Matt James, star of “The Bachelor,” visited “Good Morning America” for his first interview after the turbulent finale of his season of the ABC dating show, which aired Monday night.James spoke to “GMA” host Michael Strahan about the ongoing racial controversy surrounding his season of “The Bachelor,” franchise host Chris Harrison and season winner Rachael Kirkconnell“It hit me like a ton of bricks.
I felt the weight of everything that I was carrying throughout the season and with what we were dealing with as a country and having to explain that and why it was problematic to me and our relationship, which was extremely difficult,” James said.On the Monday night finale, James gave his final rose to Kirkconnell — the controversial contestant.
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