{"id":144317,"date":"2025-01-16T15:24:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/matt-james-rachael-kirkconnell-its-over-after-4-years\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T15:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:24:58","slug":"matt-james-rachael-kirkconnell-its-over-after-4-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/matt-james-rachael-kirkconnell-its-over-after-4-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt James &#038; Rachael Kirkconnell: It&#8217;s Over After 4 Years!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell have broken up.<\/p>\n<p>Four years ago, Rachael competed on Matt\u2019s historic season of <em>The Bachelor<\/em> and won.<\/p>\n<p>Despite controversy, the two have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/09\/matt-james-sorry-haters-but-i-love-rachael-kirkconnell-soooo-muc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remained together<\/a> \u2014 with one temporary breakup in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s over, with Matt sharing the split news in the form of a prayer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James on March 7, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-516922 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachael Kirkconnell and  Matt James attend the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards at Allegiant Stadium on March 07, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Mike Coppola\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matt-james-and-rachael-kirkconnell-have-broken-up\">Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell have broken up<\/h2>\n<p>Early in the morning on Thursday, January 16, Matt James took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE4mLfQSKgg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There, he shared a throwback photo of himself with Rachael Kirkconnell.<\/p>\n<p>The two have broken up. Instead of simply announcing the news, he revealed it in the form of a Christian prayer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE4mLfQSKgg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\">\u201cFather God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts,\u201d he asked. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\">\u201cGive us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding,\u201d Matt James\u2019 caption continued.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\">\u201cShower our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us,\u201d he requested. \u201cAnd remind us that our Joy comes from you, Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James on January 20, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-516923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James on January 20, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-516923 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James  attend the star-studded Sake Ceremony hosted by Nobu Matsuhisa and Meir Teper to inaugurate the Grand Opening of Nobu Dubai, at Atlantis The Palm, on January 20, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Samir Hussein\/Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That same Thursday morning, even a few hours after Matt\u2019s post, Rachael had not posted anything of the sort.<\/p>\n<p>Her last photos and videos featuring Matt come from over a month earlier \u2014 December 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>However, she has not updated her Instagram page since then, so it\u2019s not like there\u2019s a series of selfies without Matt that were hinting at solo adventures and perhaps a split.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCriuDmPr_v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Matt\u2019s latest post featuring Rachael is from Wednesday, January 15. The video features the two of them eating pizza and, presumably in exchange for money, suggesting that people eat British food on purpose.<\/p>\n<p>(Many, many of Matt\u2019s posts are short videos of him or Rachael or both of them eating food. We all love food, but it\u2019s quite the contrast from Rachael\u2019s gallery of romantic photos from their four-year relationship)<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/05\/rachael-kirkconnell-and-matt-james-look-here-they-are-back-toget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 interruption<\/a>, Matt and Rachael have been together since filming his season \u2014 in late 2020. Season 25 of <em>The Bachelor<\/em> began airing almost exactly four years ago, in early January 2021.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James on January 21, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-516924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James on January 21, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-516924 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0116_mattjames_03-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James attend the Grand Reveal Weekend for Atlantis The Royal, Dubai\u2019s new ultra-luxury hotel on January 21, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jeff Spicer\/Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-this-another-example-of-the-the-bachelor-curse-so-to-speak\">Is this another example of the \u2018The Bachelor\u2019 curse, so to speak?<\/h2>\n<p>Reality television is a terrible place to get to know someone. It is an even worse place to fall in love. Why? Because people seldom act as their most authentic selves when they know that they are on camera.<\/p>\n<p>However, Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell didn\u2019t break up in four months. They split after four years together, with only one scandal-induced split during that time.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the back-to-back nightmares that, say, Becca Kufrin endured with Arie and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2020\/08\/becca-kufrin-and-garrett-yrigoyen-its-over-after-2-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with Garrett<\/a>, we\u2019d say that they got a very good deal out of it. A normal, four-year relationship. This isn\u2019t a reality TV curse; it\u2019s just life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/matt-james-rachael-kirkconnell-split\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell have broken up. Four years ago, Rachael competed on Matt\u2019s historic season of The Bachelor and won. Despite controversy, the two have remained together \u2014 with one temporary breakup in 2021. Now, it\u2019s over, with Matt sharing the split news in the form of a prayer. 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