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And I think that it’s important to share every aspect of who you are with, you know, the people that care enough to follow along and a lot of what we do in our day-to-day is very playful,” Matt added. “I think that a lot of other couples are in the same situation — we’re not alone in the way that we interact with one another and talk to each other. So when people see that, it’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, we do the same thing.’ It just helps with them being able to relate to you.” The couple has been traveling a lot this summer, and the two have been sharing the pranks they play on one another on social media. A recent video went viral of Matt pushing Rachael into a pool, and he claimed that the “prank war” is only just beginning." 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It was very frustrating to watch.” He felt that producers failed to “ show him as an accomplished young Black man who had overcome many personal and professional challenges.” Many fans called him boring and basic, while others used terms that were even worse. As the season progressed, his eventually winner, Rachael Kirkconnell was under scrutiny for posting racially insensitive photos and making controversial remarks. The drama eventually led to the firing of long-time host Chris Harrison, and Matt was left to deal with the fallout on After the Final Rose. “In my conversion from person to prop, key pieces of me were left behind,” Matt wrote in his memoir, First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." 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We had the opportunity to have those tough conversations, but the show missed the mark.” Matt wrote that he was disappointed for the viewers that were not able to see that side of him, especially in regards to his connection with Rachael. He doesn’t throw many members of Bachelor Nation under the bus in his book, but Matt did add that he’s left it all behind. “There wasn’t anything left to rehash. My relationship had been made into a sideshow, a complete circus. Rachael and I have moved on,” he wrote. “We’re one of the only couples from that franchise still going strong. The reason is we’re going at things at our own pace. We’re not playing games that a lot of people play just to stay in that circle.” But although Matt was dissatisfied with how things played out, he said he as no “ill will” against the Bachelor franchise." 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It was frustrating and disappointing,” he said. “But there’s another way to look at it. One of the main reasons I went on the show was to find someone who was compatible with me, and I did that despite the show, which is hilarious. I found what I was looking for, which shouldn’t have been the case.” During a previous interview with Daily Pop, Matt said that he plans on marrying Rachael, although not quite yet." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [7]=> array(4) { ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1294) "“I think marriage is always the endgame at my stage of the game,” he told the hosts. “I'm not in the business of wasting anybody's time, and I think the good thing about our relationship is we go at our own pace. And you've seen with other couples—they force the engagement and they're not together anymore. 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It was very frustrating to watch.” He felt that producers failed to “ show him as an accomplished young Black man who had overcome many personal and professional challenges.” Many fans called him boring and basic, while others used terms that were even worse. As the season progressed, his eventually winner, Rachael Kirkconnell was under scrutiny for posting racially insensitive photos and making controversial remarks. The drama eventually led to the firing of long-time host Chris Harrison, and Matt was left to deal with the fallout on After the Final Rose. “In my conversion from person to prop, key pieces of me were left behind,” Matt wrote in his memoir, First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." 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We had the opportunity to have those tough conversations, but the show missed the mark.” Matt wrote that he was disappointed for the viewers that were not able to see that side of him, especially in regards to his connection with Rachael. He doesn’t throw many members of Bachelor Nation under the bus in his book, but Matt did add that he’s left it all behind. “There wasn’t anything left to rehash. My relationship had been made into a sideshow, a complete circus. Rachael and I have moved on,” he wrote. “We’re one of the only couples from that franchise still going strong. The reason is we’re going at things at our own pace. We’re not playing games that a lot of people play just to stay in that circle.” But although Matt was dissatisfied with how things played out, he said he as no “ill will” against the Bachelor franchise." 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It was frustrating and disappointing,” he said. “But there’s another way to look at it. One of the main reasons I went on the show was to find someone who was compatible with me, and I did that despite the show, which is hilarious. I found what I was looking for, which shouldn’t have been the case.” During a previous interview with Daily Pop, Matt said that he plans on marrying Rachael, although not quite yet." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [3]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1294) "“I think marriage is always the endgame at my stage of the game,” he told the hosts. “I'm not in the business of wasting anybody's time, and I think the good thing about our relationship is we go at our own pace. 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Matt explained that he wanted to write his book, First Impressions, because he realized that a lot of things that happened on his season of The Bachelor didn’t make the final cut when the show aired. “I thought it was important for people to have context,” he told the outlet. “The Bachelor was a major part of my life and a major chapter in my life, but all the decisions that took place before that experience molded me into the person that I am.” He said he wanted to create an “open dialogue” about what happened with Rachael, so fans can expect honestly from Matt when it comes to their controversy. As for their relationship, Matt said it is where it needs to be." 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I think Rachael was [hesitant about] Miami before I moved down there because it’s, like, the party connotation, but after spending a lot of time down there, [she’s] warming up to the fact—no pun intended—of being down there,” he explained. “It’s been a nice transition out of New York.” “When you’re in that Bachelor bubble, like, it’s such an intense experience that you don’t know what is and isn’t real because you’ve got all these girls saying they love you,” Matt explained about how the couple decided to move on after the show. “You’ve got the pressure to propose to someone. And all this, like, ancillary, ‘Just like do this, do this, do this.’ And then for everything to happen how it [did] it’s, like, ‘I know how I feel. I just need to validate that.’ And I just needed to take a step back and make sure that those feelings were there and they were.” He said that the best thing for them has been their ability to have a relationship outside of Bachelor Nation." 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She’s laughing,” he told the outlet while Rachael listened in the background. “It’s brick by brick, you know, you gotta check things off as you go. I’m not a refined boyfriend yet, but I’m getting there. She’s really good about expressing how she feels in the moment as opposed to harboring stuff.”" } } ["_cpxi_gallery_intro"]=> string(798) "Matt James' Bachelor season was full of controversy, which eventually led to the firing of long-time Bachelor Nation host, Chris Harrison. Matt and his winner, Rachael Kirkconnell, had a rough beginning to their relationship. While the season was airing, photos of Rachael in an antebellum dress and other inflammatory pictures and tweets surfaced. Matt and Rachael initially broke up after the drama, which they discussed on After the Final Rose, but ultimately they got back together. Recently, Matt has been speaking out about his experience on the show, and now he's finally addressing where the franchise went wrong. 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And you've seen with other couples—they force the engagement and they're not together anymore. So, I think what we got is a working recipe and we're gonna get there.” At the end of Matt’s season, he wasn’t fully ready to propose to Rachael, but he did want to continue a relationship with her. “I feel like we could have capitalized on being the first Black Bachelor and having important conversations,” he added about his season feeling superficial. He added that Rachel Lindsay already took on the role of the first Black Bachelorette, and he could never compare to her." 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Matt explained that he wanted to write his book, First Impressions, because he realized that a lot of things that happened on his season of The Bachelor didn’t make the final cut when the show aired. “I thought it was important for people to have context,” he told the outlet. “The Bachelor was a major part of my life and a major chapter in my life, but all the decisions that took place before that experience molded me into the person that I am.” He said he wanted to create an “open dialogue” about what happened with Rachael, so fans can expect honestly from Matt when it comes to their controversy. As for their relationship, Matt said it is where it needs to be." 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I think Rachael was [hesitant about] Miami before I moved down there because it’s, like, the party connotation, but after spending a lot of time down there, [she’s] warming up to the fact—no pun intended—of being down there,” he explained. “It’s been a nice transition out of New York.” “When you’re in that Bachelor bubble, like, it’s such an intense experience that you don’t know what is and isn’t real because you’ve got all these girls saying they love you,” Matt explained about how the couple decided to move on after the show. “You’ve got the pressure to propose to someone. And all this, like, ancillary, ‘Just like do this, do this, do this.’ And then for everything to happen how it [did] it’s, like, ‘I know how I feel. I just need to validate that.’ And I just needed to take a step back and make sure that those feelings were there and they were.” He said that the best thing for them has been their ability to have a relationship outside of Bachelor Nation." 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I think Rachael was [hesitant about] Miami before I moved down there because it’s, like, the party connotation, but after spending a lot of time down there, [she’s] warming up to the fact—no pun intended—of being down there,” he explained. “It’s been a nice transition out of New York.” “When you’re in that Bachelor bubble, like, it’s such an intense experience that you don’t know what is and isn’t real because you’ve got all these girls saying they love you,” Matt explained about how the couple decided to move on after the show. “You’ve got the pressure to propose to someone. And all this, like, ancillary, ‘Just like do this, do this, do this.’ And then for everything to happen how it [did] it’s, like, ‘I know how I feel. I just need to validate that.’ And I just needed to take a step back and make sure that those feelings were there and they were.” He said that the best thing for them has been their ability to have a relationship outside of Bachelor Nation." 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Matt explained that he wanted to write his book, First Impressions, because he realized that a lot of things that happened on his season of The Bachelor didn’t make the final cut when the show aired. “I thought it was important for people to have context,” he told the outlet. “The Bachelor was a major part of my life and a major chapter in my life, but all the decisions that took place before that experience molded me into the person that I am.” He said he wanted to create an “open dialogue” about what happened with Rachael, so fans can expect honestly from Matt when it comes to their controversy. As for their relationship, Matt said it is where it needs to be." 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I think Rachael was [hesitant about] Miami before I moved down there because it’s, like, the party connotation, but after spending a lot of time down there, [she’s] warming up to the fact—no pun intended—of being down there,” he explained. “It’s been a nice transition out of New York.” “When you’re in that Bachelor bubble, like, it’s such an intense experience that you don’t know what is and isn’t real because you’ve got all these girls saying they love you,” Matt explained about how the couple decided to move on after the show. “You’ve got the pressure to propose to someone. And all this, like, ancillary, ‘Just like do this, do this, do this.’ And then for everything to happen how it [did] it’s, like, ‘I know how I feel. I just need to validate that.’ And I just needed to take a step back and make sure that those feelings were there and they were.” He said that the best thing for them has been their ability to have a relationship outside of Bachelor Nation." 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She’s laughing,” he told the outlet while Rachael listened in the background. “It’s brick by brick, you know, you gotta check things off as you go. I’m not a refined boyfriend yet, but I’m getting there. 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I think Rachael was [hesitant about] Miami before I moved down there because it’s, like, the party connotation, but after spending a lot of time down there, [she’s] warming up to the fact—no pun intended—of being down there,” he explained. “It’s been a nice transition out of New York.”" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [5]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1360) "“When you’re in that Bachelor bubble, like, it’s such an intense experience that you don’t know what is and isn’t real because you’ve got all these girls saying they love you,” Matt explained about how the couple decided to move on after the show. “You’ve got the pressure to propose to someone. And all this, like, ancillary, ‘Just like do this, do this, do this.’ And then for everything to happen how it [did] it’s, like, ‘I know how I feel. I just need to validate that.’ And I just needed to take a step back and make sure that those feelings were there and they were.” He said that the best thing for them has been their ability to have a relationship outside of Bachelor Nation. “We’re not putting our relationship up against somebody else. We’re not doing these things to show that we’re in a good space as a couple, like, we’re just living our lives and just trying to be real with each other,” he said. “And that’s been our saving grace. It’s just been doubling down on realness and leaving the phony stuff for other people to do. It’s really that simple and it’s been so much fun to live life with Rachael—that’s my best friend now. It’s fun and easy.” As for the scandal that took place while his season aired, Matt said it was good for them to learn better communication skills." 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He began by writing that he had to learn to ignore all opinions about him and his season that were circulating on social media, so when people first started talking about Rachael, the rumors “took weeks to reach” him. “First came allegations of high school bullying, then insensitive comments she supposedly made. A TikTok rant about her past circulated on the web. It pulled her parents’ voting record into the fray,” Matt wrote. “News leaked that she and I chose each other at the end. The microscope on her life intensified.”" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [7]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1963) "Matt explained that while he was busy promoting The Bachelor, he and Rachael spoke all day, every day and were “as in love as ever.” Because they were contractually obligated to keep their relationship a secret, she went back to Georgia to be with her family while Matt traveled for the show. He said he told her to ignore the online hate, but when the antebellum photo surfaced, it could no longer be ignored. “The photo was the missing piece that brought the whole concocted image into focus. They declared Rachael a racist,” Matt said in his article. “She called me immediately. I knew the woman I’d chosen to be with. Celebrity gossip, no matter how sensitive, wouldn’t shape my opinion of her. We had gone through too much together already. And I knew, in that moment, she’d be hurting.” He said she was receiving “horrible messages” and that he felt his only role was to console her, thinking “that this too would pass.” After their conversation, Matt said he finally went to see what the internet was talking about. “Peeking into the gossip sites once we hung up was like standing before a dam as it was breached. There were more articles than any one man could read,” he said. “The days that followed are a blur. My reputation shifted in the minds of many. They questioned my character and judgment…And of course, during that period, the show’s host gave one of the worst interviews in modern memory. The scandal escalated. The walls closed in.” If you don’t remember, the Rachael Racism scandal is what ultimately led to Chris Harrison being fired from the network. He made a comment to Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay about 2018 being a “different time,” which really didn’t make any sense." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [8]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1612) "Matt said he leaned on his friend Tyler Cameron, who had experience being in the Bachelor Nation limelight. After he had time to think about everything, Matt said the photo really did start to bother him. “I remembered my days in middle and high school, once my frame filled out, wrestling with how to move through the world in my Black body,” Matt wrote. “I took pains to appear nonthreatening, dedicating myself to a sport and flashing polished smiles at the parents when they approached.” He added:
I remembered how none of that mattered once I entered college… I was another 6-foot-something Black man with dreads, and that was all most people needed to know. A night out for my friend Kevin Johnson and me meant rejection, rejection, rejection: stepping to frat houses and watching frat boys eye us but not see us, before slamming the door shut… Looking at the picture of Rachael, I wondered where I would have fit at that party. Then I answered my own question: I wouldn’t have.Matt wrote that he then realized he and Rachael had barely ever had a conversation about race, which suddenly became glaringly obvious. During their season, Rachael asked if he was worried about how people would perceive their relationship, but he wasn’t worried about it at the time. Eventually, he decided to go to Georgia to see Rachael and met her “in the middle-of-nowhere Georgia.” They spent two days together before really diving into the conversation that needed to be had." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [9]=> array(4) { ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1333) "“I shared how it felt seeing her, a woman I loved, embody a role that had once so antagonized me,” he said. “She didn’t know about the context of the party when she chose to attend; it was just another college event in her mind. She didn’t offer her ignorance as an excuse. Just a fact—she paired it with the facts of her remorse and regret. Tears streamed down both our faces. She apologized for the pain I felt. I forgave her.” After that, the two decided to take time apart and for Rachael to “do the work.” As for the rest of their relationship, Matt wrote that he would do it again in a heartbeat. “Would I do it all over again? I would. As crazy as life has become, I like the man I am today. I know to thank the show for some part of that. I changed. I grew,” he concluded his article. “I learned about myself, my past trauma, and my capacity for love. I learned my breaking point exists somewhere past the horizon. I learned to kiss with my eyes closed.” Rachael recently shared with fans that she dove into Matt's book, "First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." She shared with fans that she "didn't make it" through the book without getting emotional, after previously sharing she hoped to get through the book without crying. " } } ["_cpxi_gallery_intro"]=> string(795) "Matt James' Bachelor season was full of controversy, which eventually led to the firing of long-time Bachelor Nation host, Chris Harrison. Matt and his winner, Rachael Kirkconnell, had a rough beginning to their relationship. While the season was airing, photos of Rachael in an antebellum dress and other inflammatory pictures and tweets surfaced. Matt and Rachael initially broke up after the drama, which they discussed on After the Final Rose, but ultimately they got back together. Matt didn't comment much on the issue at the time, but now he's speaking up about how draining the experience was for both of them. [introImage id=15657885 caption="Source: YouTube, Anna Marie's BachelorTV" adplacement="true"]" ["_cpxi_gallery_options_slideshow_text"]=> string(16) "continue reading" ["_thumbnail_id"]=> string(8) "15657885" ["_oembed_ecfe5d78262057248975f67fe27aa862"]=> string(7673) "
