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Matt James & Rachael Kirkconnell Give Update on Relationship Status While Walking Red Carpet Together

Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are black tie-ready while walking the red carpet together at the 2021 Sports Humanitarian Awards on Monday night (July 12) in New York City.

The couple, who met on the most recent season of The Bachelor, also walked the carpet together at the 2021 ESPYS two nights earlier in NYC. That was their first time on a red carpet together!

As you probably know, Matt and Rachael broke up earlier this year after controversial photos of her surfaced online, but they have since rekindled their relationship.

While at the ESPYS, the reality stars gave an update on their relationship.

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Zachary Levi & Nina Dobrev Arrive in Style for ESPYS 2021

The stars are stepping out for the 2021 ESPYS!

Zachary Levi and Nina Dobrev hit the red carpet for the awards show on Saturday (July 10) at Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City.

Other stars in attendance included country music singer Kane Brown, actor Taye Diggs, Baywatch actress Alexandra Daddario, The Bachelor stars Matt James and girlfriend Rachael Kirkconnell, Scripps National Spelling Bee winner Zaila Avant-Garde, Rob Gronkowski and girlfriend Camille Kostek, Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim, and Tracy Morgan with 8-year-old daughter Maeve.

TikTok stars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio also attended the awards show along with their parents Marc and Heidi D’Amelio.

The 2021 ESPYS are airing right now on ABC with host Anthony Mackie. You can check out the full list of nominees here.

FYI: Nina is wearing a Versace dress. Alexandra is wearing a Brandon Maxwell outfit, Christian Louboutin shoes, and MG Stones necklace while carrying a Tyler Ellis clutch. Charli is wearing Balmain dress and Jimmy Choo shoes. Dixie is wearing a Balmain dress and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Heidi is wearing a Ralph Lauren dress and Jimmy Choo shoes. Marc is wearing a Dolce & Gabbana outfit and Louis Vuitton shoes. Naomi is wearing a Louis Vuitton dress. Rob is wearing a Suit Supply suit. Taye is wearing Superga shoes.

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Matt James Just Took a Huge Step in Relationship with Rachael Kirkconnell

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Matt James & Rachael Kirkconnell Planning to Move In Together As Their Romance Takes a 'Serious' Turn

Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are about to take a huge step in their relationship, according to an inside source.

A few weeks ago, it was reported that the Bachelor couple were back together.

Fans of the series will remember that Rachael won Matt‘s season of the show and the pair dated briefly after filming ended, but they broke up after photos of Rachael attending an antebellum plantation-themed party in 2018 resurfaced online.

Now, a source has shared a major update about their relationship with E! News.

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'Bachelor' Couple Matt James & Rachael Kirkconnell Are Together Again

It looks like Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are giving it another go.

The 29-year-old Bachelor alum reunited with the winner of Season 25, Page Six reported on Wednesday (May 5).

“They are back together, but Matt is hesitant to publicly and outrightly confirm it right now because it’s still fresh and they still have issues to work through,” a source told the outlet.

Rachael already faced scrutiny for her past, and now all eyes have shifted to Matt, so he’s feeling pressure to set a good example for other black men. He’s aware that people are not going to be happy that he jumped back into a relationship with Rachael so soon. So while he is happy to have her in his life again, he is not ready to scream it from the rooftops yet.”

Rachael confirmed that they are together in a WSJ Magazine profile published on the same day, while Matt said they are “trying to make it work.”

He also said that when it comes to romance, he’s aiming to “have critical conversations about being in this relationship and what I need in a partner — especially if that woman isn’t black — to understand what comes with me and my life and being black.”

“It’s on people who care about being allies to do the work to be truly antiracist. And I think it’s unfair to leave people without the ability to unlearn and be better,” he added.

For those who didn’t know, after the season had wrapped, photos from Rachael‘s past surfaced and showed that she had attended an Antebellum party in 2018. At first, Matt was sticking by her side, but he couldn’t continue their relationship after Rachael expressed that she didn’t understand why people were offended by the images.

Since that time, Matt and Rachael were seen together, and another report emerged that they weren’t back together and were just friends. Find out what Matt James said about the status of their relationship at the end of April.

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Matt James Finally Clarifies What Is Going On with Rachael Kirkconnell & If They're Together or Not

Matt James and the woman he gave his final rose to on The Bachelor, Rachael Kirkconnell, have been the subject of a ton of rumors lately.

If you need some backstory: after the season had wrapped, photos from Rachael‘s past surfaced and showed that she had attended an Antebellum party in 2018. At first, Matt was sticking by her side, but he couldn’t continue their relationship after Rachael expressed that she didn’t understand why people were offended by the images.

Matt said that he ended their relationship so Rachael can take time to grow as a person, but that he couldn’t be with her while she does that.

Since that time, Matt and Rachael were seen together, and another report emerged that they weren’t back together and were just friends.

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'The Bachelor' Star Matt James & Ex Rachael Kirkconnell Are 'Just Friends' After Being Spotted Together

Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are not back together.

Recently, fans started speculation that the Matt, 29, and Rachael, 24, were dating again after a fan spotted them out together in New York.

Now a source close to Matt has shared a statement that he and Rachael “are just friends.”

“They are not together. He supports her as a friend. He is not looking for a relationship,” the source told People. “Matt is focused on engaging in meaningful projects in the community at this time.”

As Bachelor fans can remember, Rachael won Matt‘s season of the hit ABC romance series and dated for a while after filming ended, but they broke up after photos of Rachael attending an antebellum plantation-themed party in 2018 resurfaced online.

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has since apologized for her scandal, saying that she is “learning and will continue to learn how to be antiracist.”

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