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Matt James no longer has a place on Dancing with the Stars, not after he was eliminatedd from the competition on Tuesday night.
Here’s the thing, though.
Here’s why the former Bachelor lead shouldn’t hang his head too low after a controversial de…
Consider the odds defied for Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell.
So far, at least.
The very recent Bachelor handed his final rose to Kirkconnell at the conclusion of his run as the show’s lead last year… only to basically then take it back afte…
The last time Matt James appeared on an ABC reality show, he barely knew Rachael Kirkconnell.
This time around, however?
Matt James is relying on Rachael Kirkconnell for support.
On Monday night, the most recent Bachelor lead made his Danci…
Both on screen and social media, we’ve all seen Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell’s ups and downs.
From a major Bachelor scandal early this year to their on-again, off-again relationship since, there’s no hiding their private lives.
So when Matt admits to a “mistake” that he recently made in his relationship and accompanies it with an apology, fans wonder what’s going on.
It turns out that this betrayal might be familiar to some members of the Bachelor Nation.
On Sunday, September 12, Matt James took to his Instagram Stories to make a confession.
“I’m sorry @rachaelkirkconnell,” he captioned the video.
Rachael has been enjoying New York Fashion Week … and this “betrayal” took place in her absence.
In the video — and never has it been more important to watch the video — Matt explained what happened.
“I told Rachael I was gonna wait and start Mare of Easttown till she got out here,” he revealed.
“And then I made the mistake,” Matt confessed.
“I was all, ‘Oh, I’m just gonna watch 15 minutes, I’m just gonna watch 30 minutes,’ last night,” Matt described.
Many of us have made that mistake. Oh, I’ll just watch the cold open, we tell ourselves.
It is always self-deception, as Matt is thoroughly aware.
“And I went to bed at 5 a.m.,” Matt confessed.
“I watched the entire show,” he admitted to his fans and followers, and to Rachael, in the video.
“And I can say that I had no idea — I had zero idea — it was gonna be who it was,” Matt said.
“I’ve never been that unsure of who I thought was gonna be the person,” Matt praised.
“But now,” he added, “I need a new show.”
Matt has never been more relatable, honestly.
Mare of Easttown is an Emmy-nominated HBO drama that stars Kate Winslet.
Despite the title, it is neither about a horse nor does it take place in a quaint, murder-filled British village.
Rather, the show follows a grandmother who is a Philadelphia detective grappling with personal challenges as she attempts to solve a case.
Obviously, Matt was teasing fans with his apology so that he could nerd out about the show.
And we, out of respect for his enthusiasm, tried to carry that energy forward as we teased this post.
Honestly, it’s nice to see this level of earnestness from famous people.
There have been articles, particularly over the past decade, about “cheating” when it comes to television shows.
Two people, often partners, make a plan to binge a new season — often on Netflix — but one accidentally watches it all first.
It happens and it doesn’t actually have to be a big deal, but if one partner is hurt or the other keeps doing it, you know, try to work on that.
Hopefully, Rachael won’t be too put out by Matt’s impatience.
This kind of thing can happen to any of us.
In fact, some partners see advantages when the other has already seen something.
Okay, I’m talking about myself — I like to make guesses as I watch a show, but if I’ve seen it already, I won’t blurt out spoilers.
But since my guesses sometimes turn out to be correct, it’s kind of handy for some of my loved ones if I watch ahead of time.
As far as relationship problems are concerned, Matt and Rachael seem to be doing well … unless this becomes a weird pattern.
The woman who won the final rose from the first black Bachelor in the popular reality TV show’s history is back in the spotlight and drawing some attention once again… Former Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell is coming clean about what she went through — and what she considered doing — after that infamous antebellum-themed sorority photo scandal […]
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Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell would like the world to know something.
Actually, to be more specific, Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell would like one person in particular to know something.
And that something is this:
They are back togeth…
The Bachelor Nation is well aware that Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are back together.
The on-again, off-again pair has been spending a lot of time together … and documenting it on Instagram.
This week, Matt had some fun at Rachael’s expense over a video of her being “hangry” in the car.
Most couples don’t want their fights put on display for the whole world to see.
Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell spent time in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Hanging out with Matt’s mom, the pair decided to get something to eat.
Their first stop was Char Grill, where Matt got food for himself.
Rachael was clearly feeling hungry and protested that Matt had stopped there first instead of Whole Foods.
Him not only picking up Char Grill but eating before she had her food had her in a bad mood.
All of this was recorded … and then posted to Instagram.
“You didn’t ask if I wanted anything, either,” Rachael accused in the video.
“Yeah, I did,” Matt countered.
Rachael then fired back: “No, you didn’t.”
