Matt James' journey to find love may be coming to an end, but the drama is just getting started.
In a sneak peek at next week’s season finale ofThe Bachelor, Matt introduces hisfinal two women—Rachael Kirkconnelland Michelle Young — to his mom and brother.
“I’m about to make one of the most important decisions of my life: to find love, to find my wife, to leave this thing engaged,” he says. “My brother and my mom, they know me better than anybody. She doesn’t want me to make the same mistake that my dad made.”
When Matt sits down with his mom, she offers him some hard truths about the perils of falling in love.
“Love is a wonderful thing, but it’s not going to be easy,” she says. “Love is not the end-all, be-all.”
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The conversation leaves Matt emotional, and he breaks down while reflecting on his mom’scomplicated past with his dad. “It takes me back to a very dark place,” he says.
And whenChris Harrisonasks Matt if he’s able to continue moving forward with the process, the 29-year-old wavers.
“To be honest with you, I don’t know,” he says. “Everything that I thought I was working for is just starting to crumble.”
“I don’t know what I’m going to do,” he admits.
The upcoming finale comes as theABC franchise remainsembroiled in controversyfollowing a conversation longtime host Harrison had withRachel Lindsay,the first Black Bachelorette, onExtralast month. The two were discussing Matt’s frontrunner Rachael, who had come under fire for resurfaced social media posts which saw her dressed in Native American attire in costume and attending an antebellum plantation-themed college party in 2018. She has sinceapologized.
During the 14-minute, unedited interview, Harrison appeared to defend Rachael and said people should have “a little grace, a little understanding, a little compassion” in the wake of the resurfaced photos.
After facing backlash for his remarks, Harrisonapologizedfor “speaking in a manner that perpetuates racism” and announced that he would be"stepping aside"from the franchise for a period of time. In his absence,Emmanuel Achohas been tapped to host theAfter the Final Rosespecial, the official conclusion to Matt’s season.
source: people.com
