Warning! Potential SPOILERS for The Bachelor season 25 below!
Some fans are making serious accusations about The Bachelor star Rachael Kirkconnell from Matt James' season, but Reality Steve is coming to her defense. The new season of The Bachelor is just getting started, but the fans are already doing deep dives on the past lives of each of these contestants. But during the premiere, it was mostly the big personalities that came in with props that really stood out to the fans. For one, 29-year-old Katie Thurston stepped out of the limo with a purple vibrator, which she kept holding throughout the name. With that said, the night just kept getting crazier.
The premiere episode of Matt James' season of The Bachelor also featured 27-year-old Victoria Larson, who identifies herself as a "queen" and wore an actual crown all night long. There was also 26-year-old Alana Milne bringing in a bowl of spaghetti and reenacting the famous Lady and the Tramp kissing scene with Matt. Another standout was 26-year-old Kaili Anderson, who couldn't decide what to wear and therefore decided to walk out of the limo wearing just lingerie. She asked Matt which of the two dresses she brought looked better, and promised to change into that gown once they met again inside the mansion.
And yet, Bachelor Nation set its sights on a different contestant that was introduced during last night's The Bachelor season 25 premiere. Some users on Reddit and on TikTok are claiming to know Rachael Kirkconnell from Cumming, Georgia. TikTok user @maddybierster shared a clip of Matt and Rachael talking on the show and wrote, "remember when you bullied me in high school for liking black guys???" On Reddit, many users reacted to that particular TikTok video with anger and concern, claiming that there are rumors that Rachael makes it very far into the season. These fans are worried that Matt could end up with someone that is being accused of racist behavior by people who claim to have met her in high school. Still, famous blogger Reality Steve isn't entirely trusting these claims so far. As seen below, Steve tweeted that being on The Bachelor can be difficult when "anyone from your past can throw accusations and you won't be able to defend yourself for a while."
What Reality Steve is referring to is that all contestants on The Bachelor sign contracts that prohibit them from speaking on any subject matter that might spoil the rest of the season that they're on. Considering that a lot of the criticism that Rachael is receiving has to do with the rumor that she gets far in the season, it is possible that Rachael won't be able to comment on these claims until the season ends.
Every year on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, there are always contestants that get accused of a variety of things. Sometimes, there's some truth to the claims. Other times, they're complete nonsense. Hopefully, Rachael will be allowed to respond to these claims sometime soon.
The Bachelor season 25 airs Mondays at 8 pm ET/PT on ABC.
Sources: @maddybierster, Reddit, Reality Steve's Twitter