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Zach Shallcrossis weighing in onRachel Recchia’s possible connection with her runner-upAven Jones.
After Jones, 28, asked Recchia, 26, to “catch up” duringThe Bachelorettefinale’sAfter the Final Rosespecial, Shallcrosssaid he noticed some chemistrybetween the two.
“Last I saw, her and Aven had a little bit of a spark on-camera,” the 26-year-old toldE! News. “I love and respect Aven, so I want the best for them, if that’s a thing.”
Shallcross, who quit the series in week 8, said he’s hoping Recchia finds her love story. “But I also just want the best for her,” he added.
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In addition, Shallcross — who has beenannounced asthe nextBachelor— said he hasn’t kept in touch with Recchia since filming. “After part one of the live finale, Rachel and I talked. We had some closure,” he explained. “Really, I haven’t talked with her much since then.”
Recchia hasn’t updated fans too much on her possible connection with Jones post-filming. She left the stage with him during the liveAfter the Finale Rosespecial, and has since confirmed they hadn’t planned a formal date.
“Right now, we are going to see where things go,” Recchia said on an episode ofLive with Kelly and Ryan.
Rachel Recchia and Zach Shallcross.
“We went outside to talk without the microphones on,” she added. “He wanted to support me through this hard time. He has been so incredible.”
Fans witnessed the heartbreaking end toRecchia’s search for loveduring the season 19 finale. At the end of the series, Recchia accepted an engagement fromTino Franco. However, shortly after the filming wrapped, theybroke off the engagement.
Franco admitted tokissing another woman, saying he assumed his relationship with Recchia was close to its end because of her personal struggles.
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“I was under the impression we were pretty much done,” Franco said. “But then we started on the right trajectory. You started seeing therapy. You did amazing. You did everything I asked. So as it went on, you know, I kind of just tried to forgive myself, bury it, just not get in your hair over something so tiny.”
source: people.com
