Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James didn’t have sex for years before their breakup

Rachael Kirkconnell Details Learning About Matt James’ Breakup Message On The Plane

As the Bachelor Nation star explained, as she boarded a plane to take off from Tokyo, that’s when she was alerted that their split had now become public, thanks to Matt’s Instagram post announcing their split — and then couldn’t access Wi-Fi for another 12 hours.

“We’re literally getting ready to take off and my phone is blowing up,” she noted. “She’s one of my best friends and she says ‘Rach,’ with a bunch of question marks, and as soon as I saw that, I was like, ‘Oh my God, how does she know,’ and then she texted me again and was like, ‘I saw Matt’s message. Is this real life?’ And that’s how I found out he posted. So, literally, the plane takes off and I see his post, and that’s it. I have no service or anything for the next twelve hours. »

“So I’m freaking out because, you know, I just broke up and now, a few hours later, it’s out for the world to see and I’m still trying to figure this out,” she continued. “I’m still in total shock, so I know the whole world is seeing this. I’m like, ‘This is so crazy. I can’t even wrap my head around this right now.'”