Bachelorette: Brooke Blurton enjoys lunch date with boyfriend Darvid Garayeli in Melbourne

All eyes were on the simmering feud between Brooke Blurton and Abbie Chatfield over social media in recent days.

But it seems the Bachelorette star has put the controversy behind her as she enjoyed a lunch date with her boyfriend Darvid Garayeli in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda.

On Friday, the 26-year-old flaunted her trim and toned figure in a blue body con dress that featured a thigh-high slit.

Out and about: Bachelorette Brooke Blurton enjoyed a lunch date with her boyfriend Darvid Garayeli in Melbourne on Friday

She wore black flip flops and carried a belt bag around over shoulder.

The reality TV darling appeared to be make-up free for their outing and styled her brown tresses out and swept to the side. 

Alongside her, Darvid opted for a laid back outfit in a white T-shirt with khaki shorts and Nike sneakers.

The couple appeared to be enjoying a lively conversation as they made their way to a restaurant for lunch.

Day for it! The 26-year-old flaunted her trim and toned figure in a blue body con dress that featured a thigh high slit

Relaxed: She wore black flip flops and carried a belt bag around over shoulder. The reality TV darling appeared to be make-up free for their outing and styled her brown tresses out and swept to the side

He lovingly put his arm over her while the youth worker put her arm around his waist.

At the restaurant, the couple chose to dine al fresco to enjoy the sun.

After their meal, Brooke and Darvid continued on their way to their next stop but were stopped, a pup walked in between the couple on their stroll.

Darvid managed to pet the adorable pooch while Brooke seemed keen on point it back to its owners.

Dressed up: Alongside her, Darvid opted for a laid back outfit in a white T-shirt with khaki shorts and Nike sneakers

Cute together: He lovingly put his arm over her while the youth worker put her arm around his waist

Effortlessly beautiful: The reality TV darling appeared to be make-up free for their outing and styled her brown tresses out and swept to the side

The couple’s lunch out comes after her former friend Abbie Chatfield issued a lengthy apology to her and an explanation about her decision to go public with Konrad Bien-Stephens the day before The Bachelorette finale.

On Thursday, the 26-year-old wrote in an Instagram post: ‘A month ago, a video of Konrad and I kissing was secretly captured by a patron and made public.

‘Following this, Brooke and I had a conversation in which I apologised and expressed regret multiple times for our public affection as this was prior to Konrad’s exit from the show. Konrad had a similar conversation with Brooke.

Love in the sun: At the restaurant, the couple chose to dine al fresco to enjoy the sun

The look of love: After their meal, Brooke and Darvid continued on their way to their next stop but were stopped

Hello there! A pup walked in between the couple on their stroll. Darvid managed to pet the adorable pooch while Brooke seemed keen on point it back to its owners

She conceded that they should’ve waited longer before going ahead and confirming their relationship, the day before The Bachelorette finale.

Abbie insisted ‘it was not with malice’, and fan favourite Konrad had already been eliminated from the show when she made the announcement.

She explained: ‘The morning of, I mistook a message from Brooke expressing her happiness for and approval of our relationship as a green light to upload a post. Following the post, Konrad received an equally supportive message.

‘I see with hindsight that this assumption was naïve. I now understand the timing of publicly sharing our relationship should have been more considered and that is my fault. I acknowledge that impact outweighs intent.’

Furious: The couple’s lunch out comes after her former friend Abbie Chatfield issued a lengthy apology to her and explanation about her decision to go public with Konrad Bien-Stephens the day before The Bachelorette finale

Referencing Blurton’s earlier comment about her being ‘a white woman displaying what white privilege looks like’, Chatfield admitted she ‘didn’t take into account… the inherent privilege that I hold as a white woman’.

‘My actions had the potential to undermine the importance that this pivotal season of The Bachelorette holds to the First Nations and LGBTQIA+ Communities,’ she added.

‘This is an extremely important conversation to be having. In future, this will be at the forefront of my mind and I will continue to listen to and amplify minority communities, and endeavour to learn.

‘I’m sorry.’

‘I’m sorry’: Chatfield she shared an apology (pictured) to Blurton on Thursday for stealing her thunder during The Bachelorette finale week by going public with her boyfriend, Konrad Bien-Stephens, who was one of Blurton’s contestants

Blurton spoke out against her and called her former friend a ‘narcissist’ for going public with Bien-Stephens – one of the fan favourites from her season – the day before her finale.

She said the move was another example of a ‘white woman displaying what white privilege looks like’.

Blurton explained she was ‘not a hostile person’ by nature but felt compelled to speak out after feeling ‘personally and mentally disrupted’ by the events of finale week – which many fans saw as Chatfield trying to steal Blurton’s spotlight.

‘Everyone who watched the show, or was on the cast and/or working as crew, will know that I put my heart and soul into it and it meant a lot for me to open myself up so vulnerably like that,’ Blurton said.

Regrets: She admitted she was ‘naïve’ to think it would be okay to debut her relationship with Konrad Bien-Stephens (right) the day before Blurton – Australia’s first-ever bisexual and Indigenous Bachelorette – made her final decision 

Response: Blurton, 26, the franchise’s first Indigenous and bisexual lead, said the move was another example of a ‘white woman displaying what white privilege looks like’ in a blistering statement on Instagram (pictured) 

‘Not only that, but for what it meant for the LGBTQIA+ and First Nations Community to have that display of representation. Which moves on to my new point. The hardest point.’

While she didn’t identify Chatfield by name, she continued: ‘For that to be tainted once again by 1. what I thought was a close friend. 2. Another white woman displaying what white privilege looks like. 3. A very clear display of narcissism…

‘Hurts me. Literally pains me.’

Bien-Stephens, 31, formed a strong connection with Blurton on The Bachelorette but was eliminated after home visits.

But Brooke went on to choose landscaper David Garayeli.

Bad decision: She acknowledged her actions distracted from what was supposed to be a special moment for Blurton (left) and her winner, Darvid Garayeli (right), as well as a milestone for the LGBT and Aboriginal communities