{"id":269896,"date":"2025-01-29T19:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/rachael-kirkconnells-call-her-daddy-interview-post-breakup-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:33","slug":"rachael-kirkconnells-call-her-daddy-interview-post-breakup-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/rachael-kirkconnells-call-her-daddy-interview-post-breakup-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachael Kirkconnell\u2019s \u2018Call Her Daddy\u2019 Interview Post-Breakup \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1243460020_adb525-e1737037777544.jpg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"JUPITER, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 22: Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James attend the Inaugural Andrea C. Cameron Foundation Gala hosted by Tyler Cameron on September 22, 2022 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo\/Getty Images for Tyler Cameron)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1243460020_adb525-e1737037777544.jpg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1243460020_adb525-e1737037777544.jpg?fit=682%2C385&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1243460020_adb525-e1737037777544.jpg?fit=682%2C385&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Getty Images for Tyler Cameron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Bachelor Nation was left in shock by the unexpected breakup between former Bachelor <strong>Matt James<\/strong> and his final rose recipient, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-rachael-kirkconnell-the-bachelor-4317280\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Rachael Kirkconnell<\/strong><\/a>. The pair, who met during Season 25 of <\/span><em><span class=\"s3\">The Bachelor<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\">, had a tumultuous love story filled with both challenges and memorable moments. Their relationship endured public scrutiny, including backlash over an old photo of Rachael attending an antebellum-themed party during college. Despite the controversy, the couple rekindled their romance and even ventured into creating food content together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">However, their seemingly perfect relationship took a turn when Matt posted a heartfelt message on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE4mLfQSKgg\/?igsh=MWNqM2M0emR4a24ycA==\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on January 16, 2025. \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Father God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts. Give us a peace about this decision to endour relationship that transcends worldly understanding. Shower our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us. And remind us that our joy comes from you, Lord,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0he wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Rachael Kirkconnell: I Was Blindsided (Full Interview)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L3qAkv3oruE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rachael Says the Breakup Came \u201cOut of Nowhere\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In an interview on the \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s3\">Call Her Daddy\u201d<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> podcast, released on January 28, 2025, Rachael revealed that the split was unexpected. She recounted a disagreement during their trip to Tokyo, sparked by her indecision over choosing a restaurant. She explained that she wasn\u2019t feeling her best, which led to heightened emotions. According to Rachael, Matt later expressed doubts about her qualities as a future wife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe said that at the end of the day, there were just qualities about me that he worries about having in a wife,\u201d Rachael shared. \u201cIt was just one of those things where he had this realization that \u2018I should want to propose to you by this time. Like, at this point in our relationship, I should be wanting those things and I should be ready for that. But I\u2019m not still, I still don\u2019t feel like we\u2019re ready or I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m ready. I don\u2019t know if I ever see myself proposing to you. I can\u2019t actually see myself married to you.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Rachael learned about Matt\u2019s Instagram post after a flight when loved ones reached out to ask if it was true.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Couple Had Discussed Engagement Before the Breakup<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Rachael revealed that before the split, they had conversations about marriage. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat\u2019s probably one of the saddest things about just picturing your life with someone and thinking that is how your life\u2019s gonna look, and now it\u2019s just all taken away,\u201d she said. \u201cWe talked about rings. He told me a few months ago to start saving some things, picking things out that we should go look at.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rachael Has Spoken to Matt Since the Split<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE4mLfQSKgg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Despite the heartbreak, Rachael shared that she has spoken with Matt post-breakup.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut I have spoken with him since all of that and I do know that he definitely acknowledges that that was not the right decision,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/rachael-kirkconnell-call-her-daddy-interview-5366175\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: Getty Images for Tyler Cameron Bachelor Nation was left in shock by the unexpected breakup between former Bachelor Matt James and his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":269897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269896"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}