Rachel Lindsay and Brian Abasolo.
Getty Images (2)Rachel Lindsay She broke her silence days after her divorce was finalized Brian Abasolo.
“I'm divorced,” Lindsay, 39, said during the Friday, January 10, episode of “Thank God.” Her podcast is “Higher Learning.” “Give me some freedom music. Some freedom music.”
After joking around for a minute, Lindsay got serious about explaining to the co-host From Lathan It “feels so weird” to be divorced.
She continued: “From the moment he finally left home, after being here seven months after the breakup, I felt divorced.” “I'll be honest, there's a lot I want to say.”
Lindsay noted that “from the beginning” she wanted to share her side of the story — but not yet.
“I haven't spoken, but I will, and I just understand all of that,” she continued. “There (are) a lot of things I want to address.”
Former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay has gotten candid about the aftermath of her divorce from Brian Abasolo. “I met my ex on The Bachelor. We're currently going through a divorce, which is really interesting. So we met. We dated for two and a half years. We got married. We were seen as one (…)
Elsewhere in the episode, Lindsay revealed what “upset” her most about the way Abasolo was behaving.
“For his part, there were certain things that were said that played into certain stereotypes that were really hurtful or upsetting me. Saying things that specifically played into the stereotype of me being an angry black female,” she said, claiming that the “narrative” had emerged where “I put a career” on the relationship and children.
“These things are categorically untrue,” Lindsay said. “Seeing people running like that because it's the low-hanging fruit and because it fits a certain stereotype, it was really hurtful.”
Brian Abasolo and Rachel Lindsay.
Leon Bennett/Getty Images for the Alzheimer's AssociationLindsay and Abasolo, 44, met and got engaged during Season 13 of Bachelorette, Which aired in 2017. He I filed for divorce From Lindsay in January 2024 after more than four years of marriage. After a chaotic back-and-forth, which included details about their finances and the couple continuing to live together, Their divorce was finalized on Tuesday, January 7 (they did not have a prenuptial agreement).
we He confirmed in July 2024 that Lindsay had been ordered to pay Taxes $13,257 per month In temporary spousal support plus $20,000 in attorney's fees and forensic expert expenses. Their divorce documents, which they obtained we On Tuesday, he shared that Abasolo “releases and discharges Lindsay and relieves her of 'any and all' future payments. (She still owes him $460,229).
Gerrit Clark/Getty Images; Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Cover Images Former Bachelor couple Rachel Lindsay and Brian Abasolo initially kept quiet about their decision to divorce, but more messy details have since emerged. Us Weekly confirmed in January 2024 that Abasolo had filed for divorce from Lindsay. Court documents obtained by us at the time revealed that (…)
Lindsay didn't address any details regarding the split during Friday's podcast episode, but she did say there came a point where she had to become the “bigger person” in their divorce.
“When someone fights you like that and wants to die on every hill and doesn't want to compromise at all for any reason — and (I'll talk) about that later,” she said. “At some point you have to let go of yourself and be the bigger person and prioritize what is most important to you.”
Lindsay explained that she got to the point where she was “trying to move on” and “had to make compromises that I didn't necessarily want to make.”
“My peace of mind is ultimately priceless, and I really want to start rebuilding, and I want to move forward,” she added. “I'm able to do it now. And it feels really good.”
She concluded that she “will never marry without a prenup again,” adding: “It's completely changed my perspective on everything. I don't even know if I'll ever get married again. I can't even understand it.”
