RACHAEL Kirkconnell’s sister has shared a jaw-dropping detail about her split from Bachelor Matt James.
Matt announced that he had split from Rachael, whom he met while filming season 25 of The Bachelor in 2020, last week in a bombshell Instagram post.
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Fans were instantly baffled by the announcement, because Matt had been posting content all week about his and Rachael’s trip to London, with a video of her eating pizza on his Instagram when the announcement was made.
Trinity, 22, Rachael's younger sister, has now shared some very juicy information about her sister's split from Matt, giving fans a glimpse at the breakup timeline.
Not only this, but Trinity has unfollowed Matt on social media, too, which has further ramped up interest in the couple's split.
Taking to TikTok to break her silence on her sister's split from the former Bachelor, Trinity replied to comments about her sister and her now-ex and their vacation in London.
"They were still together when he was posting all that," Trinity penned to a fan on TikTok last week, "just to give some perspective on the timeline of things."
She then gave even more of an insight into the timeline of Rachael and Matt's split.
Commenting on a TikTok about when her sister split from the former Bachelor hunk, Trinity seemingly revealed that they had only split up three hours before Matt issued his bombshell statement on Instagram.
Sharing the bombshell announcement on Instagram in the early hours of January 16, Matt shared a snap of him and Rachael on Bachelor when they made it to the final.
BOMBSHELL STATEMENT
"Father God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts.
"Give us peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding," Matt penned in the shocking and unexpected post."
He added: "Shower our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us.
"And remind us that our Joy comes from you, Lord," complete with a broken heart emoji."
This comes after a source close to the couple exclusively told The U.S. Sun that Rachael was not consulted about the announcement Matt shared, and felt totally "blindsided".
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RACHAEL WAS 'BLINDSIDED'
“Everyone is confused and still trying to get to the bottom of what happened but first and foremost, they’re supporting Rachael and making sure she's okay," the source spilled to us in the wake of the couple's split last week.
“They didn't know they were fully broken up. Rachael is being pretty quiet right now but I know she was blindsided by Matt's post.
“She didn't know he was going to do that and definitely wouldn't have approved of it if she did.
“And she thinks it's just as weird as everyone else does, she’s humiliated that's how the news came out,” the insider said.
The source went on to say that Rachael is “the one who pulled the plug, full stop” and that while Matt “knows what he did”, ultimately, it is her story to tell.
However, the source said Matt struggled with commitment, and did not propose to Rachael despite dating for four years.
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