Though Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James did get together in New York City, sources close to the former Bachelor said the pair have not gotten back together. "Rachael and Matt are completely just friends," a source told E! Online. "He has no intentions of dating her in the future." Two more sources validated this claim, with one telling E! Online that James only agreed to meet with Kirkconnell after she had attempted to contact him several times. All three sources close to the couple told the publication that they are simply friends and nothing more.
To add even more complexity to the situation, rumors were circulating that James had begun dating Heather Martin, the California bombshell who first appeared on Colton Underwood's season of The Bachelor in 2019. While she randomly appeared in the middle of James' season and internet sleuths noticed that both used location tags for San Clemente, California (which is strange because James lives in NYC), Martin squashed the rumors on an episode of The Ben and Ashley | Almost Famous Podcast.
"I'm not dating Matt," she said during the podcast episode, according to Cosmopolitan. "I think he has a lot going on in his life. You know, he's going through a ton. So, no, I'm not dating Matt."
Despite the hopes and dreams of internet sleuths, Matt James is simply enjoying the single life for now.
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