Rachael Kirkconnell has yet to release a statement on her split from Matt James, but she has been shedding some light on the breakup by interacting with fan comments on Instagram, including one that speculated she was "completely blindsided" by his announcement.

Rachael Kirkconnell was all in on Matt James in her most recent Instagram post. "Happiest of birthdays to my best friend, my teammate, my sous chef, the man that has my whole heart," Kirkconnell, 28,

Matt James, the 'Bachelor' franchise's first Black male lead, says he and his co-star-turned-girlfriend Rachael Kirkconnell have ended their relationship.