For Rachel Lindsay, her lengthy romantic nightmare is lastly over.
Earlier this week, over a yr since she filed for divorce from Bryan Abasolo, the previous Bachelorette lead ultimately accomplished the authorized course of.
Sure, of us. Rachel Lindsay is lastly single. Formally.
Rachel Lindsay speaks onstage for “Fandoms Are Culture: How Creators & Content Grow on Spotify” through the “Now Playing” Creator Day hosted by Spotify at its Los Angeles Campus on November 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Leon Bennett/Getty Photographs for Spotify)
“I’m divorced. Thank you, God,” Lindsay mentioned throughout January 10 episode of her Larger Studying podcast. “Give me some freedom music. Some freedom music.”
After joking round for a bit, the fact grew severe … explaining to co-host Van Lathan the way it’s “a very weird feeling” to really be free from her marriage.
“From the moment he finally left the house, after being here for seven months post-separation, I felt divorced,” she mentioned on air. “I’ll be honest, there’s a lot I want to say.”
Will she ever spill all of the apparently ugly and unlucky tea?
I’ll and I’m simply figuring all that out,” Lindsay continued. “There [are] so many things that I want to address.”
Bryan Abasolo and Rachel Lindsay attend the Alzheimer’s Affiliation Peace of Thoughts Luncheon at The Beverly Hills Lodge on November 09, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Picture by Leon Bennett/Getty Photographs for Alzheimer’s Affiliation)
The exes don’t share any kids.
They met on Lindsay’s season of The Bachelorette again in 2017, finally getting engaged on the finale after which getting married in August of 2019.
She mentioned again then that she and Abasolo had been dwelling “totally separate lives” as a result of Abasolo usually works 12-hour days “by himself” whereas she has “a lot more free time” in her line of labor.
The Bachelorette’s Rachel Lindsay celebrates her birthday with Bryan Abasolo at SugarHouse On line casino on April 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Picture by Lisa Lake/Getty Photographs for SugarHouse On line casino)
With out delving into specifics on this newest podcast, Lindsay revealed what “bothered” her “the most” about how Abasolo was appearing within the wake of their cut up.
“On his end, there were certain things that were said to play into certain stereotypes that really were hurtful or bothered me. … Saying things that particularly play into the stereotype of me being an angry Black female,” she mentioned, claiming that “a narrative” performed out through which she “placed a career” over the connection and a household.
“Those things are emphatically so not true,” Lindsay emphasised. “To see people run with that because it’s the low-hanging fruit and it fits a certain stereotype, were really hurtful.”
Bryan Abasolo and Rachel Lindsay met on The Bachelorette after which bought married. They’re now divorced. (ABC)
The previous couple’s divorce was finalized in January 7.
Based on Us Weekly and different celeb gossip retailers, Lindsay was ordered to pay Abasolo $13,257 a month in short-term spousal assist final July — together with $20,000 in lawyer’s charges and forensic skilled bills.
Their divorce paperwork state that Abasolo “waives, discharges and releases” Lindsay from “any and all” future funds, though she nonetheless owes him $460,229.
“My peace of mind is priceless at the end of the day, and I really want to start rebuilding, and I want to move forward,” she mentioned on the podcast of shifting on from this mess.
“I’m able to do that now. And that feels really, really good.”
