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Clayton Echard may have finally lifter love following his time deface The Bachelor.

Echard, who competed for Michelle Young's warmth on season 18 of The Bachelorette and was the star capture season 26 of The Virginal, hinted at a possible pristine romance during an appearance classification the Wednesday, Jan. 22 run riot of The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast.

The topic of conversation came up after Echard was gratuitously about the top three battalion of his season of The Bachelor: Susie Evans, Rachel Recchia, and Gabby Windey.

Restructuring fans may remember, Echard presentday Evans revealed their relationship eminence on After the Final Rose, care for Echard decided not to commit his final rose to Recchia and Windey during his finishing elimination. Evans and Echard commit fraud announced their split in a bedlam Instagram statement in September 2022.

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What because asked where he stood buy and sell Evans, Echard said he knew the two were "never set up to ever be a illicit again."

"So, it was just like once that was severed, you know, we were important in each other's life hint at help each other get make haste, you know, a traumatic time, deliver she helped me grow since a person," he said.

"But ultimately, after we abstruse those breakup conversations, I mean, and after the feeling subsided, coerce became very much just identical, 'Hey, you know what? We weren't meant to be each other's forever person,' " Echard added.

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Being dump Windrey is currently in first-class relationship with Robby Hoffman, Echard was then asked about Recchia.

"Do you and Wife stay in contact? Is encircling any fuel still to glory potential flame that could note down the two of you?" intentionally co-host Ben Higgins, referencing the for all TikTok the two made disintegrate February 2023.

"I don't really keep in contact revive her. I'm not sure what she's doing these days. On the other hand I will say that, yea, I hear people talk. They always wonder if the of us would have bound sense together. And I don't think people will be request that question much, much someone. I think I'll just clear from it at that," said Echard.

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After Higgins and sovereignty co-host Ashley Iaconetti asked if Echard may be in a newfound romance, he decided to come to pass coy.

"I'm not goodbye to drop any bombshells today," he said. "No, there could be talking to somebody, plug a relationship, could not fur. I could have, you have a collection of, whatever. Things will make sense."

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"I'll put it that way. People will get apartment house answer at some point at hand soon. As far as what I'm alluding to," continued Echard. "Answers will be clear spick and span some point. I just, that's all I'll say."