Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay breaks silence after finalizing 'messy' divorce from Bryan Abasolo

Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay broke her silence days after finalizing her divorce from Bryan Abasolo.

Abasolo, 44, filed to end their marriage in January 2024, and the divorce has been contentious. 

Lindsay, 39, previously stated the divorce was 'unnecessarily messy' as the former couple did not have a prenup.

Over the weekend, the reality TV star — who recently sparked  romance rumors with country singer Willie Jones — shared her thoughts for the first time since the divorce was finalized, revealing she 'wouldn’t get married without a prenup' again.

'I'm divorced. Thank you, God,' she said on a new episode of her Higher Learning podcast. 'Give me some freedom music. Some freedom music.'

'From the moment he finally left the house, after being here for seven months post-separation, I felt divorced,' she added. 'I'll be honest, there's a lot I want to say.' 

Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay, 39, broke her silence days after finalizing her divorce from Bryan Abasolo, 44;  she is pictured at the the 2024 BET Awards in Los Angeles 
Abasolo filed to end their marriage in January 2024, and the divorce has been contentious; the former pair seen in 2022
Speaking of the divorce, Rachel said, 'I had to make concessions that I didn't necessarily want to do, and in order to say, my peace of mind is priceless at the end of the day.'

'And I really want to start rebuilding and I want to move forward. And I'm able to do that now. And that feels really, really good that I can start the process of, like, okay. Let's rebuild.'

She went on: 'I haven't talked, but I will and I'm just figuring all that out. There [are] so many things that I want to address.' 

Rachel then added that she 'wouldn't get married without a prenup' again, 'but, I don't know. It's, like, changed my whole perspective on everything. I don't even know if I would get married again. I can't even, like, fathom that.' 

Almost exactly one year after divorce documents were filed, Lindsay and Abasolo's marriage officially came to an end. 

The former couple, who met and fell in love on Lindsay's season of The Bachelorette, finalized their divorce last Tuesday, according to Page Six.

The duo did not have a prenuptial agreement and Lindsay was ordered to pay Abasolo over $13k a month in temporary spousal support over the summer. 

However the latest court documents reveal Abasolo 'waives, discharges, and releases' Lindsay from 'any and all' payments she was scheduled to make in the future.

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Rachel Lindsay sounds emotional as she alludes to her divorce
'I'm divorced. Thank you, God,' she said on a new episode of her Higher Learning podcast. 'Give me some freedom music. Some freedom music'; seen in 2019
Rachel shared that she 'wouldn't get married without a prenup' again, adding, 'I don't even know if I would get married again. I can't even, like, fathom that'; seen in 2023
Speaking of the divorce, she said, 'I had to make concessions that I didn't necessarily want to do, and in order to say, my peace of mind is priceless at the end of the day'; seen in 2018
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Rachel Lindsay and hubby Bryan reveal they've been living apart
Documents obtained by Us Weekly also show that Lindsay still owes $460,229 to her ex. 

Abasolo has been allowed to keep various personal items, including his wedding band, his 2021 Honda Accord, and Miami residence.

As for Lindsay, she will keep the Neil Lane engagement ring, in addition to a 2023 Porsche Macan and her home in North Hollywood.

The duo must also pay for their own attorney's fees. This order does not pertain to the $20,000 Lindsay has already paid for Abasolo's counsel, according to Page Six.

Lindsay and Abasolo met on The Bachelor in 2017 and tied the knot in 2019.

They called it quits in December 2023 after four years of marriage.

Recently, Lindsay spoke about noticing red flags in her relationship with her ex but ignoring them.

On an episode of The View, which aired on December 3, she admitted she was 'wrapped up in shame.'

Lindsay and Abasolo finalized their divorce a year after first filing documents to end the marriage; pictured 2023 
As for Lindsay, she will keep the Neil Lane engagement ring Abasolo proposed to her with on The Bachelorette, in addition to a 2023 Porsche Macan and her home in North Hollywood; seen in 2019
Lindsay and Abasolo met on The Bachelor in 2017 and tied the knot in 201
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Rachel Lindsay talks about her Bryan Abasolo ahead of divorce
'I know this all too well right now,' she confessed to the talk show hosts.

'For those of you who don't know, I met my ex on The Bachelor. We're currently going through a divorce right now, and it's really interesting,' she said.

'We met, we dated for two and a half years, we went and got married,' she recalled.

'And we were looked at as one of the more successful relationships that came from the show. Anywhere I went, people would ask me about my relationship,' she said.

'And you feel the public pressure to always let people know that things are great, even though behind closed doors, that might not be the case — or you're working on it, or you're having a bad day or whatever it might be.'

She continued: 'A lot of that is wrapped up in shame. You don't want to say that it fell. You're scared, you don't want people to see you in a different way.'

Lindsay has regretted not getting a prenup.

'A lot of people are like, "You're a lawyer. … Do you have a prenup?" I don't,' the reality star revealed on the Hidden Gems With Natasha Parker podcast.

The attorney recently sparked romance rumors with country singer Willie Jones, who collaborated with Beyoncé on her Cowboy Carter album; the two seen in December
She went on to explain her thought process for her inaction, revealing, 'The reason I didn't is because the place I'm in now … financially … is totally different than when I got married. We were more leveled, and I wasn't in California.'

Lindsay maintains she told her then-fiancé that she thought a prenup was a good idea, but that they weren't 'on the same page.'

In regards to it being in 'a different time' when they tied-the-knot in August 2019, she admitted she was leading more with her heart over logic.

'I didn't want it to be a bigger issue, so we didn't have one,' she added. 'Hindsight is 20/20. I would've done it.'