While she hasn't released a statement about the split, Kirkconnell reacted to fan comments on Instagram Rachael Kirkconnell has yet to speak on her shocking split from Matt James, but she has been shedding some light on the breakup.

"The Bachelor" star Matt James revealed that he and Rachael Kirkconnell broke up in a Thursday social media post.

Rachael Kirkconnell may have been “blindsided” when Matt James broke up with her, but a source exclusively tells Life & Style that her friends weren’t – and they even saw the former Bachelor’s “red flags.