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\u2018The Bachelor’s\u2019 Matt James Announces Rachael Kirkconnell Break Up After 4 Years Together<\/p>\n
Matt James<\/strong> and Rachael Kirkconnell<\/strong>\u2019s journey seemingly ended with a European getaway.<\/p>\n Although the former Bachelor<\/a> <\/em>star\u2014who pursued a relationship with Rachael during season 25 of the dating series\u2014announced the couple\u2019s breakup<\/a> Jan. 16, all seemed well between the two in the days before their split was made public.<\/p>\n In a video posted on Instagram<\/a> Jan. 12, the 33-year-old documented an outing with Rachael, 28, to a sushi restaurant in London. He followed that up with clips highlighting other hotspots in the European city\u2014all of which featured his now-ex\u2014culminating in a pizza date recap posted Jan. 15.<\/p>\n The following day, Matt shared that he and Rachael had chosen to part ways in a social media announcement written in the form of a prayer.<\/p>\n \u201cFather God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts,\u201d he captioned a photo on his Instagram<\/a> of the two during their first meeting on The Bachelor<\/em>. \u201cGive us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n