Bachelor 'love rat' Blake Garvey resurfaces with model girlfriend

Blake Garvey has made a spectacular return to the dating game.

The former Bachelor star -- who was dubbed a "love rat" in 2014 after he dumped Sam Frost for second runner-up Louise Pillidge -- was spotted out in Perth with his rumoured new girlfriend, Tania Mondon.

According to the Daily Mail, the 35-year-old auctioneer and the Crown Towers hotel supervisor, 23, have "been dating for two years." The pair did look super comfortable with each other as they were spotted dining on a balcony in Perth.

If they have been together for that timeframe, that would mean they hooked up just after Blake split from Louise in April 2016. At the time, he said that he and Louise really had no hope as their two-year relationship was marred with negativity from the start.

"We've both tried so hard to make it work, but the negativity that has surrounded us has changed us as individuals," he told New Idea. "Sometimes when you try so hard to make it work, you become nervous about being yourself. We felt like we were walking on eggshells around each other, always trying to say the right thing. It was suffocating."

While Louise is now out of the picture, Tania may still want to keep a close grip on her man. Despite Blake's love rat status, he's still somewhat popular with the ladies.

Earlier this year, Married At First Sight star Tracey Jewel revealed to OK! magazine that she and Blake were once highschool sweethearts.

"We met during high school, we were 17. We were both each other's firsts," she admitted to the mag. "He was really shy, really sweet, still very handsome. He was so lovely."

And in 2016, before Michelle Marsh appeared last season's MAFS, the would-be reality star flirted with Blake on Facebook.

"Niiiiice," she commented on his selfie.

Hmm, once a ladies' man, always a ladies' man?