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Everything’s on the table.” Matt recently moved to Miami, FL from New York City. “It’s nice being down in Florida now. I think Rachael was [hesitant about] Miami before I moved down there because it’s, like, the party connotation, but after spending a lot of time down there, [she’s] warming up to the fact—no pun intended—of being down there,” he explained. “It’s been a nice transition out of New York.”" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [1]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1360) "“When you’re in that Bachelor bubble, like, it’s such an intense experience that you don’t know what is and isn’t real because you’ve got all these girls saying they love you,” Matt explained about how the couple decided to move on after the show. “You’ve got the pressure to propose to someone. And all this, like, ancillary, ‘Just like do this, do this, do this.’ And then for everything to happen how it [did] it’s, like, ‘I know how I feel. I just need to validate that.’ And I just needed to take a step back and make sure that those feelings were there and they were.” He said that the best thing for them has been their ability to have a relationship outside of Bachelor Nation. “We’re not putting our relationship up against somebody else. We’re not doing these things to show that we’re in a good space as a couple, like, we’re just living our lives and just trying to be real with each other,” he said. “And that’s been our saving grace. It’s just been doubling down on realness and leaving the phony stuff for other people to do. It’s really that simple and it’s been so much fun to live life with Rachael—that’s my best friend now. It’s fun and easy.” As for the scandal that took place while his season aired, Matt said it was good for them to learn better communication skills." 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He began by writing that he had to learn to ignore all opinions about him and his season that were circulating on social media, so when people first started talking about Rachael, the rumors “took weeks to reach” him. “First came allegations of high school bullying, then insensitive comments she supposedly made. A TikTok rant about her past circulated on the web. It pulled her parents’ voting record into the fray,” Matt wrote. “News leaked that she and I chose each other at the end. The microscope on her life intensified.”" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [3]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1963) "Matt explained that while he was busy promoting The Bachelor, he and Rachael spoke all day, every day and were “as in love as ever.” Because they were contractually obligated to keep their relationship a secret, she went back to Georgia to be with her family while Matt traveled for the show. He said he told her to ignore the online hate, but when the antebellum photo surfaced, it could no longer be ignored. “The photo was the missing piece that brought the whole concocted image into focus. They declared Rachael a racist,” Matt said in his article. “She called me immediately. I knew the woman I’d chosen to be with. Celebrity gossip, no matter how sensitive, wouldn’t shape my opinion of her. We had gone through too much together already. And I knew, in that moment, she’d be hurting.” He said she was receiving “horrible messages” and that he felt his only role was to console her, thinking “that this too would pass.” After their conversation, Matt said he finally went to see what the internet was talking about. “Peeking into the gossip sites once we hung up was like standing before a dam as it was breached. There were more articles than any one man could read,” he said. “The days that followed are a blur. My reputation shifted in the minds of many. They questioned my character and judgment…And of course, during that period, the show’s host gave one of the worst interviews in modern memory. The scandal escalated. The walls closed in.” If you don’t remember, the Rachael Racism scandal is what ultimately led to Chris Harrison being fired from the network. He made a comment to Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay about 2018 being a “different time,” which really didn’t make any sense." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [4]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1612) "Matt said he leaned on his friend Tyler Cameron, who had experience being in the Bachelor Nation limelight. After he had time to think about everything, Matt said the photo really did start to bother him. “I remembered my days in middle and high school, once my frame filled out, wrestling with how to move through the world in my Black body,” Matt wrote. “I took pains to appear nonthreatening, dedicating myself to a sport and flashing polished smiles at the parents when they approached.” He added:
I remembered how none of that mattered once I entered college… I was another 6-foot-something Black man with dreads, and that was all most people needed to know. A night out for my friend Kevin Johnson and me meant rejection, rejection, rejection: stepping to frat houses and watching frat boys eye us but not see us, before slamming the door shut… Looking at the picture of Rachael, I wondered where I would have fit at that party. Then I answered my own question: I wouldn’t have.Matt wrote that he then realized he and Rachael had barely ever had a conversation about race, which suddenly became glaringly obvious. During their season, Rachael asked if he was worried about how people would perceive their relationship, but he wasn’t worried about it at the time. Eventually, he decided to go to Georgia to see Rachael and met her “in the middle-of-nowhere Georgia.” They spent two days together before really diving into the conversation that needed to be had." 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As crazy as life has become, I like the man I am today. I know to thank the show for some part of that. I changed. I grew,” he concluded his article. “I learned about myself, my past trauma, and my capacity for love. I learned my breaking point exists somewhere past the horizon. I learned to kiss with my eyes closed.” Rachael recently shared with fans that she dove into Matt's book, "First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." She shared with fans that she "didn't make it" through the book without getting emotional, after previously sharing she hoped to get through the book without crying. 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Pre-Bachelor appearance, Rachael purged her social media and deleted anything that might portray her in a bad light. A TikTok user by the name @feministmama shared some receipts that prove Rachael might still be that mean girl from high school. In the video, she showed screenshots of many questionable, if not outright racist, posts Rachael has liked. One includes a photo of two girls posing in front of a confederate flag, while another shows three girls dressed in ponchos, sombreros, and fake mustaches. There was a third photo she liked where someone was wearing a “Make American Great Again” hat, as well as her voting history. The TikTok creator joked that Rachael was “too privileged to vote” while showing that she hasn’t voted in the last four elections. Although none of this proved Rachael’s personal opinions, things were not looking great for Rachael." 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He began by writing that he had to learn to ignore all opinions about him and his season that were circulating on social media, so when people first started talking about Rachael, the rumors “took weeks to reach” him. “First came allegations of high school bullying, then insensitive comments she supposedly made. A TikTok rant about her past circulated on the web. It pulled her parents’ voting record into the fray,” Matt wrote. “News leaked that she and I chose each other at the end. 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I remembered how none of that mattered once I entered college… I was another 6-foot-something Black man with dreads, and that was all most people needed to know. A night out for my friend Kevin Johnson and me meant rejection, rejection, rejection: stepping to frat houses and watching frat boys eye us but not see us, before slamming the door shut… Looking at the picture of Rachael, I wondered where I would have fit at that party. Then I answered my own question: I wouldn’t have.Matt wrote that he then realized he and Rachael had barely ever had a conversation about race, which suddenly became glaringly obvious. During their season, Rachael asked if he was worried about how people would perceive their relationship, but he wasn’t worried about it at the time. Eventually, he decided to go to Georgia to see Rachael and met her “in the middle-of-nowhere Georgia.” They spent two days together before really diving into the conversation that needed to be had." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [10]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1001) "“I shared how it felt seeing her, a woman I loved, embody a role that had once so antagonized me,” he said. “She didn’t know about the context of the party when she chose to attend; it was just another college event in her mind. She didn’t offer her ignorance as an excuse. Just a fact—she paired it with the facts of her remorse and regret. Tears streamed down both our faces. She apologized for the pain I felt. I forgave her.” After that, the two decided to take time apart and for Rachael to “do the work.” As for the rest of their relationship, Matt wrote that he would do it again in a heartbeat. “Would I do it all over again? I would. As crazy as life has become, I like the man I am today. I know to thank the show for some part of that. I changed. I grew,” he concluded his article. “I learned about myself, my past trauma, and my capacity for love. I learned my breaking point exists somewhere past the horizon. I learned to kiss with my eyes closed.” " ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [11]=> array(4) { ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(488) "It seems that this was one of many of Matt's truths that was hard to swallow. Rachael recently shared with fans that she dove into Matt's book, "First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." She shared with fans that she "didn't make it" through the book without getting emotional, after previously sharing she hoped to get through the book without crying. It seems like Matt has been sharing quite a few difficult truths. " } } ["_cpxi_gallery_intro"]=> string(787) "Matt James' Bachelor season was full of controversy, which eventually led to the firing of long-time Bachelor Nation host, Chris Harrison. Matt and his winner, Rachael Kirkconnell, had a rough beginning to their relationship. While the season was airing, photos of Rachael in an antebellum dress and other inflammatory pictures and tweets surfaced. Matt and Rachael initially broke up after the drama, which they discussed on After the Final Rose, but ultimately they got back together. Matt didn't comment much on the issue, but now that their relationship has been going strong, he might be ready to propose! [introImage id=15657885 caption="Source: YouTube, Anna Marie's BachelorTV" adplacement="true"]" ["_cpxi_gallery_options_slideshow_text"]=> string(16) "continue reading" ["_thumbnail_id"]=> string(8) "15657885" ["_oembed_ecfe5d78262057248975f67fe27aa862"]=> string(7673) "
