It’s only natural that people who go on reality TV open themselves up to the scrutiny and judgment of others, however that doesn’t justify the hateful comments being made about their appearances. Former Bachelorette Rachel Recchia is speaking out about the mean feedback she’s been getting after losing weight and getting some cosmetic procedures done, and she got emotional on a recent video as she pleaded with fans “to be kind.”
Rachel Recchia first entered the reality dating show world in 2022 as a contestant on Clayton Echard’s season of The Bachelor. Following the “Rose Ceremony From Hell,” Recchia and Gabby Windey became co-leads of The Bachelorette, then Recchia went on to join Perfect Match Season 3 (streaming with a Netflix subscription). By that time, a lot had happened with her health, and she’s been dealing with comments about how different she looks ever since. Lately, it’s “gotten really, really bad.” She said on TikTok:
Whenever I post, the majority of the comments are, ‘I don’t look like myself,’ and ‘I don’t look good,’ and ‘I look sick,’ and, ‘I was so much more beautiful back then.’ I understand that I look different from the first time everyone [saw] me on the show. I’ve been very open and transparent with the filler and Botox that I have. I would do anything to be 25 and look that way again.
I’m not sure why people would think comments like “You look sick,” or “You used to be more beautiful” are helpful in any way. We can do better than that.
Article continues belowUnlike some celebrities, Rachel Recchia doesn’t hide the fact that she’s had a little work done, and as she said, she mostly brushes off the speculation about her appearance. What people don’t realize, she said, is that her dramatic weight loss was caused by some pretty serious health issues. The Bachelor Nation star continued:
Right before I went to film Perfect Match, I got very sick and I ended up having a PICC line in my arm, and because of that, I ended up getting to the smallest weight I’ve ever been. Right after I got that PICC line out of my arm, I went to film the show. I went down, and I lost even more weight.
Rachel Recchia started to cry as she recalled people’s main reaction being to tell her how “big” she was on The Bachelorette compared to what she looked like on Perfect Match’s third season, which she said made it difficult to allow herself to gain any weight back. You can see her full video below:
@pilot.rachel Reminder to be kind today 🤍
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Rachel Recchia ended the video by letting fans know that this is something she’s struggling with, and she implored social media users to “put a little more kindness into the world and on the Internet.” I couldn’t agree more.
You can catch Rachel Recchia on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast, which she co-hosts with fellow former lead Charity Lawson, and while we know we won’t see Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette anytime soon, keep your eye on the 2026 TV schedule for news about Perfect Match Season 4 coming to Netflix.
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