Rachel Lindsay said “it feels great” to move on from her and Bryan Abasolo’s divorce — plus the drama that came with it.
“It feels like a fresh start,” Lindsay, 39, told TMZ during a brief interview on Tuesday, January 21. The former Bachelorette star was stopped by the outlet at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) days after attending a college football event in Atlanta.
Lindsay was all smiles on Saturday, January 18, while attending the 11th Annual Allstate Party at The Playoff. The event marked Lindsay’s first public appearance since Us Weekly confirmed on January 7 that she had finalized her divorce from Abasolo, 44.
The former couple met during season 13 of The Bachelorette, which aired in 2017, and subsequently got engaged. Lindsay and Abasolo got married in August 2019 and he filed for divorce in January 2024.
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Court documents obtained by Us at the time revealed that they separated in December 2023 and that Abasolo was requesting spousal support. (They did not sign a prenuptial agreement before getting married.)
In July 2024, a judge ordered Lindsay to pay Abasolo $13,257 a month in temporary spousal support. She also had to pay him $15,000 in attorney’s fees and $5,000 for forensic expert expenses.
Lindsay and Abasolo’s divorce judgment, which was obtained by Us earlier this month, noted that Abasolo “waives, discharges and releases” Lindsay from “any and all” future payments. The court docs revealed, however, that Lindsay still owes Abasolo $460,229.
Their divorce agreement stated that Lindsay would keep her engagement and wedding rings along with their California home and her 2023 Porsche Macan. Abasolo kept their Miami home and his 2021 Honda Accord.
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“From the moment he finally left the house, after being here for seven months post-separation, I felt divorced,” Lindsay said during the January 10 episode of her “Higher Learning” podcast. “I’ll be honest, there’s a lot I want to say.”
She added, “I haven’t talked, but I will and I’m just figuring all that out. There [are] so many things that I want to address.”
Lindsay explained during the same podcast episode that there were certain parts of the divorce from Abasolo that “bothered” her — including “a narrative” that she “placed a career” over their marriage.
“On his end, there were certain things that were said to play into certain stereotypes that really were hurtful or bothered me,” she explained. “Saying things that particularly play into the stereotype of me being an angry Black female.”
