On January 23, Trinity Kirkconnell shared some snapshots from an Aspen getaway to her Instagram Stories, including a group shot with Rachael: Oh, and she posted this sweet sister selfie, too:

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.

Amid Bachelor alum Matt James’ breakup with Rachael Kirkconnell, a newly-resurfaced video featuring the former couple showed he intended to start a family with his now-ex.

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.

Kirkconnell earned Janes’ final rose on The Bachelor, though the two had split by the time the season’s After the Final Rose special aired in March 2021. At the time, James said they broke up after Kirkconnell’s past racially insensitive social media activity resurfaced. However, they reconnected just one 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,

According to Trinity Kirkconnell, Rachael and Matt were still together mere hours before he announced their breakup on Instagram on Jan. 16

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

The former “Bachelor” star posted a prayer via Instagram Thursday about the pair’s “broken hearts” to announce that he and Kirkconnell had called it quits.

Former Bachelor Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell have called it quits four years after finding love on The Bachelor.

The Bachelor’s Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell have called it quits after four years together. Matt announced their split in a statement on Instagram.