Matt James reportedly broke up with Rachael Kirkconnell just three hours before his Instagram post, according to Kirkconnell's sister Trinity.

Matt James announced his breakup last week, now everyone wants to know why 'The Bachelor' star and Rachael Kirkconnell really split.

The news of the longtime couple’s split had fans confused after their breakup timeline didn’t sit right due to their recent social media activity.

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.

James chose Rachael as his Bachelor winner during season 25, which aired in early 2021. However, by the After the Final Rose special in March of that year, James said they had broken up after Rachael’s past racially insensitive social media activity resurfaced. The couple reconciled a month later.

Rachael Kirkconnell’s sister, Trinity Kirkconnell, seemingly implied that Rachael was blindsided by her breakup with Matt James. A Bachelor superfan named Gabby White posted a TikTok video questioning the timeline of Matt,

The former Bachelor revealed the couple’s split after four years together by posting an emotional prayer via Instagram on Thursday morning.

Rachael Kirkconnell shared other creators’ TikTok videos about break ups after she and Matt James went their separate ways

Rachael Kirkconnell was gushing over Matt James just one month before their sudden split.

It’s over between The Bachelor‘s Matt James and his final rose recipient, Rachael Kirkconnell. After four years of dating, the couple has called it quits. James announced the news via Instagram by sharing a throwback photo of the pair during their time on the ABC series.