Matt James has removed the breakup announcement that reportedly blindsided ex-girlfriend Rachael Kirkconnell from Instagram.
The 33-year-old former Bachelor star dated Kirkconnell for four years before their split in mid January.
At the end of the month she appeared on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast to talk about the dissolution of their relationship at length.
Now, there is so trace of the lengthy breakup news — which was written as a prayer — on his social media account.
Initially shared on January 16, Matt's caption read: 'Father God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts. Give us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding. Shower our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us. And remind us that our Joy comes from you, Lord.'
Matt James has removed the breakup announcement that reportedly blindsided ex-girlfriend Rachael Kirkconnell from Instagram; pictured in 2021
Rachael appeared on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast in late January to talk about the dissolution of their relationship at length
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On Monday, James used the online platform to post a video from his travels in Iten, Kenya.
Earlier this month he told his nearly one million followers, 'I booked a one way ticket to Kenya, please share Africa recs.'
Following the separation, his Instagram still features videos with Kirkconnell from happier days.
The exes met during their turn on The Bachelor season 25, which aired in 2021.
Although she was the last woman standing, they did not get engaged at the end the season engaged and briefly parted ways due to resurfaced photos showing Kirkconnell’s involvement in an racist-themed college party.
At the time, she responded to widespread backlash in a statement that read: 'While there have been rumors circulating, there have also been truths that have come to light that I need to address.
'I hear you, and I’m here to say I was wrong. At one point, I didn’t recognize how offensive and racist my actions were, but that doesn’t excuse them. My age or when it happened does not excuse anything. They are not acceptable or OK in any sense. I was ignorant, but my ignorance was racist.'
On Call Her Daddy, Rachael laid out the reason for their breakup.
'He said that at the end of the day there were just qualities about me that he worries about having in a wife. There are things that we aren’t compatible with and the whole accountability and saying sorry and all that was really the main thing,' she explained.
There is so trace of the lengthy breakup news - which was written as a prayer - on his social media account
The exes met during their turn on The Bachelor season 25, which aired in 2021
On Call Her Daddy, Rachael laid out the reason for their breakup, sharing that Matt didn't see her as wife material
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Matt James relaxes in Kenya after Rachael Kirkconnell podcast
She continued, 'It was just one of those things where he, I think, just had this realization that "I should want to propose to you by this time. Like, at this point in our relationship, I should be wanting those things and I should be ready for that. But I’m not still. I still don’t feel like we’re ready or I don’t feel like I’m ready. I don’t know if I ever see myself proposing to you. I can’t actually see myself married to you."'
Before he posted the news of their split online, Kirkonnell said: 'He didn’t even text me to give me a warning, like, saying, "Hey, I’m posting this."
'It just hurt to know that’s how my friends found out and my family and my little sister. I didn’t get to talk to them about it or grieve privately for, like, a day.'
The reality television star added that she's been in touch with James since the breakup and that there's no chance of reconciliation.
