Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James Manny Hernandez/Wireimage
Rachael Kirkconnell claimed Matt James didn’t inform her he was planning to announce their breakup by way of social media.
Kirkconnell, 28, stated throughout her Tuesday, January 28, look on the “Name Her Daddy” podcast hosted by Alex Cooper, that James, 33, blindsided her by asserting their breakup by way of Instagram on January 16.
“He didn’t even textual content me to provide me a warning, like, saying, ‘Hey, I’m posting this,’” Kirkconnell, who discovered love with James throughout season 25 of The Bachelor, stated. “It simply damage to know that’s how my mates came upon in my household and my little sister. I didn’t get to speak to them about it or grieve privately for, like, a day.”
Regardless of James’ shock transfer, which she additionally labeled “f—d up” throughout the interview, Kirkconnell added that she has “spoken with him since all of that.”
As Bachelor Nation waits for Rachael Kirkconnell to interrupt her silence on her cut up from Matt James, a supply is giving Us Weekly unique perception into their relationship. “The cut up could appear abrupt, however this has been brewing for some time. It was a very long time coming,” the supply says. “Matt simply couldn’t decide to […]
The breakup submit from James, who discovered a match in Kirkconnell on the fact TV present in 2021, featured a photograph of the previous couple showing on The Bachelor in addition to a caption that learn, “Father God, give Rachael and I energy to fix our damaged hearts. Give us a peace about this choice to finish our relationship that transcends worldly understanding. Bathe our family and friends with kindness and like to consolation us.”
Kirkconnell confirmed on the podcast that she and James had damaged up “the identical day” James’ submit went reside.
Kirkconnell’s podcast interview additionally delved into what she believed James’ motivations have been behind his breakup submit, revealing that she continues to be confused by it. “I don’t know if it was out of simply him being so labored up, if it was out of anger, or if it was a kind of issues the place he felt like he wanted to do it to essentially lastly simply put a nail within the coffin,” she informed Cooper, 30. “I do know that he positively acknowledges that that was not the proper choice.”
Kirkconnell and James broke up the primary time after taping of The Bachelor wrapped, revealing their separation throughout the After the Last Rose particular which aired in March that 12 months. The pair reconciled one month after the TV particular.
Rachael Kirkconnell is addressing her cut up from Matt James shortly earlier than her the discharge of her tell-all “Name Her Daddy” interview. “It’s nothing that you may put together for. So, you simply take it at some point at a time,” Kirkconnell, 28, stated in a video posted by Instagram gossip account Deux Moi on Tuesday, January 28. […]
This second cut up got here as a significant shock to followers who had adopted the pair’s journey intently through the years. In October 2024, James even teased the potential of marriage throughout an look on the “De-Influenced with Dani + Jordan” podcast.
“I feel that’s the following step,” James quipped throughout the interview, which additionally featured Kirkconnell. “Having had so a lot of Rachael’s mates undergo engagements, I wouldn’t dare go take a look at a hoop with out consulting Rachael first.
Kirkconnell’s in-depth “Name Her Daddy” interview additionally expanded on the aftermath of James’ breakup submit, detailing how she was awoken by a name from James at 1 a.m. lower than one week after the submit went up.
“He simply requested how I used to be doing,” Kirkconnel informed Cooper. “Like, how do you suppose I’m doing? I confronted him in regards to the submit … and that’s when he was like, yeah, I totally admit that I may have dealt with this quite a bit higher. And he apologized.”
Kirkconnell added that she doesn’t “need individuals pondering” James is a nasty man. “However, clearly, he made a mistake … I feel he regrets it,” she stated.
The podcast additionally revealed how Kirkconnell believed that James didn’t see suitable qualities inside her, which finally led to the pair’s cut up. “He stated that on the finish of the day there have been simply qualities about me that he worries about having in a spouse,” she defined. “On the finish of the day, there are issues that we aren’t suitable with and the entire accountability and saying sorry and all that was actually the primary factor.”
