Matt James was mates with Tyler Cameron lengthy earlier than they each joined Bachelor Nation. Nevertheless, followers began to invest that James’ relationship with Rachael Kirkconnell put a pressure on his bromance with Cameron.
Cameron and James met whereas attending Wake Forest in North Carolina. The 2 former soccer gamers even moved in collectively in New York Metropolis after Cameron’s stint on Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette.
Firstly of the Covid pandemic in 2020, James was amongst Cameron’s mates who moved into his home in Jupiter, Florida, to quarantine. That June, ABC opted to make James the subsequent Bachelor after he practically appeared on season 16 of The Bachelorette. James later revealed that Cameron’s late mom was the one who inspired him to hitch Bachelor Nation.
When James left to movie The Bachelor in fall 2020, Cameron visited and made a cameo on one of many one-on-one dates. In the course of the finale, James picked Kirkconnell over Michelle Younger however didn’t suggest. Because the season was airing, James and Kirkconnell cut up after her previous racially insensitive actions resurfaced. They ultimately reconciled in April 2021.
The couple continued to hang around with Cameron all through their relationship, however followers started to query whether or not Cameron and James have been nonetheless mates after the previous Bachelor referred to Cameron and Kirkconnell’s relationship as “love-hate” in Might 2022. Lower than three years later, James and Kirkconnell known as it quits.
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