Kaitlyn Bristowe rang within the New Yr with a number of contributors of Bachelor Country — and the outcome was once drama to start out off 2024.
The season 11 Bachelorette, 38, hosted a New Yr’s Eve celebration at her Nashville house on Sunday, December 31, inviting fellow franchise alums Blake Moynes (Bachelorette seasons 16 and 17) and Zac Clark (Bachelorette season 16). (Vanderpump Regulations‘ Katie Maloney was once additionally on the bash.) After pictures of Bristowe together with her arm round Clark, 39, surfaced on social media, lovers started to invest that the twosome had been relationship.
Bristowe — who known as off her engagement to Bachelorette season 14 alum Jason Tartick throughout summer time 2023 — first of all shared a cryptic quote amid the chatter.
“The vibe for 2024 is messy authenticity over fake perfection,” the submit learn.
She then returned to the platform and shared a sequence of statements.
“You would think by now I’d be used to the hate. I’m not. Your words hurt. Your shaming hurts. Part of me feels a little sad and honestly embarrassed for you guys because this shouldn’t be how you spend day 1 of a new year,” Bristowe wrote. “You should not be this invested in someone you don’t even know or respect. It’s actually scary, and I know looking inward might be even scarier for you. But the bullying is next level. You are allowed to have opinions and feelings. But you don’t even know the truth, and your HATE should actually come with consequences. I truly worry about some of your mental health. It’s not OK. It’s. Not. Please. Please feel ashamed of yourselves for treating someone this way who you don’t know. I did not kill someone. I had a party with some of my favorite people. Shame. On. YOU. Not me.”
She persevered: “I am not one dimensional. What you see on people’s social media does not mean you know them. And this part might sting … but I would never, ever want to switch places with you. Your life seems so sad. So I will not take the opinions of someone one who I would not trade places with.”
Bristowe, who by no means discussed Clark through identify, thanked her supporters and implied there was once extra to the tale.
“Y’all wanna feel big round and important but you are small minded and sad. Thank you to everyone who is kind on my platform. Love you guys. You are the real ones,” she wrote. “I wish I could just share my truth and tell you my side. It’s hard to bite my dang tongue sometimes. But you just go on and continue to have your own little made up story in your head and believe what you want to believe. Social media la la land. Good lawwwddd.”
Bristowe incorporated a screenshot of a textual content that she won from an unnamed particular person, which learn: “But like they don’t know the truth or any backstory. It’s wild.”
Hours later, Bristowe addressed the placement extra immediately, commenting on a submit that incorporated the video of her and Clark on the celebration and hypothesis about why Tartick unfollowed Bristowe and Clark on Instagram.
“Hi! Here to say that there was never an ounce of cheating happening and I will not stand for this rumor. Y’all are NASTY in here. Anywho. Swear on my dogs lives,” she wrote. “No cheating went on. So we can just put that to rest. Thank you!! Happy new year everyone. Go donate some blood or somethin!”
If there was once one thing romantic between Bristowe and Clark, it might mark her fourth Bachelor Country romance. After competing on Chris Soules‘ season of The Bachelor, she were given engaged to Shawn Sales space on season 11 of The Bachelorette. After their three-year courting resulted in 2018, she began relationship Tartick till their 2023 cut up.
Clark, for his section, were given engaged to Tayshia Adams on season 16 of The Bachelorette in 2020. They cut up in overdue 2021 after 12 months in combination.
Bristowe and Adams would pass directly to host a number of seasons of The Bachelorette in combination, which some lovers are stating within the feedback phase. Adams — who by no means addressed the explanation why at the back of her cut up from Clark — is lately relationship Summer season Space’s Luke Gulbranson.