Rachael Kirkconnell has kind of damaged her silence.
Earlier this week, Bachelor Nation was surprised to be taught that Kirkconnell and Matt James had broken up after 4 years of courting.
From what can now collect, in the meantime, Kirkconnell herself was additionally slightly surprised.

To be clear, the truth star herself has not issued any public assertion since information of the cut up went viral.
Nonetheless, the 28-year-old has been lively within the remark part of her newest Instagram submit — paradoxically, a birthday message she’d penned for James six weeks in the past — and no less than a pair situations seem like slightly telling.
For instance, Rachael LIKED this comment by a follower: “The extra I’m fascinated by it the extra I feel he utterly blindsided her with this. Give her some grace and let her reply in her personal time.”
She additionally LIKDED a remark that merely learn, “I’m so sorry.”


Kirkconnell’s responses got here not lengthy after James confirmed the couple had damaged up, an announcement that arrived proper after he seemingly been posting content material from a joint London journey simply hours earlier.
“Father God, give Rachael and I power to fix our damaged hearts,” he wrote in a January 16 Instagram submit, alongside an image from their first assembly on The Bachelor.
“Give us a peace about this determination to finish our relationship that transcends worldly understanding.”
The previous collection lead added:
“Bathe our family and friends with kindness and like to consolation us. And remind us that our Pleasure comes from you, Lord.”
As beforehand cited, Rachael gushed over Matt on his thirty third birthday, calling him her greatest good friend and “the person that has my complete coronary heart.”
Whereas hoping for “many extra adventures” together with her boyfriend, Kirkconnell additionally wrote on the time:
“You fill it (and my tummy) with a lot love and laughter and that i’m so grateful i get to bounce via this life with you. thanks in your by no means ending love and assist and smooches and snuggles.”
For many who want a refresher, James and Kirkconnell went their separate methods after the latter acquired embroiled in a race-based controversy shortly after Matt’s season of The Bachelor aired on ABC.


In 2022, James mirrored on his romantic journey by telling Individuals Journal:
“It felt just like the world was towards us.
“Some individuals felt just like the state of affairs was blown out of proportion and others felt prefer it hadn’t gotten sufficient consideration. We had been simply attempting to get pleasure from one another and develop our relationship with out having to take care of individuals we didn’t even know weighing in.”
Truthful sufficient, actually.
We want each events nothing however the most effective now going ahead.