Rachel Lindsay Says ‘All Is Forgiven’ Between Her and Hannah Brown After N-Word Scandal

Clare Crawley is getting a little gift from former Bachelorette stars Rachel Lindsay and Becca Kufrin.

Rachel Lindsay was The Bachelorette in 2017 and she revealed to Andy Cohen that she “did have a racist contestant on my season.”

The Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay has a bone to pick with conservative pundit Candace Owens. Rachel, 35, a longtime critic of the MAGA firebrand, opened up about why she feels that Candace is “against everything black,” in an EXCLUSIVE podcast interview with HollywoodLife. The interview comes after Rachel retweeted someone who called Candace, 31, a “black white supremacist” for posting a video called I Do Not Support George Floyd.

Rachel Lindsay is opening up about how racism impacts her relationship with her husband Bryan Abasolo.

Rachel Lindsay is just one reality star who has been very vocal about racial injustices in the United States after the Black Lives Matter protests kicked off around the world this year. It all started with the death of George Floyd, who died while in police custody.

Becca Kufrin and Rachel Lindsay didn’t hold back while discussing Garrett Yrigoyen’s social media activity amid the Black Lives Matter movement — and now the season 14 Bachelorette’s fiancée is weighing in on their emotional episode of the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast.“Love you Becca, it’s unrealistic to sit down and have individual conversations with millions,” Yrigoyen commented on Kufrin’s Instagram post about the Tuesday, June 9, episode.

Rachel Lindsay and her husband, Bryan Abasalo, have been forced to make race a topic of conversation in their relationship as an interracial couple.“People were not receptive to our relationship at the end of [The Bachelorette],” Lindsay, 35, told Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday, June 9. “So, we’ve always had to develop a thick skin and figure out how to navigate this world as an interracial couple.

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The Bachelorette]," Rachel told Lauren Zima. "So, we've always had to develop a thick skin and figure out how to navigate this world as an interracial couple.

Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo have had to face challenges throughout their lives. They're also facing new challenges together. In an interview with ET's Lauren Zima on Monday, Lindsay opened up about how she and Abasolo have had «tough discussions» about race, and how they've had to develop a «thick skin» from the start of their relationship.«People were not receptive to our relationship at the end of [].

Mike Johnson wasn't cast as the Bachelor for season 24. Johnson, a portfolio manager and Air Force veteran, was charming, good-looking and seemed to be the total package on Hannah Brown's season of — with viewers hoping he could be cast as the franchise's first-ever black male lead. However, Peter Weber was cast in the lead role instead, leaving many — including Rachel Lindsay — frustrated.

Rachel Lindsay says she's heard from the production team about changes they'd like to make to the franchise, but has yet to see any of those changes actually be implemented. In an interview with ET's Lauren Zima on Tuesday, the former Bachelorette opened up about her powerful blog post on Monday, in which she said she'd cut ties with the franchise if they didn't make real strides toward diversity.

Rachel Lindsay is prepared to cut ties with "The Bachelor" franchise. Lindsay, 35, is the only black person to have led a season of "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette," and now she's calling for more diversity within the franchise.

Rachel Lindsay wants to see real change in thefranchise — starting with a black Bachelor. The attorney, who remains the franchise's first and only black lead in its 18-year history, spoke out in an interview with on Friday, declaring that she can't be «affiliated» with if they don't make real progress. «If we're going around talking about Black Lives Matter and what's important and how we need systemic change … well then let's talk about systemic change when it comes to We got to change some

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterAfter 24 “Bachelor” contestants and 15 “Bachelorettes,” the franchise’s sole Black lead, Rachel Lindsay, is ready to dissociate with ABC’s reality series entirely if they don’t immediately address their problem with diversity.“In 40 seasons [‘The Bachelor’] had one Black lead,” Lindsay said on the “AfterBuzz.” “We are on 45 presidents. And in 45 presidents there’s been one Black president.

Rachel Lindsay is absolutely fed up with The Bachelor franchise’s lack of diversity.

—she will not continue working with the franchise if changes aren't made. “I can’t," Rachel said to the outlet.