Clare Crawley opened up about the breakdown of her relationship with her ex Dale Moss on Thursday during an episode of Jana Kramer’s podcast, “Whine Down.”
The “Bachelorette” alum, 40, revealed her biggest regrets following her split from the former football star, 33.
Looking Back
“My biggest regret is trusting the process, trusting a man — a man’s words and who he showed me he was,” she stated. “I don’t think that that’s a regret, like, I trusted somebody, I believed somebody that they were who they said they were or that they would hold up to the promises that they make when they get down on one knee.”
She continued, “I don’t know if that’s a regret, I loved, and have always had such a deep love for, Dale, and that A) doesn’t go away overnight and B) I don’t regret that. I loved loving him.”
The ‘Messy’ Breakup
View this post on Instagram
Crawley talked about her and Moss’ recent split, which was the second time since breaking up just five months after they got engaged.
“It can get very messy and very icky, and I always try to err on the side of taking the high road, even when there are a lot of things I could say,” she said before referencing a statement made by the athlete’s representative claiming that she blocked his numbershe stated
“I wish people knew both sides, you know, because it’s easy for a publicist or a source to put out a narrative of what they want their client or friend to look like and appear to, especially when your career is based, and dreams are based, on being in the public eye. But things are hurtful, and I’m human, so it does affect me.”
The ‘Truth’
View this post on Instagram
“It’s very impersonal to be putting out statements and articles,” she continued. “I think you both know the truth. I know the truth, he knows the truth. You know what happens behind closed doors, and when you know the truth, we know where your heart is, like, I don’t need a publicist speaking my side of the story. I don’t care for my side of the story, to be honest, to even be out there — even if I have receipts and proof, everything I need to show that I could really put it out there.”
She added, “I think it just seems icky. I think it seems icky when it’s like, ‘sources say,’ ‘the publicist says this,’ it’s just, why not talk to the person directly?”
Health Woes & Split
View this post on Instagram
The hairstylist, who was recovering from breast implant removal surgery, said the breakup made her feel very vulnerable, especially since she was worried about plenty of things, such as her health and her mother’s condition.
View this post on Instagram
“It’s painful when you feel like somebody who you love deeply doesn’t even have enough respect to take you to sit down and have a very vulnerable conversation and owning your stuff on both sides, you know, and just having a conversation,” Crawley explained. “It’s hurtful because it’s like, ‘You think that little of me?’ But yet he supposedly loved me … Maybe that is the closure.”
View this post on Instagram
Crawley and Moss broke up late last month. The couple met on “The Bachelorette” in 2020. Moss announced his split from Crawley on Instagram just five months after getting engaged. In May, the pair got back together and even made their romance Instagram official.
