When Rachael Kirkconnell went on vacation without Matt James last month, Bachelor Nation was convinced the season 25 couple called it quits — and social media sleuths aren’t the only ones who they have to answer to.“I think that we’ve been through so much stuff at this point that nothing really phases us.
I get it — because we’re together so much so whenever our schedules don’t line up or whenever we have our own things going on, I get where people come from,” Kirkconnell exclusively told Us Weekly during a joint interview with James about their partnership with Baskin-Robbins on Tuesday, July 18. “I do think a lot of it came from a place of love, like, people were worried because they like us so much as a couple.
So in a way, it was a little flattering. But also, at the end of the day, we’re normal people [in a] normal relationship. It’s kind of crazy sometimes when you see, you know, just how invested people are.
In such a quick way, too. You’re like, ‘It’s been a week! I haven’t posted in, like, eight days, relax!’”James subsequently revealed that his mother, Patty, shared the same concerns as their followers.“I’ll come home and if Rachael’s not with me, my mom’s like, ‘What’s wrong?
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