What is Rachael Kirkconnell doing now?

AFTER Rachel Kirkconnell’s dramatic split from Matt James over her resurfaced “racist” photos, Bachelor Nation is wondering what Rachael is now up to.

The aftermath of their breakup was aired in a tension-filled segment on After The Final Rose with host Emmanuel Acho orchestrating the strained relationship. 

What is Rachael Kirkconnell doing now?

Since the emotionally-charged After the Final Rose episode aired, Rachael Kirkconnell appears to be committed to her new path of learning from her mistakes and garnering support from her friends.

“Just when you think you found your way, life throws you onto a new path,” she captioned her Instagram post on March 15.

“It’s unpredictable, unexplainable, and things might not go the way you hoped for. While I certainly wish things turned out differently, I also believe there is a reason for everything.”

“This was supposed to be a monumental season, and one of the biggest disappointments has been the overshadowing of these beautiful women and their stories,” she continued.

“They are some of the strongest, most brilliant, most extraordinary women and I was lucky enough to have met them. You all deserve more, but I promise to always stand by and support each of you in any way I can.”

Serena Pitt, a fan favorite contestant on the show, commented, “Rachie,” with a heart emoji.

Pieper James, another favorite, also left a positive comment. “Cheers to change,” she wrote.

“Proud of you for having important conversations and the progress you’re making!” Mari Pepin added.

According to an insider, Rachael is “completely done” with the Bachelor franchise. 

Are Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James getting back together?

Matt James admitted there is “no future at all” with Rachael Kirkconnell and he will “never” go on the show again. 

The 29-year-old opened up about his decision to split from the Bachelor contestant, even after professing his love for her in the finale.

Speaking on The Bill Simmons Podcast, the former Bachelor touched on about his decision to end things following Rachael’s racism controversy.

Explaining how things happened, Matt revealed he didn’t pay much attention to the racism rumors about his girlfriend until the first week of February – two months after the show wrapped filming.

He went on to say that at that point “everything came to a head” and he could no longer avoid social media speculation.

He said: “You don’t want to think that someone knows your person better than you, so I’m taking everything with a grain of salt. As it’s continuing to roll out, it just hits a head.

“It continued to come up again, again, and then when it’s addressed formally in the statement that Rachael put out, it’s a devastating blow.”

Following their split, many hoped the two might work things out but Matt admitted that things were really over for him and Rachael and he doesn’t see a future relationship working out between them.

“I’m not going to be dating. I’m solely focused on getting back to that meaningful work in the community and centering myself around projects that are going to elevate all the work I’ve been doing in the city, special interest things that I appreciate outside reality television.”

Matt added that although he doesn’t regret going on the show he’d “never” appear on another season.

An informant claimed that Rachael “has not spoken” to Matt since filming After The Final Rose but “she wants to get in contact with him.”