High school contestant Rachael Kirkconnell was seen in public on Wednesday for the first time since she was embroiled in controversy over her previous racist posts on social media.
The 24-year-old graphic designer was spotted in New York City while wearing a sports suit, just a day after spending time with her ex Matt James.
Kirkconnell flaunted his slender figure in a black-trimmed tank top with spaghetti straps, showing off his toned belly.
Finally seen: 24-year-old Rachael Kirkconnell was first discovered in New York City on Wednesday after her racist social media posts were published years ago, and a day after she met with the his ex Matt James
He lightened the dull look with gray tracksuit pants that he wore tucked into his bright white Nike sneakers.
The reality star also wore a denim jacket over his arm in case of sudden cold.
He wore his dark locks separated in the middle and cascading down his back, and had a black cloth mask to help slow the spread of the Covid-19.
Sportsman: Kirkconnell showed off his slender figure in a black tank top with spaghetti straps and gray tracksuit pants tucked into his white Nike T-shirts
Kirkconnell showed off his slender figure in a black cropped tank top with spaghetti straps, showing off his toned belly.
His departure comes after the Deuxmoi Instagram account posted photos of Kirkconnell and his ex-James on a Wednesday in New York.
Despite the meeting, a source close to the situation told People that the couple “is just friends.”
Once back in the market, Matt has refocused his work on working on projects in the community, a person close to him told People.
Sighted: His departure comes after the Deuxmoi Instagram account posted photos of Kirkconnell and his ex-James on a Wednesday in New York; The image of Rachael and Matt
Friends only: Despite the meeting, a source close to the situation told People that the couple was only “friends”; The image of Rachael and Matt
Matt and Rachael started dating after leaving as a couple for The Bachelor.
Despite no compromise, Matt and Rachael ended the show by professing their love for each other and agreed to continue their relationship off-camera.
However, it was not long before the controversy sparked a wedge between the couple.
Controversy: James broke up with Rachael after photos of her attending a plantation-themed party appeared, along with the approval of posts from her friends wearing pro-Trump MAGA hats
Photos of Rachael appeared attending a plantation-themed party in 2018, along with other problematic content.
The photos landed not only Rachael in the hot water, but host Chris Harrison, who defended the behavior in an interview with former bachelor Rachel Lindsay. This eventually led him to set aside the franchise.
Both Chris and Rachael have repeatedly apologized for their actions.
Ultimately, Matt and Rachael’s relationship did not survive the controversy, and the ex-bachelor admitted that he ended the relationship after the photos appeared.
Again: Now back in the market, Matt has re-focused on working on projects in the community, the source said
Controversy: Chris Harrison landed in the middle of the Kirkconnell scandal after reaching his defense during an interview with Rachel Lindsay
You want to believe that you know your person better than anyone knows them. This controversy revolves around who Rachael is and the events she could have attended, images she liked and people she is associated with, ”she told After The Final Rose.
“I try to be there for her, and I dismissed them as rumors, because that was what they were to me. You hear things that tear and you just pray that aren’t true. And then, when you find out they are, it just makes you question- all in all, ”he added.
Speaking of the “weight” of seeing Rachael for the first time in the special, she told Good Morning America, “It hit me like a pile of bricks. I felt the weight of everything I was wearing throughout the season and with what we were dealing with as a country and having to explain it, why I think it’s problematic for me and for our relationship, which was extremely difficult. ”
He didn’t want to be: ultimately, Matt and Rachael’s relationship didn’t survive the controversy, and the ex-bachelor admitted he ended the relationship after the photos appeared.