Matt then clarified: “I asked if you wanted something from Whole Foods.”
Rachael retorted, “Where are we? Not Whole Foods.”
Matt assured her that this was just the “first stop.”
Rachael replied: “You’ve eaten today — I haven’t.”
She admonished him: “This should have been our second stop.”
They didn’t quite see this eye to eye.
“This is my first meal,” Matt replied, possibly splitting hairs.
“Are you hungry? We have food,” he offered … or perhaps, teased.
Unhappily, Rachael muttered: “You’re mean. You didn’t even ask.”
Honestly, Rachael has a fair point. It’s polite to wait to eat until everyone has their food.
Besides, they’re in Raleigh — they could have just as easily gone to a real local fast food chain, like Cook Out.
That wasn’t Rachael’s issue, but if she’d at least had a legendary Cook Out shake, she might have been feeling less “hangry.”
Matt shared the video, adding a caption on his Instagram Stories.
“You mad?!!” he wrote. “LMAOOO! Hangryyy.”
You can see that video included in this post.
“LMAO! Pitching a FIT,” Matt laughed on Instagram.
Rachael also had a laugh about her in-the-car antics.
She shared a Gavin meme, indicating that she was perhaps a little childish.
It is unclear who actually recorded them from the backseat.
They have been spending time with friends — members of the erstwhile Quarantine Cre.
The pair have also been spending time with Matt’s mother. So honestly, who knows?
Matt and Rachael’s back-and-forth attempts to rekindle their relationship have been under a lot of scrutiny.
Those of us opposed to racism were appalled by Rachael’s scandal early this year.
We all certainly hope that Rachael’s visible efforts to be actively anti-racist are genuine, and not for show or branding reasons.
There is also a vocal segment of the Bachelor Nation who took aim at Matt for having broken up with her in the first place.
In their eyes, racism isn’t the problem — accountability is.
These are of course the same people who whine incessantly about Chris Harrison not returning.
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Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell’s relationship has been back and forth and up and down.
That’s not sex joke, though after how handsy they were in Miami, it might as well be.
But a few weeks ago, Matt officially confirmed that he and Rachael are trying to make things work.
And it sounds like the two of them are more “inseparable” than they’ve been since before they first split.
An inside source close to Matt James opened up to E! News about where things stand.
“Matt and Rachael are in a really good place right now,” the insider dished.
“And,” the source added, the two of them “are getting serious.”
“They are inseparable,” the insider characterized Matt and Rachael.
“And,” the source added, the two “talk all day, every day.”
So sparks aren’t only flying when they’re pressing flesh (by which we of course mean hand-holding).
“They have been making many plans to see each other,” the insider revealed.
“So,” the source explained, “not a huge chunk of time passes before their next visit.”
That is why they have been spotted hanging out in both Miami and in Orange County, California.
“They have discussed Rachael moving to New York City to be closer to Matt,” the insider shared.
“And,” the source noted, “she has always loved the city.”
The insider predicted: “so it would work out well.”
“They are both taking it slow,” the source characterized.
“But,” the insider revealed, Matt and Rachael “have talked about moving in together.”
That is a major step in any relationship!
“It is an option they are considering,” the source explained.
“But,” the insider adds, they are “waiting to see how the next couple of months progress.”
That sounds very wise, all things considered.
Rachael was an early frontrunner on Matt’s season of The Bachelor.
It was a truly historic season, as it somehow took the franchise 25 seasons to finally cast a Black man as the lead.
Unfortunately, though he and Rachael had a tremendous amount of chemistry, some ugly truths tore them apart.
With Rachael as an early frontrunner, it was only natural that fans would be curious about her.
This curiosity turned to concern when a former high school classmate of Rachael came forward.
She was stunned, she shared, because she recalled Rachael as bullying other white girls if they liked Black guys.
Unfortunately, this was not an isolated report about Rachael.
Her social media history showed enough red flags to open a monochromatic flag store.
“Likes” involving racist hate symbols, her parents’ bigoted political screeds, and a plantation party added up … and it was not good.
One incident of high school racism or being friends with the wrong people could be explained away.
But so many things together … it was hard to think of an explanation that did not involve Rachael harboring racist views.
She and Matt broke up, and it was downright ugly.
However, Rachael did publicly apologize.
Additionally, she began using her suddenly much larger social media platform for good.
She defended Matt at every turn and shared anti-racist resources — hoping that others could also learn.
Racism isn’t just a “mistake,” and only Black people get to decide who is forgiven for anti-Black racism.
In Matt’s case, however, there were clearly strong lingering feelings.
He and Rachael have been on-again, off-again for months. Maybe they’ll work out … maybe.
Simply out, Bacheloor Nation fans and followers?
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