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Rachel Recchia of Bachelor Nation fame is opening up about her recent weight loss.
The 29-year-old reality television personality, who will next appear on Netflix’s Perfect Match, told her Instagram followers she’s in a ‘healthier place’ after one asked for her ‘weight loss routine.’
On Tuesday she took to the social media platform, writing, ‘Lots coming up. Let’s catch up,’ as she kicked off a Q&A session.
When a fan asked, ‘Respectfully, what is the weight loss routine?!?!?’, Rachel answered vaguely.
‘I want to address this because the comments I’ve received are a reminder of how little we often know about what someone is really going through,’ Recchia began.
The TV star continued, ‘Everyone has seen a very small part of my life through a lens. I am constantly compared to a version of myself from a short time when, truthfully, I was really struggling.
Rachel Recchia of Bachelor Nation fame has addressed her recent weight loss; pictured in May
The 29-year-old reality television personality, who will next appear on Netflix’s Perfect Match, told her Instagram followers she’s in a ‘healthier place’ after one asked for her ‘weight loss routine’; pictured in 2022
‘Toward the end of last year, I also faced health issues that impacted my body in ways I couldn’t control.
‘Today I’m in a healthier place, both physically and emotionally. This is the last time I’ll speak on it, love you all.’
Rachel previously opened up about her physique.
In penned a personal essay for Today in 2023, discussing her choice to undergo breast reduction surgery.
She revealed in the missive that she first started considering the surgery when she was 17-years-old.
‘I never heard anyone talk about this procedure, and I felt so defeated by my body. I had waited years for this. And the moment I opened my eyes and got off the table, I knew my life had changed — for the better,’ she wrote about the experience.
‘My body felt different. Lighter. For the first time in over a decade, I didn’t have back pain,’ she added. ‘I’m just super excited to be the same me, but more comfortable.’
When a fan wrote ‘Respectfully, what is the weight loss routine?!?!?’, Rachel answered vaguely
‘I want to address this because the comments I’ve received are a reminder of how little we often know about what someone is really going through,’ Rachel began.
Rachel pictured on Bachelor in Paradise in 2023
She wrote at the time: ‘Being able to get this life-altering surgery was a privilege. I decided to post about my journey on social media because, growing up, I never heard anyone talk about this procedure, and I felt so defeated by my body.
‘Still, I was scared to hit post, thinking people would drag me for getting work done.’
Rachel first became part of The Bachelor during season 26 in 2022.
She went on to appear as co-lead alongside Gabby Windey on The Bachelorette in season 19.
The Florida-bred commercial pilot then appeared on season nine of Bachelor in Paradise season 9 after calling off her engagement to Tino Franco.
