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Matt James Lets Rachael Kirkconnell Shave His Beard: ‘Never Again’


Matt James shaved his beard into a mustache months after telling Us Weekly he was going ‘back and forth’ with the idea

The Bachelor Nation duo kicked the video off with Kirkconnell, 27, telling James “This is my real Valentine’s Day gift,” before grabbing an electric razor and shaving off his beard. ABC named the 29-year-old Wake Forest graduate the season 25 lead in June 2020, subsequently revealing that the series received a record number of submissions for contestants. “She’s definitely more accepting this time around,” he exclusively told Us in October 2023, joking that before learning how to take care of his facial hair he looked like “a wild man.”

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