Bachelorette Rachel Recchia’s Family Guide: Meet Her Parents, Brother and BFFs

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Her fly-or-dies! Rachel Recchia comes from a small family, but she’s had their full support throughout her Bachelor Nation journey.The season 19 Bachelorette was born in Chicago to Mary Anne and Tony Recchia, who later welcomed her younger brother, Anthony.

When the flight instructor was a teenager, the family moved to Clermont, Florida.Fans first met Rachel’s family earlier this year during season 26 of The Bachelor, when the Ohio University graduate competed for Clayton Echard‘s heart.

When the father of two met the former NFL player, 29, he didn’t hold back when asking the Missouri native about his intentions for his daughter.“If Rachel isn’t the one, what are you going to do to not hurt her?” the Illinois native asked the sales rep. “I really can’t give my blessing because I haven’t talked to my daughter.

Right now you’re just another face. Until she says, ‘Dad, this guy’s really special to me’ is when I would change in my mind.”After Clayton’s discussion with Tony, Rachel told her dad that he hadn’t always had the most welcoming attitude toward her boyfriends in the past, adding that his approval was really important to her. “Your opinion has always meant the most to me,” she explained. “I’ve always wanted you to be proud of me.”Tony assured his daughter that he is proud, noting that any hesitancy he expressed toward Clayton was because he was afraid of her getting hurt. “If he’s what you want, [then] I’m all for it,” he told her.Rachel was one of Clayton’s top three contestants, but as viewers know, the duo’s relationship fell apart after he admitted that he was in love with her as well as Gabby Windey and Susie Evans.