Rachael Kirkconnell’s sister, Trinity Kirkconnell, seemingly implied that Rachael was blindsided by her breakup with Matt James. A Bachelor superfan named Gabby White posted a TikTok video questioning the timeline of Matt,

Matt James reportedly broke up with Rachael Kirkconnell just three hours before his Instagram post, according to Kirkconnell's sister Trinity.

Rachael Kirkconnell has yet to release a statement on her split from Matt James, but she has been shedding some light on the breakup by interacting with fan comments on Instagram, including one that speculated she was "completely blindsided" by his announcement.

Rachael Kirkconnell shared other creators’ TikTok videos about break ups after she and Matt James went their separate ways

It’s over between The Bachelor‘s Matt James and his final rose recipient, Rachael Kirkconnell. After four years of dating, the couple has called it quits. James announced the news via Instagram by sharing a throwback photo of the pair during their time on the ABC series.

"The Bachelor" star Matt James revealed that he and Rachael Kirkconnell broke up in a Thursday social media post.

James chose Rachael as his Bachelor winner during season 25, which aired in early 2021. However, by the After the Final Rose special in March of that year, James said they had broken up after Rachael’s past racially insensitive social media activity resurfaced. The couple reconciled a month later.

Rachael Kirkconnell was allegedly blindsided by Matt James' breakup post, source claims she's the one who "pulled the plug" and he "knows what he did."

In a Jan. 16 podcast episode, T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach reacted to the news of their "dear friend" Matt James' split from Rachael Kirkconnell — and reflected on some of the many conversations they'd had with James about his intentions to propose.