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"fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1735) "Matt James and Rachael Kirconnell’s relationship may be difficult for many people to understand. For starters, she’s worn some pretty questionable costumes that were both racially insensitive and culturally appropriative, as well having made other inflammatory statements in her past. Just to recap what happened while Matt’s season of The Bachelor aired, former high school classmates accused Rachael of bullying them for dating Black men, and her social media history seems to reflect many racist sentiments, including attending an "Antebellum" themed party. Pre-Bachelor appearance, Rachael purged her social media and deleted anything that might portray her in a bad light. A TikTok user by the name @feministmama shared some receipts that prove Rachael might still be that mean girl from high school. In the video, she showed screenshots of many questionable, if not outright racist, posts Rachael has liked. One includes a photo of two girls posing in front of a confederate flag, while another shows three girls dressed in ponchos, sombreros, and fake mustaches. There was a third photo she liked where someone was wearing a “Make American Great Again” hat, as well as her voting history. The TikTok creator joked that Rachael was “too privileged to vote” while showing that she hasn’t voted in the last four elections. Although none of this proved Rachael’s personal opinions, things were not looking great for Rachael." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [1]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1434) "Rachael had also shared QAnon theories from Prager U, which is extremely dangerous. And pre-TV appearance, her Instagram was filled with plenty of Blue Lives Matter content. There are also photos of Rachael dressed as a Native American at parties. According to Variety, Rachel was also photographed at "an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal back in 2018,” which are the photos that Matt is finally read to speak about. In an article for Cosmopolitan, Matt opened up about what’s happened over the last couple of years while promoting his new book, First Impressions. He began by writing that he had to learn to ignore all opinions about him and his season that were circulating on social media, so when people first started talking about Rachael, the rumors “took weeks to reach” him. “First came allegations of high school bullying, then insensitive comments she supposedly made. A TikTok rant about her past circulated on the web. It pulled her parents’ voting record into the fray,” Matt wrote. “News leaked that she and I chose each other at the end. The microscope on her life intensified.”" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [2]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1963) "Matt explained that while he was busy promoting The Bachelor, he and Rachael spoke all day, every day and were “as in love as ever.” Because they were contractually obligated to keep their relationship a secret, she went back to Georgia to be with her family while Matt traveled for the show. He said he told her to ignore the online hate, but when the antebellum photo surfaced, it could no longer be ignored. “The photo was the missing piece that brought the whole concocted image into focus. They declared Rachael a racist,” Matt said in his article. “She called me immediately. I knew the woman I’d chosen to be with. Celebrity gossip, no matter how sensitive, wouldn’t shape my opinion of her. We had gone through too much together already. And I knew, in that moment, she’d be hurting.” He said she was receiving “horrible messages” and that he felt his only role was to console her, thinking “that this too would pass.” After their conversation, Matt said he finally went to see what the internet was talking about. “Peeking into the gossip sites once we hung up was like standing before a dam as it was breached. There were more articles than any one man could read,” he said. “The days that followed are a blur. My reputation shifted in the minds of many. They questioned my character and judgment…And of course, during that period, the show’s host gave one of the worst interviews in modern memory. The scandal escalated. The walls closed in.” If you don’t remember, the Rachael Racism scandal is what ultimately led to Chris Harrison being fired from the network. He made a comment to Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay about 2018 being a “different time,” which really didn’t make any sense." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [3]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1612) "Matt said he leaned on his friend Tyler Cameron, who had experience being in the Bachelor Nation limelight. After he had time to think about everything, Matt said the photo really did start to bother him. “I remembered my days in middle and high school, once my frame filled out, wrestling with how to move through the world in my Black body,” Matt wrote. “I took pains to appear nonthreatening, dedicating myself to a sport and flashing polished smiles at the parents when they approached.” He added:
I remembered how none of that mattered once I entered college… I was another 6-foot-something Black man with dreads, and that was all most people needed to know. A night out for my friend Kevin Johnson and me meant rejection, rejection, rejection: stepping to frat houses and watching frat boys eye us but not see us, before slamming the door shut… Looking at the picture of Rachael, I wondered where I would have fit at that party. Then I answered my own question: I wouldn’t have.Matt wrote that he then realized he and Rachael had barely ever had a conversation about race, which suddenly became glaringly obvious. During their season, Rachael asked if he was worried about how people would perceive their relationship, but he wasn’t worried about it at the time. Eventually, he decided to go to Georgia to see Rachael and met her “in the middle-of-nowhere Georgia.” They spent two days together before really diving into the conversation that needed to be had." 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As crazy as life has become, I like the man I am today. I know to thank the show for some part of that. I changed. I grew,” he concluded his article. “I learned about myself, my past trauma, and my capacity for love. I learned my breaking point exists somewhere past the horizon. I learned to kiss with my eyes closed.” " ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [5]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(488) "It seems that this was one of many of Matt's truths that was hard to swallow. Rachael recently shared with fans that she dove into Matt's book, "First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." She shared with fans that she "didn't make it" through the book without getting emotional, after previously sharing she hoped to get through the book without crying. It seems like Matt has been sharing quite a few difficult truths. " ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [6]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(54) "'Bachelor' Fans Devastated After News About Matt James" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(645) "Unfortunately for Matt though, his time on DWTS has come to an end, and fans are NOT happy about it. This week on the ballroom dancing series, both Matt James and Brian Austin Green were eliminated from the show. But this week’s show was different than usual. Fans usually have the power to save their favorite star, but this week, the judges got to choose one couple from the bottom three to save. Matt James ultimately lost to Kenya Moore, and Bachelor fans were not pleased." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [7]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(540) "“That is absolutely completely BOGUS!!!!!” one fan tweeted. “I don’t understand how they got eliminated. Two judges voted to keep them 1 voted to send them home,” another wrote. “The other couple only had 1 Judge vote to keep them.” Matt told E! News that he was “caught off guard” by the elimination, but he said he had fun and had no regrets. But Matt isn’t the only Bachelor star making headlines. Clayton Echard, the new star, already has a drama-filled group of women waiting to meet him." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [8]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1130) "A few weeks ago, it was confirmed that Clayton Echard is going to be the next Bachelor lead, according to Us Weekly. As a prerequisite to becoming a constant on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, one has to be single (which seems pretty obvious), but fans have seen time and time again instances where contestants dumped their partners when they learned they were chosen for the show (we’re looking at you, Jed from Hannah Brown’s season). One of the women chosen to compete for Clayton’s heart, Salley Carson, may have done the same thing…it appears she called off her wedding! Fans noticed that the 26-year-old was previously engaged to a neurosurgeon. She celebrated her bachelorette party in August, according to The Sun, which is suspiciously close to when filming would begin." