The controversial contestant, one of the last four women to fight to win James’ heart, had a hard skydiving on a date with him. She yells “Oof” as she falls to the ground first hand with her instructor on the tandem parachute.
James, who had already landed safely, rushed to Kirkconnell while on the ground. “Rachael literally threw herself to the ground hard,” he said.
Kirkconnell said her back hurt and she looked bruised, but continued with the one-day appointment. She later said James ’care impressed her. The bachelor revealed that seeing her with difficulty made him realize that he felt love for her.
But many Twitter fans didn’t feel so sympathetic after allegations surfaced about Kirkconnell’s racist past, including photos of her attending a slavery-themed plantation party and liking the photos. which contained Confederate flags on social media. (He later apologized for his “offensive and racist” actions).