Rachael Kirkconnell’s sister, Trinity Kirkconnell, seemingly implied that Rachael was blindsided by her breakup with Matt James. A Bachelor superfan named Gabby White posted a TikTok video questioning the timeline of Matt,

Matt James reportedly broke up with Rachael Kirkconnell just three hours before his Instagram post, according to Kirkconnell's sister Trinity.

Rachael Kirkconnell has yet to release a statement on her split from Matt James, but she has been shedding some light on the breakup by interacting with fan comments on Instagram, including one that speculated she was "completely blindsided" by his announcement.