The Bachelor runner up, Abbie Chatfield, has broken her silence after it was revealed that Matt Agnew and Chelsie McLeod have split.
Taking to her Instagram story on Sunday, the blonde said that she had ‘nothing to do with their relationship or breakup’ and doesn’t want to be involved.
Abbie shared a lengthy message to fans and said that she ‘loves’ Chelsie and they are ‘good friends.’
‘I have nothing to do with their relationship or breakup!’ The Bachelor’s Abbie Chatfield (pictured) broke her silence on Sunday after Matt Agnew and Chelsie McLeod split
‘I’ve been tagged in a lot of comments this morning on posts about Matt and Chelsie’s relationship ending,’ Abbie began.
‘Some of you are saying it’s my shot, others are saying that he’s done a Blake Garvey. None of this is fair on Chelsie, Matt or me.’
She assured fans that she hasn’t spoken to Matt since he brutally dumped her during the finale in September.
Speaking out: Abbie shared a lengthy message to fans (pictured) and said that she ‘loves’ Chelsie and they are ‘good friends’
‘My contact with Matt ended when I walked away from him at [the] finale, and I am good friends with Chelsie and love her very much.’
She added: ‘These comments are unnecessary and aren’t helping anyone. I have nothing to do with their relationship or their breakup, so I’d appreciate it if I was left out of the conversation.’
Abbie went on to say that the pair are ‘great humans’ and that she wants them ‘both to be happy.’
Over: Matt and Chelsie (pictured during the show’s finale in September) announced their shock split on Sunday, taking to their respective Instagram accounts to share the news
Matt and Chelsie announced their shock split on Sunday, taking to their respective Instagram accounts to share the news.
The astrophysicist said he was sharing the news ‘with a heavy heart’ and said: ‘Our relationship hasn’t translated from filming to the real, every day world as we had hoped.’
‘These past six months since filming have been a very unique experience,’ Matt began.
‘Chels (sic) and I have made some beautiful memories together that I’ll always cherish, and I wish her nothing but the absolute best.’
Done and dusted: ‘Our relationship hasn’t translated from filming to the real, every day world as we had hoped,’ Matt said
‘However, it’s with a heavy heart that I write this. For Chels (sic) and me, our relationship hasn’t translated from filming to the real, every day world as we had hoped.’
He went on to describe Chelsie as a ‘very special woman’ and said he wants her to ‘find the happiness she deserves.’
He added that there was no one else involved in the split and it just didn’t work out between them.
‘For those who may wonder if there’s someone else for me right now, there absolutely is not. It’s no one’s fault, it’s just life,’ he said.
Chelsie meanwhile, shared a number of pictures of them together and thanked fans for support throughout their relationship.
Sharing the news: He went on to describe Chelsie as a ‘very special woman’ and said he wants her to ‘find the happiness she deserves’
The blonde described her time on the show as ‘an incredibly exciting, rewarding, challenging, and emotional journey.’
‘Matt showed me what it was like to be respected in a relationship and I am so thankful for that. However, it saddens me to say that we are no longer together,’ she wrote.
She added: ‘I wish him nothing but the best. I’m sorry to those that were invested in our relationship. Please remember to be kind online as you don’t know what is going on behind the screen. All my love.’
She also appeared to be quite upset as she took to her Instagram to story to tell her friends and fans not to send articles of the split, as it ‘won’t help.’
‘It saddens me to say that we are no longer together’: Chelsie meanwhile, shared a number of pictures of them together and thanked fans for support throughout their relationship
