A blindfolded “touch test” on The Bachelor turned decidedly steamy when Richie tried for a “boob grab”, while another contestant got slightly crass in front of all the other ladies.

And as always, Richie had to thin out his herd, choosing Noni and Khalia to miss out on a rose.

During a group date to find Richie’s most compatible partner, five contestants had two minutes each with a blindfolded Richie, and they could only touch, not talk.

Faith was first up, and she awkwardly made her way around Richie’s body with a hug, neck massage and weird hand contact. But it was her “boob grab” that drew the most shock from those watching – all the other girls.

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The other ladies then awkwardly made their way around Richie. That was until it was Alex’s turn.

She took Richie on a tour of her body, pulling his hand over her waist, lips and hair.

Twice she moved into Richie as all the other ladies gasped, thinking Alex would plant one on his lips.

She didn’t do it, thankfully. But the ladies were still shocked at what had gone on between the pair. Oh, and Faith won the compatibility test and scored a one on one date with Richie.

Watch Alex touching Richie:

‘You’re a single mum. Why are you here?’

The cocktail party was ruthless. Richie went straight for Kiki and whisked her away for a private chat.

He then used Alex’s white rose, and the pair went for some alone time.

“Yeah, I wanted to grab you tonight to ask you, you know, how’s Elijah going?,” Richie asked.

Alex was very impressed: “Richie straight up asked me about my son, which just made me melt.”

Then things went south for Alex. Richie took Rachel away for some private time. So private that no one knew where they went.

Rachel and Richie escaped to a place where no one could see them. Photo: Network Ten

This reminded Alex of last week when Richie did the same thing with Nikki. Alex said while Richie was with Nikki last week, Rachel got very personal.

“Rachel did come to me and say: ‘You know, you’re a single mum. What’s the point in you being here when Nikki is already the chosen winner?’. And I was devastated.”

So devastated that she had a full blown teary meltdown about it.

Rachel later revealed: “I feel as though Alex thinks this is just ‘The Alex and Richie Show’ and we’re just the cheerleaders in the background. But I’m not a cheerleader. Nah. No way. I’m not cheering for her.”

‘You make me nervous’

Earlier in the episode, Richie chose intruder Steph for a one on one date. This absolutely infuriated Noni, who was the only original contestant to not have some solo time with the bachelor.

Steph – who is a self-confessed ‘thrill seeker’ – was put onto a boat in the middle of a lake. Richie then rode toward Steph’s boat on a jet ski, which left her absolutely beside herself.

Steph had way too much fun on the jet ski with Richie. Photo: Network Ten

“Oh, Richie looks damn fine,” she said. “He’s on a jet ski. This is, you know, pretty much everything I’ve wanted. Like, it was just amazing.”

The pair then went for a jet ski ride and toasted marshmallows by a fire. The date went so well that Richie gave Steph a rose.