Bachelor stars: 'It's love with a capital L'

Matilda Rice (left) and Art Green (right) are in "love with a capital L."

Art Green and Matilda Rice are in "love with a capital L," recently celebrating their six month union with paleo pancakes and a romantic workout.

The reality TV couple, who have been accused of faking their romance for the sake of The Bachelor, tell this week's edition of Woman's Day they have "clicked completely and utterly".

According to Rice, it's not just love, it's, "Love with a capital L."

"We are super comfortable with each other," she tells the mag. "I always feel like I want to grab or cling on to him because I just love his little face."

The 24-year-old said she was first to drop the L-bomb one night when the pair were snuggling up after a night out in Auckland, eating burgers.

"We are still early on in our relationship and I didn't want to scare him off. I knew deep down we were on the same page, but there was that tiny bit of doubt like, what if he didn't say it back?"

Luckily for Rice, Green returned her feelings and now they "tell each other every day," he says.

"The word love is quite a big deal for both of us, which I like. We both knew we wouldn't say it unless we truly meant it."

Green says no matter what they do, if they do it together they have fun - even eating paleo pancakes together is enjoyable, apparently.

The pair "whipped up" a batch for their six month anniversary according to WD, before hitting the gym for an anniversary workout.

The couple say they talked about 'big picture' things like children during their stint on The Bachelor, but for now they just like being together.

"We don't mind being referred to as 'that couple from The Bachelor' because it's true - that's how we met and we're not ashamed of that," said Rice.

"But it all feels a bit irrelevant to us now. I truly think Art and I would be in the same position if we met each other randomly in a bar."

- nzherald.co.nz