Rachael Kirkconnell

Like, what's going on?

so three of my friends started freaking out and they're like oh my gosh we filled out an application for you like months ago so it's real you know i didn't think it was an actual thing um and at first i was like i'm not doing that i'm gonna be the villain or i'm gonna be like one of the crazy girls i didn't know how it worked so i was like i'm gonna be i don't know just not it's not gonna go well for me so at first i was like no i'm not doing that that sounds crazy

so three of my friends started freaking out and they're like oh my gosh we filled out an application for you like months ago so it's real you know i didn't think it was an actual thing um and at first i was like i'm not doing that i'm gonna be the villain or i'm gonna be like one of the crazy girls i didn't know how it worked so i was like i'm gonna be i don't know just not it's not gonna go well for me so at first i was like no i'm not doing that that sounds crazy

so three of my friends started freaking out and they're like oh my gosh we filled out an application for you like months ago so it's real you know i didn't think it was an actual thing um and at first i was like i'm not doing that i'm gonna be the villain or i'm gonna be like one of the crazy girls i didn't know how it worked so i was like i'm gonna be i don't know just not it's not gonna go well for me so at first i was like no i'm not doing that that sounds crazy

um and then i did have a call with them and they were like you know what just go with the process and just see like my friends were like just see what they even want from you like i just want to see the ins and outs i was like okay so i started doing interviews and i still was like really nervous about it really not feeling it but it was covid and it was just like a let's just see where this goes

um and then i did have a call with them and they were like you know what just go with the process and just see like my friends were like just see what they even want from you like i just want to see the ins and outs i was like okay so i started doing interviews and i still was like really nervous about it really not feeling it but it was covid and it was just like a let's just see where this goes

um and then i did have a call with them and they were like you know what just go with the process and just see like my friends were like just see what they even want from you like i just want to see the ins and outs i was like okay so i started doing interviews and i still was like really nervous about it really not feeling it but it was covid and it was just like a let's just see where this goes

Then they announced Matt in June, I think, as a bachelor. And that's when I was like, wait, OK, he's very, very attractive. He seems like a great guy and I would love to get to meet him. Yeah. So that's when I was like, OK, actually, this would be really fun if given the opportunity. And I don't think any of us found out.

Then they announced Matt in June, I think, as a bachelor. And that's when I was like, wait, OK, he's very, very attractive. He seems like a great guy and I would love to get to meet him. Yeah. So that's when I was like, OK, actually, this would be really fun if given the opportunity. And I don't think any of us found out.

Then they announced Matt in June, I think, as a bachelor. And that's when I was like, wait, OK, he's very, very attractive. He seems like a great guy and I would love to get to meet him. Yeah. So that's when I was like, OK, actually, this would be really fun if given the opportunity. And I don't think any of us found out.

I think, like, two weeks before we had to fly out, we got, like, the okay if we were on the show or not. So I had two weeks to, like, decide if I wanted to do it, get all my shit together, and, you know... Wait, why do you think your friends applied you?

I think, like, two weeks before we had to fly out, we got, like, the okay if we were on the show or not. So I had two weeks to, like, decide if I wanted to do it, get all my shit together, and, you know... Wait, why do you think your friends applied you?

I think, like, two weeks before we had to fly out, we got, like, the okay if we were on the show or not. So I had two weeks to, like, decide if I wanted to do it, get all my shit together, and, you know... Wait, why do you think your friends applied you?

I think at the time, a lot of my friends were in relationships and I wasn't. And... And my friends love or loved the show. I don't know if they really watch so much now, but at the time loved The Bachelor. I think it just, whose season? I think it was pilot Pete's season, right? Oh my God. And it was a shit show. It was great TV, you know? So that was like peak Bachelor, I would say. Oh my God.

I think at the time, a lot of my friends were in relationships and I wasn't. And... And my friends love or loved the show. I don't know if they really watch so much now, but at the time loved The Bachelor. I think it just, whose season? I think it was pilot Pete's season, right? Oh my God. And it was a shit show. It was great TV, you know? So that was like peak Bachelor, I would say. Oh my God.

I think at the time, a lot of my friends were in relationships and I wasn't. And... And my friends love or loved the show. I don't know if they really watch so much now, but at the time loved The Bachelor. I think it just, whose season? I think it was pilot Pete's season, right? Oh my God. And it was a shit show. It was great TV, you know? So that was like peak Bachelor, I would say. Oh my God.

So my friends were like, we need to get one of our friends on this show. And I mean, it was like me and I think two other girls in our group were single and they just were like, we need to apply Rachel. We think she'd be great. Had you been in a serious relationship before The Bachelor? Honestly, not like an adult, like serious relationship. I think my last relationship was a year before that.

So my friends were like, we need to get one of our friends on this show. And I mean, it was like me and I think two other girls in our group were single and they just were like, we need to apply Rachel. We think she'd be great. Had you been in a serious relationship before The Bachelor? Honestly, not like an adult, like serious relationship. I think my last relationship was a year before that.

So my friends were like, we need to get one of our friends on this show. And I mean, it was like me and I think two other girls in our group were single and they just were like, we need to apply Rachel. We think she'd be great. Had you been in a serious relationship before The Bachelor? Honestly, not like an adult, like serious relationship. I think my last relationship was a year before that.

It was about six months ago. and it was with, like, one of my best friends growing up. We were just always, like, you know, had feelings for each other, so we gave it a shot, and it just was one of those things where we probably should have just stayed friends. Classic. And it wasn't even him. It was just more so me.