{"id":147095,"date":"2025-01-30T18:12:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T18:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/rachael-kirkconnell-okay-this-is-the-reason-matt-james-broke-up-with-me\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T18:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T18:12:29","slug":"rachael-kirkconnell-okay-this-is-the-reason-matt-james-broke-up-with-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/rachael-kirkconnell-okay-this-is-the-reason-matt-james-broke-up-with-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachael Kirkconnell: Okay, THIS is the Reason Matt James Broke Up With Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rachael Kirkconnell is ready to spill all the tea.<\/p>\n<p>And, by the sound of it, Rachael Kirkconnell would to spill this scalding hot tea all over the head of ex-boyfriend Matt James.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/matt-james-rachael-kirkconnell-split\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James announced on Instagram<\/a> that he had split from his lover of four years.<\/p>\n<p>He sounded pretty heartfelt at the time, too, while remaining vague and mysterious.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1382567323-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-518177 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1382567323-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1382567323-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1382567323-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1382567323-2048x1385.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1382567323-960x649.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1382567323-1080x730.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1382567323-1200x811.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1382567323-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 7, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rich Fury\/Getty Images for ACM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\">\u201cFather God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts,\u201d James wrote as a message on January 16.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\">\u201cGive us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\">\u201cShower our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us. And remind us that our Joy comes from you, Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James met Kirkconnell met on The Bachelor, with the pair making it through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/03\/rachael-kirkconnell-on-racist-photos-i-didnt-think-anyone-would\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a race-based controversy<\/a>\u00a0around that time that resulted from Rachael\u2019s long-ago past.<\/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\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James on January 21, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-517994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-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\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James on January 21, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-517994 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0128_rachaelkirkconnell_05-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<p>For her part, Kirkconnell didn\u2019t respond directly to the break-up right away, although she strongly hinted at some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/rachael-kirkconnell-sounds-very-bitter-over-matt-james-break-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bitterness of what transpired<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two weeks after Matt\u2019s announcement, though, the 28-year-old went on the Call Her Daddy podcast and sharied what led to the couple\u2019s demise during a trip to Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said that at the end of the day, there were just qualities about me that he worries about having in a wife,\u201d she explained. \u201cAt the end of the day, [he said] there are things that we aren\u2019t compatible with.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-1024x908.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-517114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-1024x908.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-768x681.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-2048x1816.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-960x851.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-1080x958.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-1200x1064.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-1024x908.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-517114 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-1024x908.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-768x681.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-2048x1816.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-960x851.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-1080x958.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-1200x1064.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1416616959-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James attend the Monster Energy BIG3 Celebrity Basketball Game at State Farm Arena on August 21, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (GETTY)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It pretty clearly came out of nowhere to Kirkconnell, but she says that was consistent with the nature of the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just one of those things where he, I think, just had this realization that, \u2018I should want to propose to you by this time. At this point in our relationship, I should be wanting those things and I should be ready for that. But I\u2019m not still. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018I still don\u2019t feel like we\u2019re ready, or I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m ready. I don\u2019t know if I ever see myself proposing to you. I can\u2019t actually see myself married to you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kirkconnell added that she didn\u2019t even know James would put out his Instagram statement until she saw it while on board an airplane.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-780x1024.png\" alt=\"Matt James Keeps Warm\" class=\"wp-image-356724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-780x1024.png 780w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-768x1008.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-735x964.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-255x335.png 255w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-264x347.png 264w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-396x520.png 396w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-488x640.png 488w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-585x768.png 585w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-732x960.png 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-823x1080.png 823w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm.png 1041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-780x1024.png\" alt=\"Matt James Keeps Warm\" class=\"wp-image-356724 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-780x1024.png 780w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-768x1008.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-735x964.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-255x335.png 255w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-264x347.png 264w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-396x520.png 396w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-488x640.png 488w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-585x768.png 585w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-732x960.png 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm-823x1080.png 823w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm.png 1041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/matt-james-keeps-warm.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matt James sports a smile and warm coat while outside here to film The Bachelor Season 25.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA few days before, we\u2019re talking about how he feels lucky to have me as a partner,\u201d Kirkconnell said of the unexpected decision. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that there\u2019s so many qualities that he loves that I have and that we see relationships with other people where they deal with a lot or put up with a lot of things. And he\u2019s like, \u2018It\u2019s just so nice that I just feel very lucky that I can call you my partner.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Rachael recalled that \u201ceverything was fine.\u201d Until it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just one of those things where [I] was like, \u2018Do you want to make this work?\u201d she said on the podcast. \u201c\u2018Do you think that it\u2019s me or is it something with you? Are you scared or is it really me? Is your perfect person somewhere out there? Is it not me?\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he came to the conclusion that he didn\u2019t think it was me and he said he just didn\u2019t want me to end up resenting him by wasting more of my time if it wouldn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/rachael-kirkconnell-okay-this-is-the-reason-matt-james-broke-up-with-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Rachael Kirkconnell is ready to spill all the tea. And, by the sound of it, Rachael Kirkconnell would to spill this scalding hot tea all over the head of ex-boyfriend Matt James. Earlier this month, James announced on Instagram that he had split from his lover of four years. He sounded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-147095","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}