“The Bachelor” star Rachael Kirkconnell is speaking after hitting “rock bottom” due to the racism controversy. On the finale of Matt James’ season of the show, James fell for Kirkconnell, but by the time “After the Final Rose” aired, the two had called it quits.
Their breakup came after a TikTok user accused Kirkconnell of previously bullying her for dating Black men. Then, another user accused her of liking racist photos.
Pics also surfaced of her at an Old South plantation-themed party while in college. Kirkconnell has since apologized and asked people to stop defending her actions.
Kirkconnell appeared on From Privilege to Progress’s “Unscripted Live” earlier this week, where she spoke about the days leading up to her apology.
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