Matt James & Rachael Kirkconnell - Bachelor 25 - Discussion

Matt on Bill Simmons’ podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KZjA3qLg0zb7tHJbrpJ65?si=-zCSqmcUQqSTCsQIu0rpWw

Matt has completely wiped his Instagram—he has no posts! I did read his brother said he is well though and just detoxing:

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/bachelors-matt-james-deletes-ig-after-rachael-kirkconnell-split/

gabriele wrote:Matt has completely wiped his Instagram—he has no posts! I did read his brother said he is well though and just detoxing:

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/bachelors-matt-james-deletes-ig-after-rachael-kirkconnell-split/

I think a fresh start can be a good thing.

IA good way to wipe the slate clean.

When Matt first joined the show, he seemed optimistic he would find love with one of the many contestants, but the insider says he and the recipient of the final rose "are not in touch." 
The insider adds, "It ended badly and there is no chance they will ever get back together. Matt truly loved Rachael and it was devastating that he had to end the relationship."

https://www.eonline.com/news/1250602/heres-why-matt-james-deleted-his-instagram-pics-after-taxing-bachelor-experience

gabriele wrote:

When Matt first joined the show, he seemed optimistic he would find love with one of the many contestants, but the insider says he and the recipient of the final rose "are not in touch." 
The insider adds, "It ended badly and there is no chance they will ever get back together. Matt truly loved Rachael and it was devastating that he had to end the relationship."

https://www.eonline.com/news/1250602/heres-why-matt-james-deleted-his-instagram-pics-after-taxing-bachelor-experience

I think in time Rachel will come to see the wisdom of the breakup as well. It was not in the best interest of her mental health to stay with Matt, any more than it was in his best interest to stay with her.  

I do think it hurt Matt that he did not have prior experience with the show. When you've been in the cast, you know what to expect, and producers know who will thrive in that environment, and who may not (Katie reportedly took to the show like a duck on water.) On a bright note, Matt was paid well for his appearance, has gained a lot of fans, can leverage his fame if he wishes to, and has a good idea of what he needs to do to move forward.

@Amethyst Nice comments about Matt. The world is his oyster and it can or cannot include Bachelor Nation - up to him.

Rather than starting a new topic for Matt General Discussion, I changed the title from Media SM to Discussion and is now moved to the Former Contestant threads.

It’s been a while but here’s some news: Matt and Rachael? Yeah, they’re not over. They’re currently in New York together. FYI.

— RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) April 6, 2021

https://twitter.com/RealitySteve/status/1379575781232377861?s=20

https://www.instagram.com/stories/deuxmoi/

Well it will be interesting to see where this goes.

COMING UP ROSES Bachelor Matt James and ex Rachael Kirkconnell reunite to ‘work on relationship’ as ‘she’s changed’ after racism claims
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/14567366/bachelor-matt-james-rachael-kirkconnell-reunite-work-relationship-racism/