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Rachael Kirkconnell’s sister Trinity is shedding new light on her sibling’s shock split with Matt James.
The Bachelor couple were together for four years before James, 33, announced via Instagram this week that they had called it quits – just one day after sharing loved-up posts with Rachael, 28, from a trip to London.
The timing had fans scratching their heads – including TikTok sleuth Gabby White, who shared a video via the social media platform on Friday, January 17, sharing speculation around why the break up played out the way that it did.
“Last thing I’ll say, which is the weirdest to me is I know that the London content was probably sponsored,” she said in the video. “He’s probably contractually obligated to post it but the timing between having like a happy-go-lucky post, being in the comments being so loving and like, publicly together to literally 12 hours later posting this insanely worded break up post, that’s the strangest part to me.”
As Bachelor Nation waits for Rachael Kirkconnell to break her silence on her split from Matt James, a source is giving Us Weekly exclusive insight into their relationship. “The split may seem abrupt, but this has been brewing for a while. It was a long time coming,” the source says. “Matt just couldn’t commit to […]
The video prompted one follower to respond in the comments section, “The old content from London makes sense if it was sponsored, but it feels like he could have edited her out or not liked/responded to comments about her on the posts.”
Jumping in with new information, Trinity replied to the comment to clarify the timing of her sister and James’ relationship ending.
“Yea so they were still together when he was posting all that… just to give some perspective on the timeline of things,” Trinity wrote.
A follow up TikTok post from White revealed that Trinity claimed James uploaded his break up post just three hours after the couple split.
@gabzilla_123456 Replying to @allena shimon NEW INFO!! like what’s the rush Matt?? why did you feel the need to speak out first🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨 #mattjames #bachelor #rachaelkirkconnell
♬ original sound – Gabby White
James announced his separation from Rachael in the early hours of Thursday, January 16 via Instagram.
“Father God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts. Give us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding,” James wrote alongside a photo of him and Rachael on The Bachelor season 25.
Tagging Rachael in the post, James added, “Shower our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us. And remind us that our Joy comes from you, Lord 💔.”
Bachelor Nation is having a hard time accepting Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell really called it quits. The 33-year-old former Bachelor posted a breakup statement in the early hours of Thursday, January 16, writing: “Father God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts. Give us a peace about this decision to end […]
James chose Rachael as his Bachelor winner during season 25, which aired in early 2021. However, by the After the Final Rose special in March of that year, James said they had broken up after Rachael’s past racially insensitive social media activity resurfaced. The couple reconciled a month later.
Following the post, some Bachelor fans questioned if Rachael had been “blindsided” by the split.
A source told Us Weekly on Friday, January 17 that Rachael wasn’t blindsided by the split itself but rather James’ statement and post.
