Ben and Ashley I. Point Out a "Weird" Detail in Matt James' Breakup Post
FYI, Bachelor Nation's Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti are just as confused as I am about Matt James' unexpected breakup prayer. During the January 16 episode of their Almost Famous podcast, the two weighed in on the former Bachelor's "weird" IG post announcing his split from Rachael Kirkconnell and pointed out a few details that just weren't adding up.
“I do want to acknowledge that this is a very tough time for them, and also respect the fact that they broke up and that we’re not really owed too much information,” Ben said on the podcast. “However, [there are] some weird things that stood out to me that I think are standing out to most people.”
For starters, the timing of the post was strange. Just 12 hours before posting the breakup announcement, Matt had shared a video of himself and Rachael eating pizza together in London. But Ben brought up an even more confusing aspect of the breakup post: the picture Matt chose to use, which showed Matt and Rachael's first meeting at the Bachelor mansion.
“Matt especially was like, ‘I’m done, I’m moved on. This thing is what it was. We met together and the show is going to have no association with my life,’” Ben explained. “And that is a very fine strategy. However, the breakup post is a picture of them at the Bachelor mansion, which is odd to me... Personally, it feels like an interesting choice for this picture to announce a breakup when they have honestly done so much since then.”
As some fans have theorized, Ashley I. initially thought Matt's Instagram post was a joke...but his use of religious language in the caption makes her believe it's actually legit.
“They have been together for four years,” she said. “That is a long time to date without a proposal. My initial thought was, ‘Oh man. I want this to be some prank.’ …As much as I would love to believe that, because I really, really was rooting for them, they went through so much together, I can’t imagine that he would use a prayer as a prank.”
And for the record: Rachael reportedly liked a comment from a fan that suggested she'd been "blindsided" by Matt's post so...things aren't looking good. Time will tell whether this breakup is the real deal!
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