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [9]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(795) "A source told the outlet that the conditions of her split are not as sketchy as they seem though, and Salley didn’t want to cancel her bachelorette trip even though she was already having doubts about her fiancé. She eventually made the decision to call off the wedding in late August, after “already having problems.” “It was not a mutual decision, Salley ended it. There was infidelity on his part, he was unfaithful and that’s when things ended for good,” the source told the outlet. Salley’s family also confirmed that his cheating was the reason for their split. “She’s not the kind of person to cancel a $60,000 wedding that her dad paid for to go on a show,” the source added. “She was so ready for a husband, a family and all of that. 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For starters, she’s worn some pretty questionable costumes that were both racially insensitive and culturally appropriative, as well having made other inflammatory statements in her past. Just to recap what happened while Matt’s season of The Bachelor aired, former high school classmates accused Rachael of bullying them for dating Black men, and her social media history seems to reflect many racist sentiments, including attending an "Antebellum" themed party. Pre-Bachelor appearance, Rachael purged her social media and deleted anything that might portray her in a bad light. A TikTok user by the name @feministmama shared some receipts that prove Rachael might still be that mean girl from high school. In the video, she showed screenshots of many questionable, if not outright racist, posts Rachael has liked. One includes a photo of two girls posing in front of a confederate flag, while another shows three girls dressed in ponchos, sombreros, and fake mustaches. There was a third photo she liked where someone was wearing a “Make American Great Again” hat, as well as her voting history. The TikTok creator joked that Rachael was “too privileged to vote” while showing that she hasn’t voted in the last four elections. Although none of this proved Rachael’s personal opinions, things were not looking great for Rachael." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [1]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1434) "Rachael had also shared QAnon theories from Prager U, which is extremely dangerous. And pre-TV appearance, her Instagram was filled with plenty of Blue Lives Matter content. There are also photos of Rachael dressed as a Native American at parties. According to Variety, Rachel was also photographed at "an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal back in 2018,” which are the photos that Matt is finally read to speak about. In an article for Cosmopolitan, Matt opened up about what’s happened over the last couple of years while promoting his new book, First Impressions. He began by writing that he had to learn to ignore all opinions about him and his season that were circulating on social media, so when people first started talking about Rachael, the rumors “took weeks to reach” him. “First came allegations of high school bullying, then insensitive comments she supposedly made. A TikTok rant about her past circulated on the web. It pulled her parents’ voting record into the fray,” Matt wrote. “News leaked that she and I chose each other at the end. The microscope on her life intensified.”" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [2]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1963) "Matt explained that while he was busy promoting The Bachelor, he and Rachael spoke all day, every day and were “as in love as ever.” Because they were contractually obligated to keep their relationship a secret, she went back to Georgia to be with her family while Matt traveled for the show. He said he told her to ignore the online hate, but when the antebellum photo surfaced, it could no longer be ignored. “The photo was the missing piece that brought the whole concocted image into focus. They declared Rachael a racist,” Matt said in his article. “She called me immediately. I knew the woman I’d chosen to be with. Celebrity gossip, no matter how sensitive, wouldn’t shape my opinion of her. We had gone through too much together already. And I knew, in that moment, she’d be hurting.” He said she was receiving “horrible messages” and that he felt his only role was to console her, thinking “that this too would pass.” After their conversation, Matt said he finally went to see what the internet was talking about. “Peeking into the gossip sites once we hung up was like standing before a dam as it was breached. There were more articles than any one man could read,” he said. “The days that followed are a blur. My reputation shifted in the minds of many. They questioned my character and judgment…And of course, during that period, the show’s host gave one of the worst interviews in modern memory. The scandal escalated. The walls closed in.” If you don’t remember, the Rachael Racism scandal is what ultimately led to Chris Harrison being fired from the network. He made a comment to Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay about 2018 being a “different time,” which really didn’t make any sense." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [3]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1612) "Matt said he leaned on his friend Tyler Cameron, who had experience being in the Bachelor Nation limelight. After he had time to think about everything, Matt said the photo really did start to bother him. “I remembered my days in middle and high school, once my frame filled out, wrestling with how to move through the world in my Black body,” Matt wrote. “I took pains to appear nonthreatening, dedicating myself to a sport and flashing polished smiles at the parents when they approached.” He added:
I remembered how none of that mattered once I entered college… I was another 6-foot-something Black man with dreads, and that was all most people needed to know. A night out for my friend Kevin Johnson and me meant rejection, rejection, rejection: stepping to frat houses and watching frat boys eye us but not see us, before slamming the door shut… Looking at the picture of Rachael, I wondered where I would have fit at that party. Then I answered my own question: I wouldn’t have.Matt wrote that he then realized he and Rachael had barely ever had a conversation about race, which suddenly became glaringly obvious. During their season, Rachael asked if he was worried about how people would perceive their relationship, but he wasn’t worried about it at the time. Eventually, he decided to go to Georgia to see Rachael and met her “in the middle-of-nowhere Georgia.” They spent two days together before really diving into the conversation that needed to be had." 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As crazy as life has become, I like the man I am today. I know to thank the show for some part of that. I changed. I grew,” he concluded his article. “I learned about myself, my past trauma, and my capacity for love. I learned my breaking point exists somewhere past the horizon. I learned to kiss with my eyes closed.”" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [5]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(54) "'Bachelor' Fans Devastated After News About Matt James" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(645) "Unfortunately for Matt though, his time on DWTS has come to an end, and fans are NOT happy about it. This week on the ballroom dancing series, both Matt James and Brian Austin Green were eliminated from the show. But this week’s show was different than usual. 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The two were able to grow closer after the finale was filmed in November, but he said he learned about her past racist behaviors in January alongside everyone else. He said he found the photos on social media and that they were a “heartbreaking” find. Matt added that although he doesn’t think Rachael is a bad person, there is definitely a disconnect between the two. "The tough thing is having to explain to America why those pictures are problematic to me,” Matt said. “You hear people harping on forgiveness and I forgave her when she told me. That doesn't mean I'm not disappointed and that I don't want her to do better.” And although he didn’t have the best things to say about Rachael, he did think she can be forgiven. “I don't think that anyone's irredeemable,” Matt said. “And, I think that for Rachael, there's a lot that we didn't discuss that we probably should've talked about. I probably should've asked more clarifying questions. 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I'm not going to be dating,” he said on the podcast. “I'm just solely focused on getting back into that meaningful work in the community and centering myself around projects that are going to elevate all the work that I've been working on doing in the city and special interest things that I appreciate outside of reality television.” But overall, Matt said he really just needed time. “I'm so exhausted,” Matt said. “I need to take a step back and take in everything and process what's been going on.” It looks like Matt took the time he needed because he and Rachael are back together! She decided to make the move to New York, and the two appear to be happier than ever…or are they? Matt recently shared an Instagram story that involved the two getting into a fight!" 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Oddly enough, the speculation was started after Matt posted an advertisement for a car. "What’s one new years resolution you’ve stayed committed to?? 🤔 . " Matt captioned the video ad that he shared on Instagram. "For me, I told myself I wouldn’t over commit! But when you’ve got an @nissanusa Altima its pretty easy to be everywhere you need to be! 😁 . .. and prepare you for the places you plan to go #nissanpartner 😏" In the video, Matt drives all over - from the courts, to a drive-thru, to what looks like a date. In the end, Matt takes a baby's car seat and puts it in the back of the car. Which had many fans doing a double take." 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And I think that it’s important to share every aspect of who you are with, you know, the people that care enough to follow along and a lot of what we do in our day-to-day is very playful,” Matt added. “I think that a lot of other couples are in the same situation — we’re not alone in the way that we interact with one another and talk to each other. So when people see that, it’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, we do the same thing.’ It just helps with them being able to relate to you.” The couple has been traveling a lot this summer, and the two have been sharing the pranks they play on one another on social media. A recent video went viral of Matt pushing Rachael into a pool, and he claimed that the “prank war” is only just beginning." 