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Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are about to take a huge step in their relationship, according to an inside source.

A few weeks ago, it was reported that the Bachelor couple were back together.

Fans of the series will remember that Rachael won Matt‘s season of the show and the pair dated briefly after filming ended, but they broke up after photos of Rachael attending an antebellum plantation-themed party in 2018 resurfaced online.

Now, a source has shared a major update about their relationship with E! News.

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It looks like Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are giving it another go.

The 29-year-old Bachelor alum reunited with the winner of Season 25, Page Six reported on Wednesday (May 5).

“They are back together, but Matt is hesitant to publicly and outrightly confirm it right now because it’s still fresh and they still have issues to work through,” a source told the outlet.

“Rachael already faced scrutiny for her past, and now all eyes have shifted to Matt, so he’s feeling pressure to set a good example for other black men. He’s aware that people are not going to be happy that he jumped back into a relationship with Rachael so soon. So while he is happy to have her in his life again, he is not ready to scream it from the rooftops yet.”

Rachael confirmed that they are together in a WSJ Magazine profile published on the same day, while Matt said they are “trying to make it work.”

He also said that when it comes to romance, he’s aiming to “have critical conversations about being in this relationship and what I need in a partner — especially if that woman isn’t black — to understand what comes with me and my life and being black.”

“It’s on people who care about being allies to do the work to be truly antiracist. And I think it’s unfair to leave people without the ability to unlearn and be better,” he added.

For those who didn’t know, after the season had wrapped, photos from Rachael‘s past surfaced and showed that she had attended an Antebellum party in 2018. At first, Matt was sticking by her side, but he couldn’t continue their relationship after Rachael expressed that she didn’t understand why people were offended by the images.

Since that time, Matt and Rachael were seen together, and another report emerged that they weren’t back together and were just friends. Find out what Matt James said about the status of their relationship at the end of April.

Matt James and the woman he gave his final rose to on The Bachelor, Rachael Kirkconnell, have been the subject of a ton of rumors lately.

If you need some backstory: after the season had wrapped, photos from Rachael‘s past surfaced and showed that she had attended an Antebellum party in 2018. At first, Matt was sticking by her side, but he couldn’t continue their relationship after Rachael expressed that she didn’t understand why people were offended by the images.

Matt said that he ended their relationship so Rachael can take time to grow as a person, but that he couldn’t be with her while she does that.

Since that time, Matt and Rachael were seen together, and another report emerged that they weren’t back together and were just friends.

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Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are not back together.

Recently, fans started speculation that the Matt, 29, and Rachael, 24, were dating again after a fan spotted them out together in New York.

Now a source close to Matt has shared a statement that he and Rachael “are just friends.”

“They are not together. He supports her as a friend. He is not looking for a relationship,” the source told People. “Matt is focused on engaging in meaningful projects in the community at this time.”

As Bachelor fans can remember, Rachael won Matt‘s season of the hit ABC romance series and dated for a while after filming ended, but they broke up after photos of Rachael attending an antebellum plantation-themed party in 2018 resurfaced online.

Rachael has since apologized for her scandal, saying that she is “learning and will continue to learn how to be antiracist.”

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Matt James shaved his beard!

The 29-year-old star of The Bachelor revealed that he shaved down his beard on his Instagram Story on Thursday (April 1).

After weeks of playfully being trolled by Bachelor Nation fans on social media, he decided to go clean-shaven with some short stubble.

“It was time,” he wrote under the photo of himself, “[peace sign emoji] beard.”

He first debuted the full beard during the Women Tell All episode at the start of March, with many playfully suggesting his longer beard was a sign of single status.

“Nothing says I’m not in a proper relationship like this Matt James beard,” one popular tweet read at the time.

“Matt James’ beard SCREAMS single,” wrote another.

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Matt James has officially made his Instagram active, but fans realized one major change: it appears as if he deleted all of his Bachelor posts from his page.

If you don’t know, Matt was the star of the hit reality show this past season but the winner of his season, was embroiled in controversy.

Rachael Kirkconnell was given the final rose, but as the show aired, she was found to have a past.

After they finished filming the season, photos from Rachael‘s past surfaced and showed how she had attended a plantation party and also liked racially insensitive posts on social media. The controversy blew up after the show’s host Chris Harrison defended Rachael during an interview and dismissed that racism was an issue in the situation.

You can find out if Matt and Rachael are still together right here.