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Rachael Kirkconnell met Matt James in season 25 Bachelor and after the show was their relationship full of ups and downs.
While the 2021 season of the ABC series aired, the Georgia native came under fire for new photos of her wearing an antebellum dress at a sorority retreat. Before Kirkconnell addressed the pictures, then the host Chris Harrison she came to her defense in an interview with an alum Rachel Lindsayasks the audience to have “grace” for the contestantwhich he knew won the season. (The scandal broke in February 2021, a month before the finale aired.)
The situation led to James breaking up with Kirkconnell beforehand After the final rose special that March. While the two reconciled later that year, the network cut ties with Harrison and the alum Jesse Palmer took over the gig.
Kirkconnell issued its first statement On February 2, 2021, she wrote via Instagram that her actions were “unacceptable” and her “ignorance was racist”. During a candid interview with a colleague of the 25th star Bri Springswho finished as runner-up on James’ season, in October 2022, Kirkconnell said her initial apology “failed” and claimed the show “pressured” her into writing the statement.
Kirkconnell recalled that after James ended their relationship because she had nothing left to lose, she made a second, lengthy apology video. She shared a third statement when her followers started coming for Lindsay and James instead of focusing on her mistakes.
After reuniting in the spring of 2021, James wrote a book about his time as the first Black Bachelor and criticized the series for what they chose to air. When Kirkconnell spoke about their relationship with the franchise in July 2022 Our that they are married cheering everyone on “from afar”.
Despite saying that he had plans to propose to James in the future announced their separation via Instagram in 2025.
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