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So now it hasn’t gone anywhere, of course, because they’ve expected it since day one,” Rachel said. “So I think at this point, we’re just kind of used to it because like I said, they’ve just been expecting it for the entirety of our relationship. I don’t think it really affects us anymore — or it really ever did.” What do you think about this baby bombshell?" 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As the season progressed, his eventually winner, Rachael Kirkconnell was under scrutiny for posting racially insensitive photos and making controversial remarks. The drama eventually led to the firing of long-time host Chris Harrison, and Matt was left to deal with the fallout on After the Final Rose. “In my conversion from person to prop, key pieces of me were left behind,” Matt wrote in his memoir, First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [5]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1374) "“I felt like I started writing the book during the show because I was tapping into those places in my past in real time. I was addressing things that I had hidden in the darkest corners of my mind and my being that I’ve never wanted to address,” the former Bachelor explained. He added that he had meaningful conversations with the women on his season and race and other current issues, but that was left out of the final edit. “It looked like I lacked substance, I lacked depth. We had the opportunity to have those tough conversations, but the show missed the mark.” Matt wrote that he was disappointed for the viewers that were not able to see that side of him, especially in regards to his connection with Rachael. He doesn’t throw many members of Bachelor Nation under the bus in his book, but Matt did add that he’s left it all behind. “There wasn’t anything left to rehash. My relationship had been made into a sideshow, a complete circus. Rachael and I have moved on,” he wrote. “We’re one of the only couples from that franchise still going strong. The reason is we’re going at things at our own pace. We’re not playing games that a lot of people play just to stay in that circle.” But although Matt was dissatisfied with how things played out, he said he as no “ill will” against the Bachelor franchise." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [6]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1288) "“I took this responsibility head on, I knew what I was signing up for. It wasn’t the right audience. My message was not the one that ‘The Bachelor’ was trying to promote across their franchise, which is fine,” he said. “That’s on me, being naive. Rachael and I were the ones accountable and having the conversations. The franchise is a collection of people. I’m one person. Rachael is one person. How do you hold an organization of people responsible? You don’t.” And in an even more surprising turn, Matt told the LA Times that he would do it all again. “I’d do it tomorrow. It was still an incredible experience, and so much good stuff came out of it. It was frustrating and disappointing,” he said. “But there’s another way to look at it. One of the main reasons I went on the show was to find someone who was compatible with me, and I did that despite the show, which is hilarious. I found what I was looking for, which shouldn’t have been the case.” During a previous interview with Daily Pop, Matt said that he plans on marrying Rachael, although not quite yet." 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He added that Rachel Lindsay already took on the role of the first Black Bachelorette, and he could never compare to her. “Listen, Rachel Lindsay is a force,” Matt added. “I don't think I could ever step into that light and take on everything that she's taken on, but I have had conversations with her in terms of, you know, the things that I—she prefaced her experience with mine and said, ‘Watch out for X, Y and Z,' and without that context, I think that the show could have played out completely different.”" } } ["_cpxi_gallery_intro"]=> string(439) "To say that Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell's relationship has been controversial might just be the understatement of the decade. But this doesn't seem to be stopping the couple as they move forward with relationship milestones. Now, fans are wondering whether Matt just announced Rachael's pregnancy. 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Oddly enough, the speculation was started after Matt posted an advertisement for a car. "What’s one new years resolution you’ve stayed committed to?? 🤔 . " Matt captioned the video ad that he shared on Instagram. "For me, I told myself I wouldn’t over commit! But when you’ve got an @nissanusa Altima its pretty easy to be everywhere you need to be! 😁 . .. and prepare you for the places you plan to go #nissanpartner 😏" In the video, Matt drives all over - from the courts, to a drive-thru, to what looks like a date. In the end, Matt takes a baby's car seat and puts it in the back of the car. Which had many fans doing a double take." 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And I think that it’s important to share every aspect of who you are with, you know, the people that care enough to follow along and a lot of what we do in our day-to-day is very playful,” Matt added. “I think that a lot of other couples are in the same situation — we’re not alone in the way that we interact with one another and talk to each other. So when people see that, it’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, we do the same thing.’ It just helps with them being able to relate to you.” The couple has been traveling a lot this summer, and the two have been sharing the pranks they play on one another on social media. A recent video went viral of Matt pushing Rachael into a pool, and he claimed that the “prank war” is only just beginning." 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So now it hasn’t gone anywhere, of course, because they’ve expected it since day one,” Rachel said. “So I think at this point, we’re just kind of used to it because like I said, they’ve just been expecting it for the entirety of our relationship. I don’t think it really affects us anymore — or it really ever did.” What do you think about this baby bombshell?" 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I was addressing things that I had hidden in the darkest corners of my mind and my being that I’ve never wanted to address,” the former Bachelor explained. He added that he had meaningful conversations with the women on his season and race and other current issues, but that was left out of the final edit. “It looked like I lacked substance, I lacked depth. We had the opportunity to have those tough conversations, but the show missed the mark.” Matt wrote that he was disappointed for the viewers that were not able to see that side of him, especially in regards to his connection with Rachael. He doesn’t throw many members of Bachelor Nation under the bus in his book, but Matt did add that he’s left it all behind. “There wasn’t anything left to rehash. My relationship had been made into a sideshow, a complete circus. Rachael and I have moved on,” he wrote. “We’re one of the only couples from that franchise still going strong. The reason is we’re going at things at our own pace. 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It was very frustrating to watch.” He felt that producers failed to “ show him as an accomplished young Black man who had overcome many personal and professional challenges.” Many fans called him boring and basic, while others used terms that were even worse. As the season progressed, his eventually winner, Rachael Kirkconnell was under scrutiny for posting racially insensitive photos and making controversial remarks. The drama eventually led to the firing of long-time host Chris Harrison, and Matt was left to deal with the fallout on After the Final Rose. “In my conversion from person to prop, key pieces of me were left behind,” Matt wrote in his memoir, First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." 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And I think that it’s important to share every aspect of who you are with, you know, the people that care enough to follow along and a lot of what we do in our day-to-day is very playful,” Matt added. “I think that a lot of other couples are in the same situation — we’re not alone in the way that we interact with one another and talk to each other. So when people see that, it’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, we do the same thing.’ It just helps with them being able to relate to you.” The couple has been traveling a lot this summer, and the two have been sharing the pranks they play on one another on social media. A recent video went viral of Matt pushing Rachael into a pool, and he claimed that the “prank war” is only just beginning." 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So now it hasn’t gone anywhere, of course, because they’ve expected it since day one,” Rachel said. “So I think at this point, we’re just kind of used to it because like I said, they’ve just been expecting it for the entirety of our relationship. I don’t think it really affects us anymore — or it really ever did.” But Matt isn’t in any hurry to propose to his girlfriend…" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [2]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(829) "“The only timeline I give him is I was like, ‘I gotta have kids before, you know, I can’t have kids.’ So keep that in mind,” Rachael told the outlet. “We’re just living in real-life. We're just enjoying where we're at. And we're not on TV anymore. So we're just trying to live in the moment,” Matt added. As for the new season of The Bachelorette, which features two leads, Rachael said that she’s rooting for Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey. “At the end of the day, like, you want people to meet their person, and if they do it on the show, that's a blessing,” Matt continued. “ I'm so fortunate that things have worked out the way [it did] with Rachael and I hope that everyone who goes on the show can find, you know, their Rachael, their person.”" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [3]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(595) "The pair have also learned a lot about one another since they’ve been traveling together. “If we don't get to everything, it's fine because we're enjoying where we're at and just being very present and appreciative of how we got here, our relationship and everything that is taking in the moment and being present,” Matt said. “And I'm like, ‘Alright, we gotta get here. 