Rachael Kirkconnell has yet to release a statement on her split from Matt James, but she has been shedding some light on the breakup by interacting with fan comments on Instagram, including one that speculated she was "completely blindsided" by his announcement.

Rachael Kirkconnell may have been “blindsided” when Matt James broke up with her, but a source exclusively tells Life & Style that her friends weren’t – and they even saw the former Bachelor’s “red flags.