'They kind of shipped us out on the first flight': Bachelor in Paradise's Connor Obrochta gives a very awkward response to claims he ghosted Shannon Baff 24 hours after their date By Nick Hadley and Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:18 BST, 2 May 2019 | Updated: 23:18 BST, 2 May 2019 Viewcomments Bachelor in Paradise intruder Connor Obrochta swept Shannon Baff off her feet when he asked her to leave Fiji early so they could be together on Tuesday's episode. However, Shannon claimed she was ghosted by Connor just 24 hours later when he flew back to America. And Connor, 26, gave an awkward and convoluted response when quizzed about the situation on Thursday, and blamed flight bookings for his missed opportunity with Baff. 'They kind of shipped us out on the first flight': Bachelor in Paradise's Connor Obrochta (left) gave a very awkward response to claims he ghosted Shannon Baff (right) 24 hours after their date on the reality program Connor told Now to Love: 'I don't want to use the term "ghosted". Moving forward we didn't have that time [together off the set] and they kind of shipped us out on the first flight in the morning. 'And moving forward it has just been a tough time, and get out and see each other because of where we left off.' He added vaguely: 'I'm not the type of person to just get on a flight for whatever type of connection we had, it was a pretty big connection, but it just wasn't what I needed it to be. So it was difficult for me.' Ghost protocol? Connor, 26, gave an awkward and convoluted response when quizzed about the situation on Thursday, and blamed flight bookings for his missed opportunity with Baff Connor went onto say he had some contact with Shannon via text and Facetime and that the pair had even planned to meet up together in Hawaii, which 'just didn't happen'. Shannon confirmed her split from Connor on Wednesday. Speaking to The Courier-Mail, the Adelaide-born beauty claimed she was spectacularly ghosted by the male model after leaving Fiji. Connor told Now to Love : 'I don't want to use the term "ghosted". Moving forward we didn't have that time [together off the set] and they kind of shipped us out on the first flight in the morning' He added: 'And moving forward it has just been a tough time, and get out and see each other because of where we left off. I'm not the type of person to just get on a flight for whatever type of connection we had, it was a pretty big connection, but it just wasn't what I needed it to be' 'A week and a half (after the show) he went to LA and I heard nothing else,' Shannon claimed. Connor had asked Shannon to leave Paradise early with him on Tuesday night to begin their relationship in the 'real world' beyond the cameras. Shannon reflected: 'I was really invested. I was 100 per cent in. And so I was pretty hurt watching (Tuesday's) episode because I genuinely felt it with Connor.' Speaking to The Courier-Mail , Shannon (pictured) claimed she was spectacularly ghosted by Connorl after leaving Fiji: 'A week and a half (after the show) he went to LA and I heard nothing else' 'I was open to moving to the US but afterwards when we were planning to meet up in Hawaii I was the one organising everything and I didn't feel like it was getting reciprocated,' she added. Viewers assumed the couple would debut their romance on social media as soon as the episode aired which saw them leaving Fiji early hand-in-hand. However, the once inseparable duo hadn't been seen in public nor on social media together. Happier times: Connor had asked Shannon to leave Paradise early with him on Tuesday night to begin their relationship in the 'real world' beyond the cameras This prompted many fans to question whether they'd already called time on their romance. On Wednesday, almost 24 hours since her departure from the show, Shannon once again fueled split rumours when she failed to acknowledge her American beau on social media. Instead, she shared a photo of herself posing beside her three friends, along with the caption: 'Feeling lucky. So lucky.' On Wednesday, Shannon again fueled split rumours when she failed to acknowledge her American beau on social media. Instead, she shared a photo of herself posing beside her three friends (above), with the caption: 'Feeling lucky. So lucky' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility