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Rachel Kirkconnell
While Matt chose not to propose to Rachel during the finale, which aired in March 2021, they left the show as a couple. the The duo secretly separated However, in February 2021 after she was accused of racism and photos resurfaced of her at an antebellum-themed party on a farm at the college. Rachel apologized for her actions twice via Instagram before sitting down with Matt and the guest host Emmanuel Acho during After the final rose.
“When he first called me to end things, my initial reaction was that I was so confused. I was so flabbergasted,” Rachel said in the special. “But once that initial reaction was over, I thought about how strong our relationship was. So, in order for him to end things, he must have been very hurt by everything. “It was difficult, because I lost the love of my life.”
After being spotted together in April 2021, Matt and Rachel confirmed in May that they were giving their romance another chance. The duo said exclusively we In July 2023 they are He was accustomed to speculation About their separation again.
“I think we've been through so much stuff at this point that there's nothing really to separate us. I understand that — because we're together a lot, so when our schedules don't align or when we have our own things, I know where people are coming from,” Rachel said. .
For his part, Matt admitted that even his mother tends to worry about the state of their relationship.
“I'd come home and if Rachel wasn't with me, my mom would say, 'What's wrong?' Where's Rachel?'' he said we. “I'm like, 'She had to come home to see her family!' “She has her mother, father, brother and sister (in Atlanta).”
