Matt James is starting over!
02.03.2021 - 06:19 / usmagazine.com
Matt James reunited with “Queen” Victoria and more of his exes during the Monday, March 1, special The Bachelor: The Women Tell All.
The episode began with a disclaimer as host Chris Harrison took the stage, noting it was previously recorded on February 4. The 49-year-old incited controversy on February 9 when he downplayed racism allegations against contestant Rachael Kirkconnell during an Extra interview with Rachel Lindsay. Harrison announced on February 13 that he would be “stepping aside for
Matt James is starting over!
Spilling the Bachelor tea! Matt James is opening up about his journey as the Bachelor following the end of season 25, which left him single after a public breakup with winner Rachael Kirkconnell.
Rachel Lindsay is speaking out following Matt James' finale. The former Bachelorette, who's been outspoken on this season's controversies, shared her thoughts on her and Van Lathan's podcast, ,on Friday. «This is tough for Matt,» Lindsay said. «Matt's in a bad situation.»On Monday's finale, James professed his love for Rachael Kirkconnell and the pair decided to leave the show in a committed relationship, though not engaged.
Matt James is in the market…for a therapist, not someone to give a rose to. One day after the 29-year-old real estate professional’s season of The Bachelor ended, he appeared to reference the drama that played out on our television screens. “Google…Therapist…Near me,” Matt jokingly tweeted on March 16 (replace the dots with emojis of a hand writing, though).
Bachelor viewers weren’t the only ones surprised to learn that Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell had already called it quits. Season 25 finalist Bri Springs spoke exclusively to Us Weekly after the Monday, March 15, finale, revealing that she has mixed feelings about the pair going their separate ways.
Working through the pain. Tyler Cameron revealed how his friend and Bachelor star, Matt James, is handling his split from Rachael Kirkconnell after her past racist actions came to light.
Matt James, the first Black leading man of ABC’s The Bachelor, said on Good Morning America today that reuniting with his reality show costar and season winner Rachael Kirkconnell for the first time following her racial controversy “hit me like a ton of bricks.”
Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell had found love when they saw the pair leave in a committed relationship, but things quickly took a dramatic turn when Matt revealed on that they were no longer together following Rachael's racism controversy. While Rachael went on to share that she's been educating herself with a number of things she's been reading and watching, some fans weren't exactly here for it.“I can list all the documentaries, movies and things I’ve listened to...” List them then
Yet another season of "The Bachelor" has come to an end. Throughout the season, star Matt James had whittled the contestants down to two: Rachael Kirkconnell and Michelle Young.
A not-so-final rose. Matt James chose Rachael Kirkconnell during the Monday, March 15, finale of The Bachelor, but when it came time for the After the Final Rose special, the pair revealed they had split.
Matt James has chosen his final two women. During Monday night's episode of , Matt had Fantasy Suite dates with Michelle, Bri and Rachael, all of whom professed their love to him.Though Matt said the decision about who to send home was «the hardest» one he's had to make yet, he was confident in his choice.«Everyone who’s here, I could see being my wife.
Emotions always run high during fantasy suite week on The Bachelor, but Matt James’ overnight dates were extra dramatic after the season 25 lead sat down to talk to his estranged father.
DeMario Jackson is hoping for the best for Matt James, but he isn’t confident that the season 25 Bachelor is going to get support from fans regardless of who he picks in the end.
Matt James' journey to find love will have a dramatic conclusion. At the end of Monday's «Women Tell All» special, fans got a peek at the remainder of the season.In the intense preview, the three remaining women — Rachael, Bri and Michelle — all express their love for Matt as they go on their Fantasy Suite dates, while Matt grapples with who to choose.«These women are incredible. I'm about to make one of the most important decisions of my life,» he says.
Matt James' journey to find love will have a dramatic conclusion. At the end of Monday's «Women Tell All» special, fans got a peek at the remainder of the season.In the intense preview, the three remaining women — Rachael, Bri and Michelle — all express their love for Matt as they go on their Fantasy Suite dates, while Matt grapples with who to choose.«These women are incredible. I'm about to make one of the most important decisions of my life,» he says.
Matt James was taken aback by the amount of drama during his season of . The current franchise lead admitted as much during Monday's «Women Tell All» special, saying he was «a little surprised» by the amount of conflict among the women.«I would expect a certain amount of that to be taking place just because there's multiple people trying to date one person,» he said. «I just try to be empathetic to the women and what they were going through because I hadn't gone through it.
Victoria Larson was one of the contestants in the hot seat during The Bachelor: Women Tell All on Monday, March 1, and the self-proclaimed “Queen” got visibly emotional when Matt James joined the group.