The insight of TJ Holmes adds a new layer to the shocking split, which James announced earlier this month via Instagram.
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TJ Holmes defends Matt James while recognizing his false break
During the January 29 episode of their “Amy and TJ” Podcast, Approached the criticism surrounding James’ recent split, admitting that even if he sympathizes with him, he also recognizes that things could have been treated differently.
“I’m going to defend Matt, but I can defend Matt without Sh-Tting on Rachael,” said Holmes. “I can defend him and get my heart out without withdrawing anything from his experience.”
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Although Holmes understands that relations are complicated, he did not hold back when he discussed the brutality Brurtagram of James, who attracted Kirkconnell to the deprived. “If Matt was in front of me right now, I would say:” Shit, my brother, what were you thinking with it [breakup announcement] job? Why didn’t you give it? “Said Holmes, adding that James could have a reason for his actions.
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Amy Robach weighs on James’ decision
The co-host of Holmes, Robach, hypothesized that James may have had a sudden achievement which pushed him to end things.
“Maybe he had a moment aha. Maybe there was just clarity where he thought, “What do you know?” I don’t want more nights like that. I don’t want days like this. I don’t want that ” theorized Robach. “Something had to have changed. Something had to click.
She suggested that the past three weeks of James with Kirkconnell may have contributed to her change of heart.
“Maybe everyone should do that … spend three weeks with someone 24 hours a day. And you might have a clarity that you didn’t have before,” she added.
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Holmes responded jokingly Robach’s comments by calling them “the best couple of all time” because they spend so much time together. Robach went further, suggesting that they should “go to the courthouse” and make things official.
“We have resisted this test, but it is a test that many people do not pass,” she concluded. “I think that at the end of the day, in a year or in six months in the present or in five years, there will be clarity.”
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TJ Holmes says that Matt James had “a lot of conversations” on the proposal of Rachael Kirkconnell before their separation
Holmes shared that James had openly discussed Kirkconnell’s proposal and even considered their future together. “Matt was obviously not wrong or did not try to deceive her,” said Holmes, before adding: “I had a lot of conversations with this guy.”
Holmes explained that now that Kirkconnell has spoke publicly about the break, he feels more comfortable sharing what he knows.
“Now that she said, I feel more comfortable saying. He spoke of marrying this woman. He spoke of them having children, “said Holmes. “He talked about it a lot in private. [I] Had this conversation of tons of times with this guy.
These revelations make Sudden split of James de Kirkconnell Even more confusing for Bachelor Nation, as a few weeks before the breakup, he would have encouraged him to start looking at engagement rings.
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Rachael Kirkconnell opens on the breakup
Kirkconnell spoke to the split on January 28 during an emotional episode of “Call your dad” Podcast. She revealed that James finally expressed doubts about their long -term compatibility, leading to their rupture.
“He said that at the end of the day, there were only qualities about me that he worried about having a woman,” she shared. “There are things with which we are not compatible, and all the responsibility and saying sorry and everything that was really the essential.”
According to Kirkconnell, James realized that he was not ready for marriage, despite their relationship of almost four years. “I should want to offer you at that time,” she recalls. “At this stage of our relationship, I should want these things and I should be ready for it. But I am not. I don’t know if I never see myself proposing. I can’t be married to you.
Holmes, however, presumed that James and Kirkconnell were aware of the challenges of their relationship.
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“Admittedly, some of these things have been in his mind and talked about [between them]. You always look at the person you have been with a relationship, “said Holmes before focusing on his own relationship with Robach. “We have come to come for three years now. I assure you, I had a lot of thoughts that you are my wife.
A look at the future
Holmes now confirming that James had thought of marriage and children, fans wonder what really caused his heart change.
Although neither James nor Kirkconnell responded publicly to Holmes’s comments, it is clear that there is more to this breakup than what meets the eyes, and Bachelor Nation is there for the drama.