Paddy Colliar did not anticipate receiving backlash for saying he'd 'love' to see Alex Nation and Brooke Blurton hook up.
And on Wednesday, he revealed his shock at receiving death threats after his comment aired on Tuesday night's episode.
In a series of Instagram videos, Paddy apologised for the remarks.
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'It is a bit hurtful': Bachelor In Paradise's Paddy Colliar is bombarded with death threats after saying he wanted to see his bisexual co-stars Alex Nation and Brooke Blurton kiss
'I just wanted to take this time to formally apologise for last night's comments. I understand that it did hurt a lot of people, and for that I am sorry,' he said.
'I didn't mean anything by it at all. I've got nothing against the gay community or the lesbian community. I think everyone should be treated equally.
'There was a little bit of banter between myself - obviously I've got no filter, we all know that - and I didn't intend to hurt anyone.'
Regret: In a series of Instagram videos, Paddy apologised for the remarks
He then reveled he had been receiving hateful comments from fans of the show.
'But, in saying that, all the backlash that I've received, getting told to go kill myself, jump off a bridge, things like that, it is a bit hurtful,' he continued.
'I understand what I said did hurt people, but I don't think anyone deserves those comments thrown at them.
'Hopefully there's oil and, like, massages involved,' he continued. 'And we watch it back. That's hot. That's actually hot'
'I am strong-minded, I am going to shake them off, but you've got to understand, this is TV. Everyone understands how TV works, and it is heavily, heavily edited, so things may not be what they seem.'
Paddy then cautioned
