00:04 Um, if you've read the headlines, Rachel Lindsay breaks her silence in her first public comments about her split from Brian Apasolo.
00:12 The former bachelorette appears in a new episode of her podcast, Higher Learning with co-host Van Lathan.
00:17 Rachel wastes no time at the beginning of the show, thanking supporters for their kind messages amid her personal challenges, but says she's not ready to talk yet.
00:26 I didn't think I would get emotional. I just, um, I know people, first off, I just want to say thank you for people who reached out.
00:37 Um, I'm like still trying to reply to people. I just you just never know how great your circle is until you see all the people that reach out and love you.
00:46 Obviously, it's a difficult time. Um, if you've read the headlines, but I, uh, and you're probably wondering why I would even work.
00:58 Uh, but to be honest with you, I need to distract myself from myself.
01:03 And, uh, the best way to do that is to do something that I love and I love higher learning.
01:09 And so I am going to try my best to get through this podcast, but I'm not going to talk about it.
01:16 I will eventually, but now is not the time. Just trying to take it day by day.
01:23 Rachel's comments come just days after her husband of four years filed for divorce on January 2nd, announcing the news on his Instagram, writing,
01:30 if you've been following me for a while, you know, I don't like to put my personal affairs on social media and like to keep a safe space for our family.
01:38 After more than four years of marriage, Rachel and I have made the difficult decision to part ways and start anew.
01:44 Please respect the spaces of our family and friends as we figure out our next steps.
01:49 According to court documents obtained by E News, Brian cites a reconcilable differences as the reason for their split.
01:55 He also lists New Year's Eve as the date of their separation and asked to be awarded spousal support.
02:00 E News has reached out to Rachel's rep for comment and has not yet heard back.
02:04 The couple who tied the knot back in August 2019 after Brian appeared on Rachel's season of The Bachelorette in 2017,
02:11 recently revealed their plans to expand their family, with Rachel saying to E News exclusively in November 2023.
02:18 It's just been a little bit more difficult for us, but we're definitely starting the process.
02:22 And although they do a met on TV, they've kept their relationship private, something Rachel defended to E News, revealing,
02:28 "We realized a long time ago that so many people, the more you give them, the more opinions and judgments that they have.
02:35 And so we realized we needed to protect ourselves."
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