Rachael Kirkconnell’s sister Trinity is shedding new light on her sibling’s shock split with Matt James.
Rumors swirled when The Bachelor pair, James, 33, and Rachael, 28, suddenly announced their split after a four-year relationship. Just a day before the breakup news, they had posted affectionate pictures from their London getaway, leaving fans puzzled about the timing of it all.
The unexpected turn of events even caught the attention of TikTok detective Gabby White, who took to the platform on January 17 to discuss her theories on why the couple decided to part ways. In her video, Gabby pointed out the oddity of James sharing sponsored content from their London trip, suggesting that he might have been obligated to post it.
She highlighted the abrupt transition from joyful social media updates to a heartfelt breakup announcement within a short span of time as particularly perplexing. Gabby noted how the public display of affection quickly gave way to a meticulously crafted breakup post, leaving many followers bewildered by the sequence of events.
The video prompted one follower to respond in the comments section, “The old content from London makes sense if it was sponsored, but it feels like he could have edited her out or not liked/responded to comments about her on the posts.”
Jumping in with new information, Trinity replied to the comment to clarify the timing of her sister and James’ relationship ending.
“Yea so they were still together when he was posting all that… just to give some perspective on the timeline of things,” Trinity wrote.
A follow up TikTok post from White revealed that Trinity claimed James uploaded his break up post just three hours after the couple split.
@gabzilla_123456 Replying to @allena shimon NEW INFO!! like what’s the rush Matt?? why did you feel the need to speak out first🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨 #mattjames #bachelor #rachaelkirkconnell
♬ original sound – Gabby White
James announced his separation from Rachael in the early hours of Thursday, January 16 via Instagram.
“Father God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts. Give us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding,” James wrote alongside a photo of him and Rachael on The Bachelor season 25.
Tagging Rachael in the post, James added, “Shower our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us. And remind us that our Joy comes from you, Lord 💔.”
James chose Rachael as his Bachelor winner during season 25, which aired in early 2021. However, by the After the Final Rose special in March of that year, James said they had broken up after Rachael’s past racially insensitive social media activity resurfaced. The couple reconciled a month later.
Following the post, some Bachelor fans questioned if Rachael had been “blindsided” by the split.
A source told Us Weekly on Friday, January 17 that Rachael wasn’t blindsided by the split itself but rather James’ statement and post.
