Bachelor Nation fans, assemble! Love could be in the air once again for a certain pair of ‘Bachelor’ alums!
Fans of the ‘Bachelor’ franchise are well-acclimated to the idea of a “Will they or won’t they” type of relationship between contestants on and off camera; sometimes it may be fair to wonder if certain contestants are taking cues from “Friends'” Ross and Rachel!
A former couple from “The Bachelor” set social media ablaze this week when the presumably formerly estranged couple were captured hanging out together. This couple had one of the most memorable splits in recent Bachelor Nation history; The Blast has covered countless aspects of their split and the aftermath!
Wait, What? Catch Me Up!
While it’s pretty common for friend groups within Bachelor Nation to be seen hanging out together, a certain assemble caught fans’ attention!
Multiple Twitter accounts dedicated to the franchise caught wind that Michelle Young, Clayton Echard, and Rachel Recchia hung out together recently, and documented their fun on TikTok!
If hearing the names of this trio inspires some raised eyebrows, you’re not alone! Echard, who held the title of “The Bachelor” last year, was originally introduced to Bachelor Nation as a constant on Young’s season of “The Bachelorette” in 2021.
Recchia came into the Bachelor Nation bubble by way of Echard’s season, and their romance soared quite far, but did not result in an engagement or later trip down the aisle.
The finale of Echard’s season would go on to inspire quite a jaw-dropping reaction; he would reveal to Recchia and fellow contestant (and Recchia’s bestie), Gabby Windey, not only was he in love with both ladies at the same time, he was still hooked on recently self-eliminated contestant Susie Evans! Evans and Echard would go on to start an off-screen relationship, but would split in the fall of 2022; the pair seem to currently be on good terms.
Echard And Recchia Seem To Be On Pretty Good Terms As Well!
THIS WAS NOT ON MY 2023 BINGO CARD pic.twitter.com/4YVu6JrTT5
— Let’s Chat Bachelor (@bach_chat) February 1, 2023
It seems as if Echard has a good history of managing to patch things up with his exes!
Not only has Evans been recently spotted ‘liking’ and commenting on Echard’s Instagram posts, but he and Recchia are evidently comfortable enough with each other not only to hang out together but to willingly co-star in TikToks!
The pair knows that Bachelor Nation definitely has their radar up! Young and Recchia both posted TikToks featuring Echard, alluding to the potential of a platonic reconciliation or a blossoming romance!
In a seemingly blatant TikTok posted by Recchia, she and Young act out a scene using a TikTok sound of a duo having a conversation, but the second person seems unwilling to divulge details!
“Are you going to tell me what’s going on?” Young lip-syncs.
“I would, but I think explaining it might give us both an aneurysm,” Recchia “answers” as the camera pans to reveal she and Echard are seated next to one another!
The nature of Recchia’s TikTok is eons away from the last time Bachelor Nation saw them interact on screen during Echard’s season finale; Recchia tearfully let her ex know their break-up would “haunt” him one day.
Bachelor Nation Reacts!
The way I GASPED #BachelorNation pic.twitter.com/Nf1UQlqGAd
— zacharyreality (@zacharyreality) February 1, 2023
Bachelor Nation Twitter account @batch_chat tweeted Recchia’s TikTok and proclaimed “THIS WAS NOT ON MY 2023 BINGO CARD.”
“I wouldn’t be surprised i did feel she felt far more for him than any of her guys, she was devastated, but can you get past it, worked for arie and lauren, just a shorter wait to get together,” a fan commented on the thread. Arie Luyendyk Jr. famously broke off his engagement to Becca Kufrin on his season of “The Bachelor” to later reunite with his now-wife Lauren Burnham.
“If Rachel and Clayton are back together whatever good for them i just want to know the tea i’m nosey and not ashamed,” a curious Bachelor Nation viewer tweeted.
Entertainment news reporter ZacharyReality was all over this potential reunion; the revelation of Echard sitting on the couch inspired a spit take in his reaction to the TikTok!
In his thread dedicated to Echard and Recchia hanging out, many fans pointed out how exes are capable of platonically hanging out together.
“You can be exes and still be cordial with each other. Tbh though we ALL thought he was going to pick her on his season,” a fan responded.
“I want this and I don’t want this,” another fan exclaimed.
Could there be more roses exchanged between Clayton Echard and Rachel Recchia? Only time will tell!
