While she hasn't released a statement about the split, Kirkconnell reacted to fan comments on Instagram Rachael Kirkconnell has yet to speak on her shocking split from Matt James, but she has been shedding some light on the breakup.

Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell have officially split, now Bachelor Nation fans are theorizing about what really causd the couple's breakup.

"The Bachelor" star Matt James revealed that he and Rachael Kirkconnell broke up in a Thursday social media post.

In a Jan. 16 podcast episode, T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach reacted to the news of their "dear friend" Matt James' split from Rachael Kirkconnell — and reflected on some of the many conversations they'd had with James about his intentions to propose.

Kirkconnell earned Janes’ final rose on The Bachelor, though the two had split by the time the season’s After the Final Rose special aired in March 2021. At the time, James said they broke up after Kirkconnell’s past racially insensitive social media activity resurfaced. However, they reconnected just one month later.

Matt James, the 'Bachelor' franchise's first Black male lead, says he and his co-star-turned-girlfriend Rachael Kirkconnell have ended their relationship.

Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell have called it quits on their relationship after four years together. The Bachelor star announced their split in a post shared on his Instagram account on Thursday,

Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell often spoke about their plans for the future — including an engagement — before calling it quits in January 2025

The former Bachelor revealed the couple’s split after four years together by posting an emotional prayer via Instagram on Thursday morning.

Many fans were shocked when Matt James announced his split from Rachael Kirkconnell, and she seemingly implied that she was also “blindsided” by the news. Just hours after Matt, 33, announced that he and Rachael,