Licensed contestant Rachael Kirkconnell was seen in public on Wednesday for the first time since she was embroiled in controversy over her posts in the racist socialist past.
The 24-year-old graphic designer was seen in New York while wearing a sports outfit, just a day after spending time with her ex Matt James.
Kirkconnell flaunted his slender figure in a black cropped spaghetti strap blouse that featured a toned belly.
Finally spotted: 24-year-old Rachael Kirkconnell was first seen in New York City on Wednesday after her years-long social media posts came to light a day after she met her ex Matt James
She lightened the faded look with a pair of gray sweatpants, which she wore in bright white Nike top sneakers.
The reality star also had a denim jacket draped over her arm in case of sudden and cold pressure.
He wore dark locks split in the middle and cascaded on his back and wore a black cloth mask to help slow the spread of Covid-19.
Sportsman: Kirkconnell flaunted his slim figure in a black cropped blouse with gray spaghetti straps and gray sweatpants wrapped in his white Nike blouses
Kirkconnell flaunted his thin figure in a black cropped blouse with spaghetti straps, which featured a toned belly
Her release comes after Deuxmoi’s Instagram account posted photos of Kirkconnell and her ex-James in New York on Tuesday.
Despite the meeting, a source close to the situation told people that the couple is “just friends”.
Now back in the market, Matt has focused on community project work, a person close to him told People.
Seen: her release comes after Deuxmoi’s Instagram account posted photos of Kirkconnell and her ex-James on a date in New York on Tuesday; Rachael and Matt in the picture
Friends only: despite the meeting, a source close to the situation told people that the couple is “friends only”; Rachael and Matt in the picture
Matt and Rachael started dating after they left as a couple for The Bachelor.
Despite the fact that there is no engagement, Matt and Rachael ended the show by confessing their love for each other and agreeing to continue their relationship outside the room.
However, it was not long before the controversy broke out between the pairs.
Controversy: James broke up with Rachael after photos appeared of her participating in a plantation-themed party, along with approving her friends’ posts in pro-Trump MAGA hats
Photos appeared with Rachael who participated in a plantation-themed party in 2018, along with other problematic content.
The photos landed not only Rachael in hot water, but also host Chris Harrison, who defended the behavior in an interview with former licensee Rachel Lindsay. This eventually led him to move away from the franchise.
Both Chris and Rachael have repeatedly apologized for their actions.
In the end, Matt and Rachael’s relationship did not survive the controversy, and the former licensee admitted that he ended the relationship after the photos appeared.
Back to this: Now back on the market, Matt has focused on working on community projects, the source said.
Controversy: Chris Harrison landed in the middle of the Kirkconnell scandal after coming to her defense during an interview with Rachel Lindsay
“You want to believe that you know your person better than anyone else knows your person. This controversy revolves around who Rachael is and the events she could have attended, images she liked and people she is associated with, ”he said after After The Final Rose.
“I try to be there for her and I rejected them as rumors, because they were like that for me. You hear heartbreaking things and pray that they are not true. And then, when you find out that they are, it only makes you question everything “, he added.
Discussing the “weight” of seeing Rachael for the first time in the special, he told Good Morning America, “He hit me like a ton of bricks. I felt the weight of everything I was going through during the season and what I was dealing with as a country and I have to explain this – why I think it is problematic for me and our relationship – which was extremely difficult. ‘
It doesn’t have to be: In the end, Matt and Rachael’s relationship did not survive the controversy, and the former licensee admitted that he ended the relationship after the photos appeared.