Shut the front door! The Bachelor front-runner and early favourite, Megan Marx has just dumped Richie and stormed out of the house, leaving him devastated.

New Idea reported that the beautiful West Australian blonde decided to leave the competition after deciding that Richie was keeping in this season’s villainess Keira in the house just for ratings.

“She [Megan] admitted she didn’t think Richie was being true to himself by keeping drama queen Keira [Maguire] in for ratings,” an insider said.

“She just felt the whole process wasn’t very organic, so she followed her heart and bowed out.”

Megan let the other girls in the mansion know of her decision by leaving them a handwritten letter.

“He (Richie) was absolutely devastated,” the explained. “It was the last thing he expected, and he felt a strong connection with her. They were so similar on so many levels that he couldn’t help imagine a future together.”