadn't have left the show at that point I wouldn't have been in Manly that night, so I'm so happy how things worked out. Tell us your romantic story by commenting below.