Matt James’ ‘cheating’ accusations with a woman named Grace Amerling have resurfaced just one day after the announcement of his shocking split from Rachael Kirkconnell.
The Bachelor star, 33, shared an Instagram post on Thursday to reveal the news that both he and Kirkconnell, 28, had broken up and asked God to help them “mend our broken hearts.”
Just hours earlier, James had uploaded a video while the couple enjoyed a trip to London, leading fans to question the strange timeline.
In April 2021, Amerling, a professional equestrian, claimed that she had dated James prior to her appearance on The Bachelor in 2020, which was confirmed by a source.
She then alleged that he asked her to meet him in Miami “for the night” one day after buying Rachael a ticket to see him in New York. In February 2021, the couple split after racially insensitive photos of them surfaced.
Rachael reportedly felt “manipulated” upon discovering that James allegedly tried to set up a date with Amerling after they had begun “talking about a future together.”
Matt James, 33, ‘cheating’ accusations with a woman named Grace Amerling have resurfaced just one day after the announcement of his shocking split from Rachael Kirkconnell, 28; seen in 2021 in New York
After Matt and Rachael’s split this week, fans resurfaced past “cheating” claims on reddit as some alleged that the couple broke up once again due to the TV personality having an affair.
“It’s extremely strange,” one wrote of the strange timeline of their split. ‘He posts this exaggeratedly about a loving declaration of love and then they break up. Looks like he was trying to do damage control.
Another wrote that Matt “definitely cheated” because a source told him The US Sun that Rachael had ended the relationship and James “knows what he did.”
In response, one fan added: “Okay.” I think it will turn out that he cheated. I think if it were just a matter of not proposing, it would be less sudden.
‘Do you remember when he offered to take the horse girl when he and Rachael were working on it after AFTR?’ said one social media user, referring to After The Final Rose.
At the time, Rachael appeared on the episode to apologize for past photos of her at a sorority party at a plantation in 2018.
‘Sometimes I wish RS was as sarcastic as he used to be because he called Matt James “Influential James.” Original, I know. But I loved it!’ the fan continued in the Reddit comment.
In April 2021, Grace Amerling joined Reality Steve’s Instagram Live to share that she had dated James before he starred on The Bachelor and claimed that he also asked her to come on the show.

The Bachelor star shared a post on Instagram on Thursday to reveal the news that both he and Kirkconnell had broken up and asked God to help them “mend our broken hearts.”

Rachael reportedly felt “manipulated” upon discovering that James allegedly tried to set up a date with Amerling after they had begun “talking about a future together”; Amerling seen above during Reality Steve’s interview in 2021

Following Matt and Rachael’s split this week, fans resurfaced past ‘cheating’ accusations on Reddit, as some alleged the couple broke up once again due to the TV personality having an affair.

In response, one fan added: “Okay.” I think it will turn out that he cheated. I think if it was just for not proposing it, it would be less sudden.

‘Do you remember when he offered to take the horse girl when he and Rachael were working on it after AFTR?’ said one social media user, referring to After The Final Rose.
A source confirmed both claims Us weekly made by Amerling, including Matt asking him to audition to go on the ABC dating series.
During the Instagram Live, Amerling said Rachael was a “victim” because Matt tried to talk to both women at the same time.
After Rachael and Matt began spending time together, Grace was able to contact Kirkconnell to explain the situation.
“It just didn’t sit right with me,” Amerling explained to Steve.
“I felt that Rachael was so in love with him and that he was trying to contact me and hang out with me – someone he had had romantic relationships with in the past – two days before in Miami… I felt like I had to say something for the sake of by Rachael.
A source told Us Weekly that Kirkconnell felt “very hurt” and “manipulated” upon learning of her actions.
‘Rachael is very excited right now because she was so hopeful that things were going to work out. She’s still trying to process this.
The source also told the outlet at the time that “it doesn’t look like they’re getting back together.”

During the Instagram Live, Amerling said Rachael was a ‘victim’ because Matt tried to talk to both women at the same time.

A source told Us Weekly that Kirkconnell felt “very hurt” and “manipulated” upon learning of her actions.
However, James and Kirkconnell reconciled and began dating again in May 2021 until the shocking announcement of their breakup this week on Thursday.
He uploaded a photo of him and Rachael holding hands when they first crossed paths on The Bachelor.
In the caption, the reality star wrote: ‘Father God, give Rachael and I the strength to mend our broken hearts. Give us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding.’
‘Provide our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us. And remind us that our Joy comes from you, Lord.’
The couple first crossed paths on season 25 of The Bachelor in 2020, and ended the series in a relationship instead of him proposing.
Rachael has yet to publicly address the split, but a source told The US Sun that she was “shocked” and “humiliated” by Matt’s Instagram post.
“Everyone is confused and still trying to get to the bottom of what happened, but first and foremost, they are supporting Rachael and making sure she is okay,” the source told the outlet.
‘They didn’t know they were completely separated. Rachael is pretty quiet right now, but I know Matt’s post took her by surprise.
“She didn’t know he was going to do that and she definitely wouldn’t have approved if he had.”

However, James and Kirkconnell reconciled and began dating again in May 2021 until the shocking announcement of their breakup this week on Thursday.
The source added: “And she thinks it’s as strange as everyone else, she’s humiliated, that’s how the news got out.”
Kirkconnell had been “the one who pulled the plug, period,” according to the source, and claimed that James “knows what he did.”
Not long after Matt shared the breakup post, fans mocked him for the bizarre announcement of his split from Rachael while the couple enjoyed a trip together to London just hours before.
The Bachelor Nation star uploaded a reel to his home page on Wednesday while he and Kirkconnell enjoyed a tasty meal in London shortly before posting about their split.
In the video, both Matt and Rachael filmed themselves passing by Crisp Pizza W6 while trying some tasty pizzas.
However, fans jumped into the comments section to share their confusion over the strange reel moment.
One of them wrote: ‘So you’re eating a total of 36 inches of pizza together and 12 hours later you’re making a press release about your breakup?’
“Matt what the fuck is going on,” another questioned, while one social media user added: “Well how long do you think she was supposed to be a girlfriend?”
A fan also shared: ‘They broke up while in London?!!?? Say it’s not like that,” followed by a crying face emoji.

‘They didn’t know they were completely separated. “Rachael is pretty quiet right now, but I know Matt’s post took her by surprise,” the source said.


Not long after Matt shared the breakup post, fans mocked him for the bizarre announcement of his split from Rachael while the couple enjoyed a trip together to London just hours before.
Another suggested that Matt possibly didn’t upload the split ad himself, writing: “With all due respect, math isn’t math on this Matt… have you been hacked?”
‘They were eating pizza together 15 hours ago. I don’t understand, I think it’s just heartburn… Don’t make hasty decisions, guys!’ one written.
The reality star began posting about her London vacation earlier this week, which began while filming her visit to a sushi restaurant.
Matt and Rachael also enjoyed delicious burgers and went to a coffee shop for some Matcha drinks.