Bachelor Matt James & Rachael Kirkconnell huddle together on rainy Hamptons trip as they reunite after racism scandal
BACHELOR Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell were spotted huddled up during a romantic stroll in The Hamptons following their split.
Just weeks after the on-again couple endured an emotional split due to the fallout of ’s racism scandal, they were pictured cozying up in the beachside New York town on Memorial Day.
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The 24-year-old Georgia native flew up to be with her man over the long holiday weekend in NYC and the pair traveled further north to The Hamptons.
He had his arm around her tight as they got caught in a rainstorm while leaving a local coffee shop.
The former got drenched as it began to pour but he tried to keep Rachael dry by keeping her under his wing.
, 29, had on a blue rain coat over a pink hoodie but wore only shorts on the cold rainy day.
Meanwhile, Rachael covered up with snakeskin-print leggings and an oversized brown jacket.
Earlier in the day when they were still dry, were seen exiting a coffee shop together as their hands were held in a tight grip.
Despite months of an on-off romance, the couple made their Instagram debut last week as Matt shared a picture of them performing charitable acts at a New York City school.
They promoted "financial literacy" to those in need, and the reality star shared a picture of the special occasion.
The ABC winner stood beaming on with pride while watching his girlfriend hug a child as the two taught cryptocurrency to a classroom.
"The gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others," Matt captioned the shot.
Despite breaking up for a brief period of time in March, Matt and Rachael decided to give their a relationship another shot as the Bachelor star shared the news in April.
The former athlete previously told : "I'm not pursuing any relationships right now outside of that. I said I was going to focus on my relationship with her and that means focusing on it.”
during the season 25 final rose ceremony.
However, the reality star ended things once word emerged that the brunette had while in college.
After photos surfaced of Rachael dressed in plantation garb and standing in front of a confederate flag, Matt admitted he and that "Rachael might not understand what it means to be Black in America.”
During the live After the Final Rose ceremony the couple , as the TV personality said: "If you don't understand that something like that is problematic in 2018, there's a lot of me that you won't understand. It's as simple as that.”
However, after reuniting, Rachael offered an apology to her ex, as she admitted causing his “hurt."
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She confessed: ”I just want to take the time to say I'm really sorry.
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"I really tried to put myself into your shoes as much as I could, I really do think that our relationship was very strong.
“And the love that we shared was very real, so for you to end things I realize that must've been really hard for you as well, to where you must have been hurting.”