Matt and Rachael met on their 2021 season of Bachelorwhere he made history as the show’s first black male lead. While the entrepreneur and graphic designer didn’t get engaged in the dating series, he still gave her his final rose. However, during the airing of the show, racially sensitive photos of Rachael attending an antebellum plantation-themed event in 2018 resurfaced online. She apologize for After the last rosewhere Matt confirmed their split.
But months later, Matt revealed that he and Rachael were back together.
“It was honestly a commitment that we had made to each other that we would work on the relationship,” he said in a 2021 episode The pump podcast. “And there came a point where it was clear that my work on the relationship looked different than Rachael’s because I wasn’t really honoring the commitment that I was making to work on our relationship. It was just a meeting that I had with Rachael where she’s like, “If you’re going to make this work, let’s do it. But if you’re not going to make it work, I’m going to let you do your own thing. It is really all I needed.”
Fast forward more than three years later, and it seemed the duo was still on a rosy path. After finishing the New York City Marathon Nov. 3 — just months before the breakup news — Matt shared what He looked forward to the future with Rachael.
“Today eating,” the reality star replied, “but like in the actual future just having a family together.”
While the drama continues to steal Bachelor fans away for more than just a second, keep reading to read the reasons other couples from the franchise gave for their splits.