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It was very frustrating to watch.” He felt that producers failed to “ show him as an accomplished young Black man who had overcome many personal and professional challenges.” Many fans called him boring and basic, while others used terms that were even worse. As the season progressed, his eventually winner, Rachael Kirkconnell was under scrutiny for posting racially insensitive photos and making controversial remarks. The drama eventually led to the firing of long-time host Chris Harrison, and Matt was left to deal with the fallout on After the Final Rose. “In my conversion from person to prop, key pieces of me were left behind,” Matt wrote in his memoir, First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." 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We had the opportunity to have those tough conversations, but the show missed the mark.” Matt wrote that he was disappointed for the viewers that were not able to see that side of him, especially in regards to his connection with Rachael. He doesn’t throw many members of Bachelor Nation under the bus in his book, but Matt did add that he’s left it all behind. “There wasn’t anything left to rehash. My relationship had been made into a sideshow, a complete circus. Rachael and I have moved on,” he wrote. “We’re one of the only couples from that franchise still going strong. The reason is we’re going at things at our own pace. We’re not playing games that a lot of people play just to stay in that circle.” But although Matt was dissatisfied with how things played out, he said he as no “ill will” against the Bachelor franchise." 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It was frustrating and disappointing,” he said. “But there’s another way to look at it. One of the main reasons I went on the show was to find someone who was compatible with me, and I did that despite the show, which is hilarious. I found what I was looking for, which shouldn’t have been the case.” During a previous interview with Daily Pop, Matt said that he plans on marrying Rachael, although not quite yet." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [7]=> array(4) { ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1294) "“I think marriage is always the endgame at my stage of the game,” he told the hosts. “I'm not in the business of wasting anybody's time, and I think the good thing about our relationship is we go at our own pace. And you've seen with other couples—they force the engagement and they're not together anymore. 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He added that Rachel Lindsay already took on the role of the first Black Bachelorette, and he could never compare to her. “Listen, Rachel Lindsay is a force,” Matt added. “I don't think I could ever step into that light and take on everything that she's taken on, but I have had conversations with her in terms of, you know, the things that I—she prefaced her experience with mine and said, ‘Watch out for X, Y and Z,' and without that context, I think that the show could have played out completely different.”" } } ["_cpxi_gallery_intro"]=> string(790) "Matt James' Bachelor season was full of controversy, which eventually led to the firing of long-time Bachelor Nation host, Chris Harrison. Matt and his winner, Rachael Kirkconnell, had a rough beginning to their relationship. While the season was airing, photos of Rachael in an antebellum dress and other inflammatory pictures and tweets surfaced. 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It was very frustrating to watch.” He felt that producers failed to “ show him as an accomplished young Black man who had overcome many personal and professional challenges.” Many fans called him boring and basic, while others used terms that were even worse. As the season progressed, his eventually winner, Rachael Kirkconnell was under scrutiny for posting racially insensitive photos and making controversial remarks. The drama eventually led to the firing of long-time host Chris Harrison, and Matt was left to deal with the fallout on After the Final Rose. “In my conversion from person to prop, key pieces of me were left behind,” Matt wrote in his memoir, First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." 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We had the opportunity to have those tough conversations, but the show missed the mark.” Matt wrote that he was disappointed for the viewers that were not able to see that side of him, especially in regards to his connection with Rachael. He doesn’t throw many members of Bachelor Nation under the bus in his book, but Matt did add that he’s left it all behind. “There wasn’t anything left to rehash. My relationship had been made into a sideshow, a complete circus. Rachael and I have moved on,” he wrote. “We’re one of the only couples from that franchise still going strong. The reason is we’re going at things at our own pace. We’re not playing games that a lot of people play just to stay in that circle.” But although Matt was dissatisfied with how things played out, he said he as no “ill will” against the Bachelor franchise." 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It was frustrating and disappointing,” he said. “But there’s another way to look at it. One of the main reasons I went on the show was to find someone who was compatible with me, and I did that despite the show, which is hilarious. I found what I was looking for, which shouldn’t have been the case.” During a previous interview with Daily Pop, Matt said that he plans on marrying Rachael, although not quite yet." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [3]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1294) "“I think marriage is always the endgame at my stage of the game,” he told the hosts. “I'm not in the business of wasting anybody's time, and I think the good thing about our relationship is we go at our own pace. And you've seen with other couples—they force the engagement and they're not together anymore. So, I think what we got is a working recipe and we're gonna get there.” At the end of Matt’s season, he wasn’t fully ready to propose to Rachael, but he did want to continue a relationship with her. “I feel like we could have capitalized on being the first Black Bachelor and having important conversations,” he added about his season feeling superficial. He added that Rachel Lindsay already took on the role of the first Black Bachelorette, and he could never compare to her. “Listen, Rachel Lindsay is a force,” Matt added. “I don't think I could ever step into that light and take on everything that she's taken on, but I have had conversations with her in terms of, you know, the things that I—she prefaced her experience with mine and said, ‘Watch out for X, Y and Z,' and without that context, I think that the show could have played out completely different.”" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [4]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(57) "Matt James Says Marrying Rachael Kirkconnell is 'Endgame'" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1365) "During an interview with Daily Pop, Matt James admitted that he and Rachael Kirkconnell’s relationship “endgame” is marriage. “I think marriage is always the endgame at my stage of the game,” he told the hosts. “I'm not in the business of wasting anybody's time, and I think the good thing about our relationship is we go at our own pace. And you've seen with other couples—they force the engagement and they're not together anymore. So, I think what we got is a working recipe and we're gonna get there.” At the end of Matt’s season, he wasn’t fully ready to propose to Rachael, but he did want to continue a relationship with her. “I feel like we could have capitalized on being the first Black Bachelor and having important conversations,” he added about his season feeling superficial. He added that Rachel Lindsay already took on the role of the first Black Bachelorette, and he could never compare to her." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [5]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1398) "“Listen, Rachel Lindsay is a force,” Matt added. “I don't think I could ever step into that light and take on everything that she's taken on, but I have had conversations with her in terms of, you know, the things that I—she prefaced her experience with mine and said, ‘Watch out for X, Y and Z,' and without that context, I think that the show could have played out completely different.” In a previous interview with Access Hollywood, Matt discussed how much The Bachelor affected him and Rachael. Matt explained that he wanted to write his book, First Impressions, because he realized that a lot of things that happened on his season of The Bachelor didn’t make the final cut when the show aired. “I thought it was important for people to have context,” he told the outlet. “The Bachelor was a major part of my life and a major chapter in my life, but all the decisions that took place before that experience molded me into the person that I am.” He said he wanted to create an “open dialogue” about what happened with Rachael, so fans can expect honestly from Matt when it comes to their controversy. As for their relationship, Matt said it is where it needs to be." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [6]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(875) "“A lot of what we do isn’t in unison with the rest of The Bachelor couples,” he said. “We march to the beat of our own drum.” Matt explained that he and Rachael had to figure out a way of life that worked for them instead of falling inline with the rest of the Bachelor Nation couples. “I think that comes from just being physically, mentally, and emotionally drained from that process,” he said. “There’s a lot of things that we would’ve liked from a resources base that wasn’t there, so we’ve gone about things our own way, and it’s proven to be the best way.” During his interview with “Here for the Right Reasons,” Matt spoke to Us Weekly about his future with Rachael." 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I think Rachael was [hesitant about] Miami before I moved down there because it’s, like, the party connotation, but after spending a lot of time down there, [she’s] warming up to the fact—no pun intended—of being down there,” he explained. “It’s been a nice transition out of New York.” “When you’re in that Bachelor bubble, like, it’s such an intense experience that you don’t know what is and isn’t real because you’ve got all these girls saying they love you,” Matt explained about how the couple decided to move on after the show. “You’ve got the pressure to propose to someone. And all this, like, ancillary, ‘Just like do this, do this, do this.’ And then for everything to happen how it [did] it’s, like, ‘I know how I feel. I just need to validate that.’ And I just needed to take a step back and make sure that those feelings were there and they were.” He said that the best thing for them has been their ability to have a relationship outside of Bachelor Nation." 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She’s laughing,” he told the outlet while Rachael listened in the background. “It’s brick by brick, you know, you gotta check things off as you go. I’m not a refined boyfriend yet, but I’m getting there. She’s really good about expressing how she feels in the moment as opposed to harboring stuff.”" } } ["_cpxi_gallery_intro"]=> string(798) "Matt James' Bachelor season was full of controversy, which eventually led to the firing of long-time Bachelor Nation host, Chris Harrison. Matt and his winner, Rachael Kirkconnell, had a rough beginning to their relationship. While the season was airing, photos of Rachael in an antebellum dress and other inflammatory pictures and tweets surfaced. Matt and Rachael initially broke up after the drama, which they discussed on After the Final Rose, but ultimately they got back together. Recently, Matt has been speaking out about his experience on the show, and now he's finally addressing where the franchise went wrong. 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It was very frustrating to watch.” He felt that producers failed to “ show him as an accomplished young Black man who had overcome many personal and professional challenges.” Many fans called him boring and basic, while others used terms that were even worse. As the season progressed, his eventually winner, Rachael Kirkconnell was under scrutiny for posting racially insensitive photos and making controversial remarks. The drama eventually led to the firing of long-time host Chris Harrison, and Matt was left to deal with the fallout on After the Final Rose. “In my conversion from person to prop, key pieces of me were left behind,” Matt wrote in his memoir, First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness." 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We had the opportunity to have those tough conversations, but the show missed the mark.” Matt wrote that he was disappointed for the viewers that were not able to see that side of him, especially in regards to his connection with Rachael. He doesn’t throw many members of Bachelor Nation under the bus in his book, but Matt did add that he’s left it all behind. “There wasn’t anything left to rehash. My relationship had been made into a sideshow, a complete circus. Rachael and I have moved on,” he wrote. “We’re one of the only couples from that franchise still going strong. The reason is we’re going at things at our own pace. We’re not playing games that a lot of people play just to stay in that circle.” But although Matt was dissatisfied with how things played out, he said he as no “ill will” against the Bachelor franchise." 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It was frustrating and disappointing,” he said. “But there’s another way to look at it. One of the main reasons I went on the show was to find someone who was compatible with me, and I did that despite the show, which is hilarious. I found what I was looking for, which shouldn’t have been the case.” During a previous interview with Daily Pop, Matt said that he plans on marrying Rachael, although not quite yet." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [3]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1294) "“I think marriage is always the endgame at my stage of the game,” he told the hosts. “I'm not in the business of wasting anybody's time, and I think the good thing about our relationship is we go at our own pace. And you've seen with other couples—they force the engagement and they're not together anymore. So, I think what we got is a working recipe and we're gonna get there.” At the end of Matt’s season, he wasn’t fully ready to propose to Rachael, but he did want to continue a relationship with her. “I feel like we could have capitalized on being the first Black Bachelor and having important conversations,” he added about his season feeling superficial. He added that Rachel Lindsay already took on the role of the first Black Bachelorette, and he could never compare to her. “Listen, Rachel Lindsay is a force,” Matt added. “I don't think I could ever step into that light and take on everything that she's taken on, but I have had conversations with her in terms of, you know, the things that I—she prefaced her experience with mine and said, ‘Watch out for X, Y and Z,' and without that context, I think that the show could have played out completely different.”" ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [4]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(57) "Matt James Says Marrying Rachael Kirkconnell is 'Endgame'" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1365) "During an interview with Daily Pop, Matt James admitted that he and Rachael Kirkconnell’s relationship “endgame” is marriage. “I think marriage is always the endgame at my stage of the game,” he told the hosts. “I'm not in the business of wasting anybody's time, and I think the good thing about our relationship is we go at our own pace. And you've seen with other couples—they force the engagement and they're not together anymore. So, I think what we got is a working recipe and we're gonna get there.” At the end of Matt’s season, he wasn’t fully ready to propose to Rachael, but he did want to continue a relationship with her. “I feel like we could have capitalized on being the first Black Bachelor and having important conversations,” he added about his season feeling superficial. He added that Rachel Lindsay already took on the role of the first Black Bachelorette, and he could never compare to her." 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Matt explained that he wanted to write his book, First Impressions, because he realized that a lot of things that happened on his season of The Bachelor didn’t make the final cut when the show aired. “I thought it was important for people to have context,” he told the outlet. “The Bachelor was a major part of my life and a major chapter in my life, but all the decisions that took place before that experience molded me into the person that I am.” He said he wanted to create an “open dialogue” about what happened with Rachael, so fans can expect honestly from Matt when it comes to their controversy. As for their relationship, Matt said it is where it needs to be." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [6]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(875) "“A lot of what we do isn’t in unison with the rest of The Bachelor couples,” he said. “We march to the beat of our own drum.” Matt explained that he and Rachael had to figure out a way of life that worked for them instead of falling inline with the rest of the Bachelor Nation couples. “I think that comes from just being physically, mentally, and emotionally drained from that process,” he said. “There’s a lot of things that we would’ve liked from a resources base that wasn’t there, so we’ve gone about things our own way, and it’s proven to be the best way.” During his interview with “Here for the Right Reasons,” Matt spoke to Us Weekly about his future with Rachael." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [7]=> array(9) { ["image_title"]=> string(0) "" ["first_look"]=> string(0) "" ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["image_id"]=> string(0) "" ["image"]=> bool(false) ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1372) "“I wouldn’t be with someone that I wasn’t considering marrying, especially at this point in my life,” he told the outlet. “We’ve talked about living in the same city and what those next steps look like. Everything’s on the table.” Matt recently moved to Miami, FL from New York City. “It’s nice being down in Florida now. I think Rachael was [hesitant about] Miami before I moved down there because it’s, like, the party connotation, but after spending a lot of time down there, [she’s] warming up to the fact—no pun intended—of being down there,” he explained. “It’s been a nice transition out of New York.” “When you’re in that Bachelor bubble, like, it’s such an intense experience that you don’t know what is and isn’t real because you’ve got all these girls saying they love you,” Matt explained about how the couple decided to move on after the show. “You’ve got the pressure to propose to someone. And all this, like, ancillary, ‘Just like do this, do this, do this.’ And then for everything to happen how it [did] it’s, like, ‘I know how I feel. I just need to validate that.’ And I just needed to take a step back and make sure that those feelings were there and they were.” He said that the best thing for them has been their ability to have a relationship outside of Bachelor Nation." ["image_caption"]=> string(0) "" } [8]=> array(4) { ["animated_icons"]=> string(12) "fas fa-heart" ["attachment_select"]=> string(5) "embed" ["embed_url"]=> string(150) "" ["image_description"]=> string(1001) "“We’re not putting our relationship up against somebody else. We’re not doing these things to show that we’re in a good space as a couple, like, we’re just living our lives and just trying to be real with each other,” he said. “And that’s been our saving grace. It’s just been doubling down on realness and leaving the phony stuff for other people to do. It’s really that simple and it’s been so much fun to live life with Rachael—that’s my best friend now. It’s fun and easy.” As for the scandal that took place while his season aired, Matt said it was good for them to learn better communication skills. “I’m working on the communication part. She’s laughing,” he told the outlet while Rachael listened in the background. “It’s brick by brick, you know, you gotta check things off as you go. I’m not a refined boyfriend yet, but I’m getting there. She’s really good about expressing how she feels in the moment as opposed to harboring stuff.”" } } ["_cpxi_gallery_intro"]=> string(798) "Matt James' Bachelor season was full of controversy, which eventually led to the firing of long-time Bachelor Nation host, Chris Harrison. Matt and his winner, Rachael Kirkconnell, had a rough beginning to their relationship. While the season was airing, photos of Rachael in an antebellum dress and other inflammatory pictures and tweets surfaced. Matt and Rachael initially broke up after the drama, which they discussed on After the Final Rose, but ultimately they got back together. Recently, Matt has been speaking out about his experience on the show, and now he's finally addressing where the franchise went wrong. 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