Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. throws some major shade at Matt James after his breakup with Rachael Kirkconnell. Plus, he isn’t the only former lead in the franchise to do so. Clare Crawley also spoke out and without naming names but making it obvious, she slammed James. What did they both say? Keep reading to get all the details.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. Weighed In On Matt James Split
Former Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. weighed in on Matt James split with Rachael Kirkconnell. Bachelor Nation was shocked when Matt posted on Instagram that their four-year relationship was over just three hours after the split actually occurred.
Rachael was unaware of the post until she boarded a plane and would have no service for twelve hours to be able to respond.
Speculation flew around the internet as to what could have led to the split. It seemed things were great between them and they were headed for an engagement. She agreed to go on the Call Her Daddy podcast where she spilled the tea about their relationship and what finally happened to end it all.
Now, that she has shared her side of things, Matt James continues to get slammed. He’s getting slammed not only by fans but also by fellow Bachelor alums.
Bachelorette Clare Crawley was the first to slam James. She pointed out that before her season of the show she made it clear to production, she did not want Matt to appear. She said she knew he was not looking for a serious relationship. Clare then concluded saying so what did they do they went and made him The Bachelor.
Now, Arie spoke out and said he didn’t like the way Matt treated Rachael on After the Final Rose. He noted in his opinion Matt never really treated her with much respect.
Matt Continues To Lose Followers
Before Matt James broke up with Rachael Kirkconnell, he had over a million followers on Instagram. Since Rachael shared her story on Call Her Daddy, his follower count continues to go down. At the time of this writing, he is already down to 967,000.
As for Rachael, her numbers continue to soar and she has gained well over 200,000 followers since the podcast was released earlier this week.
What do you think about Clare and Arie both slamming Matt James for his disrespect toward Rachael Kirkconnell?
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