Matt James breaks cover in first sighting since ex Rachael Kirkconnell spilled about nasty breakup on Call Her Daddy pod
For the first time since his ex-girlfriend Rachael Kirkconnell revealed everything about their acrimonious split on the most recent episode of Call Her Daddy, MATT James has been visible.
The Bachelor star appeared cheerful as he engaged in some retail therapy in pictures obtained exclusively by The U.S. Sun, following his ex-girlfriend’s tearful admission that she’s still struggling to deal with the breakup.
On a chilly Tuesday in New York City, Matt, 33, was spotted shopping at Lululemon and other stores.
He was wearing a baseball cap, tennis shoes, trousers, grey gloves, and a black puffer coat.
After leaving the store, the food YouTuber was spotted grinning the entire way, so he didn’t look very depressed.
With his Apple AirPods in, Matt smirked as he walked around Manhattan, seemingly engaged in a positive phone conversation.
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Matt’s carefree demeanor on his first date following the split contrasts sharply with the challenging period that 28-year-old Rachel is going through, which she detailed in the most recent episode of Call Her Daddy.
‘I’M FREAKING OUT’
Rachael talked with presenter Alex Cooper on the most recent episode of the well-known podcast about how she met Matt on The Bachelor and how their romance developed.
After that, they talked about their recent breakup, during which Rachael sobbed and talked about Matt’s shocking statement.
“I don’t even think you should post a breakup announcement the same day you break up,” Rachael remarked, fighting back tears.
In reference to Matt’s contentious Instagram post with an odd message announcing their breakup to the world, she continued, “But let alone you know not even give me a warning that you’re doing it.”
She went on to describe how, right before boarding a 12-hour flight, she came across Matt’s Instagram post.
As Rachael recalls, “We’re literally getting ready to take off and my phone blows up it’s one of my best friends,” she describes how her friend had sent her a “bunch of question marks.”
“I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, how does she know,’ as soon as I saw that. Then she texted me again, saying, ‘I saw Matt’s post is this real life,’ and that’s how I saw that he posted.”
“I’m freaking out because I literally have no service or anything for the next twelve hours after seeing his post just before the plane takes off.
“I want him to console me while I’m lying in bed, but he’s the one who harmed me, and I’m furious with him for it.
“But I’m also still like so sad and of course, I still love him, so yeah, just a lot of emotions to work through,” she admitted with emotion.
Rachael was not informed of the strange split statement prior to Matt posting the Instagram caption, as The U.S. Sun previously reported.
While everyone is still trying to figure out what happened and is bewildered, their top priority is to assist Rachael and ensure her well-being.
Her family was completely unaware that they were no longer together. Although Rachael is now keeping quiet, I know that Matt’s post caught her off guard.
She was unaware that he would do it, and if she had, she most certainly would not have approved of it.
According to the insider, she is embarrassed by the way the news was revealed and finds it as strange as everyone else.
Past Bachelor leads
In the early 2000s, the popular ABC reality dating show got its start.
- Alex Michel (2002)
- Aaron Buerge (2002)
- Andrew Firestone (2003)
- Bob Guiney (2003)
- Jesse Palmer (2004) (Current Bachelor franchise host)
- Byron Velvick (2004)
- Charlie O’Connell (2005)
- Travis Lane Stork (2006)
- Lorenzo Borghese (2006)
- Andy Baldwin (2007)
- Brad Womack (2007 and 2011)
- Matt Grant (2008)
- Jason Mesnick (2009)
- Jake Pavelka (2010)
- Ben Flajnik (2012)
- Sean Lowe (2013)
- Juan Pablo Galavis (2014)
- Chris Soules (2015)
- Ben Higgins (2016)
- Nick Viall (2017)
- Arie Luyendyk Jr. (2018)
- Colton Underwood (2019)
- Peter Weber (2020)
- Matt James (2021)
- Clayton Echard (2022)
- Zach Shallcross (2023)
- Joey Graziadei (2024)
- Grant Ellis (2025)
Matt, 33, shared a picture of himself with Rachel, 28, on the set of The Bachelor in 2021, just hours after he was raving about his romance and even revealed his future plans to pop the question.
He additionally tagged the resort Nemacolin in Farmington, Pennsylvania, where the entire season 25 filming was place because of the epidemic, to add even more sentimental touches.
Fans were prompted to ask the following questions by the food vlogger’s caption: Father God, grant Rachael and I the fortitude to heal our wounded hearts.
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Please provide us serenity with this decision to terminate our relationship, which is beyond comprehension of this world.
To make ourselves feel better, show love and kindness to our friends and family. And remind us, Lord, that you are the source of our joy.