{"id":10237,"date":"2025-01-17T10:18:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytidbit.com\/?p=370418"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:18:53","slug":"rachael-kirkconnell-hints-she-was-blindsided-after-matt-james-unexpected-split-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/01\/17\/rachael-kirkconnell-hints-she-was-blindsided-after-matt-james-unexpected-split-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachael Kirkconnell hints she was &#8216;blindsided&#8217; after Matt James&#8217; unexpected split reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Matt James and Rachael revealed they&#8217;d split in a shock announcement post on January 16. Since then,  load of drama is kicking off, with each of them throwing huge hints they were blindsided.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/the-bachelor\">The Bachelor<\/a> dream has unfortunately ended. We watched Matt and Rachael fall madly in love on the <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/abc\">ABC<\/a> dating show, but after four years, they&#8217;ve split up &#8211; yet the drama doesn&#8217;t end there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy\" data-src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"embed_370418_1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more instagram\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE4mLfQSKgg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE4mLfQSKgg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE4mLfQSKgg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Matt James (@mattjames919)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"see-more-label\"><label for=\"embed_370418_1\">View Instagram Post<\/label><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-people-think-the-matt-and-rachael-split-is-fake\">People think the Matt and Rachael split is fake<\/h2>\n<p>A lot of Bachelor viewers are convinced Matt was hacked or the split is false. Just hours before, Matt had shared videos with Rachael during a couple\u2019s trip to London, which made it look like they were together.<\/p>\n<p>However, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/13314320\/bachelor-rachael-kirkconnell-blindsided-matt-james-breakup-humiliated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Sun<\/a> source said the pair are \u201cnot together\u201d as they\u2019ve been back and Matt often shares videos after leaving a location for safety and privacy reasons, and is posting for his &#8220;business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rachael has not yet commented on the split and Matt has since turned off the Instagram comments to his post. They met\u00a0while filming season 25 of The Bachelor in September 2020 and had an instant spark.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><strong>NOOO: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/news\/omg-matt-and-rachael-from-the-bachelor-have-just-split-and-our-hearts-are-broken\">Matt and Rachael from The Bachelor split<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"embed_370418_2\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more twitter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">me over analyzing the weird instagram post matt james made announcing his breakup with rachael kirkconnell <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kMcSSDygee\">pic.twitter.com\/kMcSSDygee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; kathleen (@kathleen_hanley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kathleen_hanley\/status\/1880021325152153696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"see-more-label\"><label for=\"embed_370418_2\">View Tweet<\/label><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rachael-kirkconnell-hints-it-was-her-being-led\">Rachael Kirkconnell hints it was HER being led<\/h2>\n<p>Following Matt&#8217;s blindsided claims, Rachael liked a comment hinting it was her who was led on. When someone speculated and said &#8220;he completely blindsided her with this,&#8221; she liked the comment.<\/p>\n<p>The whole comment read: &#8220;The more I&#8217;m thinking about it, the more I think he completely blindsided her with this. Give her some space and let her respond in her own time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A source told The US Sun: &#8220;Everyone is confused and still trying to get to the bottom of what happened but first and foremost, they&#8217;re [their family] supporting Rachael and making sure she&#8217;s okay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey didn&#8217;t know they were fully broken up. Rachael is being quiet but I know she was blindsided by Matt&#8217;s post. She didn&#8217;t know he was going to do that and wouldn&#8217;t have approved of it,&#8221; they added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-apparently-matt-was-getting-her-a-ring\">Apparently Matt was getting her a ring<\/h2>\n<p>Rumor has it Matt was planning to propose to Rachael. He was reportedly &#8220;talking plenty&#8221; to T.J. Holmes about popping the question to her, who said his friend was &#8220;not shy&#8221; in doing so.<\/p>\n<p>T.J. added, &#8220;Not only could you speculate and hope and wonder that the next announcement was going to be one about an engagement&#8230; [James and Kirkconnell] say these things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, he was on the show earlier on, on our podcast, and he&#8217;s not shy about saying, &#8216;Yes, marriage is next and marriage is what we&#8217;re thinking,&#8217;&#8221; he continued on the <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2QEkAmeZM7Y8zNoczrZj9L?si=sy8qZ_XVRRu0w3c4uuI4xQ&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=427d25156c3b4d32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amy and T.J podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hours before Matt\u2019s breakup post, he wrote under multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/tiktok\">TikTok<\/a> videos saying how \u201cgorgeous\u201d Rachael is and talked about what kind of ring he wants to propose with and what food to have at their wedding.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"embed_370418_3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more instagram\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DEyMdrESL9H\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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