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Matt James Posted Travel Video With Rachael Kirkconnell Hours Before Announcing Breakup

The Bachelor alum Matt James posted a video of himself and Rachael Kirkconnell enjoying pizza and beer in London just hours before he announced their breakup.

However, as the season aired, the news of Rachael’s racism scandal broke when photos of her attending an antebellum-themed fraternity party and of her wearing a Native American costume resurfaced and she found herself at the center of massive amounts of backlash. “The past few weeks have been some of the most challenging of my life, and while there are several episodes left of the season, it is important that I take the time to address troubling information that has come to light since we wrapped filming, including the incredibly disappointing photos of Rachael Kirkconnell and the interview between Rachel Lindsay and Chris Harrison,” the former NCAA football player wrote in part via his Instagram Stories. In September 2024, Matt exclusively told Life & Style that he wasn’t letting the pressure to propose to his longtime love get to him and said that he and Rachael were “in a good place.”

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