While she acknowledged that she and Bryan 'were separating and would be headed toward divorce,' the 'Bachelorette' alum was still ''shocked' to be informed that he'd officially filed over text.
- June 30, 2024
AceShowbiz - Rachel Lindsay revealed that she found out Bryan Abasolo divorcing her via text message. The former star of "The Bachelorette" brought up her claims in a June 26 filing, in which she included a screenshot of the conversation as proof.
In documents obtained by PEOPLE, the 39-year-old said she and her now-ex "had a conversation in my kitchen during which he failed to mention that he had filed for divorce" on the same day that he eventually filed. She detailed, "Approximately 30 minutes after he left the house, he sent me a text message that simply read 'Hey ... I just wanted to let you know that I officially filed.' "
While she acknowledged that she and Bryan "were separating and would be headed toward divorce," Rachel was still "shocked" to be informed that he'd officially filed over text. She said their "prior conversations" had been "amicable" and the pair had discussed how to navigate filing for divorce in a way that "would not attract media attention."
In the said screenshot, Bryan texted her at 11:43 A.M. on January 2. "Hey...I just wanted to let you know that I officially filed," he wrote, to which she replied, "Wait what?" Later that night, she stopped sharing her location with her estranged husband.
Rachel claimed that she "tried to talk to Bryan about the divorce in order to settle this matter swiftly and amicably, but he was not interested." She stated in the filing, "He informed me in no uncertain terms that everything must go through lawyers. He has not made any effort – reasonable or not – to resolve this matter with me."
