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He later issued an apology amid a social media backlash, and Harrison eventually stepped aside as host and did not appear on the series’ recap episode.ĭuring the After the Rose special, hosted by Emmanuel Acho, James revealed that he broke up with Kirkconnell after the controversial photos surfaced. In the interview, Harrison defended the season’s front-runner, noting that the photos were taken a long time ago and suggesting that Kirkconnell had become a target of cancel culture. Finale.The two final women meet Matts family, and have one last date, before he gives the final rose. The issue escalated after Kirkconnell’s photos became the topic of an interview on Extra between Chris Harrison - who had hosted the ABC dating-competition show since its 2002 launch - and contestant Lindsay. On The Bachelor finale, Rachael Kirkconnell addressed her racist and offensive past that has plagued the season in controversy. Its the penultimate episode of The Bachelor Australia, and its become even clearer who Jimmy Nicholson is falling in love. She apologized for the photos, noting that she was ignorant and that her “ignorance was racist.” The two-hour episode ended an unusual season of the long-running reality hit that saw photos of Kirkconnell attending an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal in 2018.

‘The Bachelor’ Matt James Responds To Chris Harrison, Rachael Kirkconnell Controversies ABC So without the usual season-ending marriage proposal, the pair left together. Bachelor Nation had a lot to say about the season finale of The Bachelor and After the Final Rose.Viewers thought Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell had found love when they saw the pair leave The. RT to send love to the incredible Michelle ❤️ #AfterTheFinalRose /g2QmrCttbKĭespite Matt James, the show’s first Black leading man, choosing Kirkconnell over Young, he also told her he couldn’t propose. James was originally cast on the sixteenth season of The Bachelorette featuring Clare Crawley.

This season features 28-year-old Matt James, a real estate broker and charity founder from Raleigh, North Carolina. Thurston’s season will wrap up on August 9, 2021, most likely with a supersized episode. At the time, he defended Kirkconnell’s actions stating that they only looked bad through a 2021 lens. The twenty-fifth season of The Bachelor premiered on January 4, 2021. ABC Katie Thurston with her final 4 suitors on The Bachelorette. His exit follows the February controversy in which he defended Season 25 contestant Rachel Kirkconnell after photos of her at an Antebellum party in 2018 surfaced. 'The Bachelorette' To Air 2 Seasons In 2021 Starring Katie Thurston & Michelle Young After hosting The Bachelor for nearly 20 years, Chris Harrison is leaving the show.

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