Even though those romance rumors were quite surprising, Bachelor Nation fans were completely taken aback when Colton and Cassie announced they were breaking up.
“It’s been a crazy few months to say the least, Cass and I have been doing a lot of self-reflecting,” The Bachelor lead wrote on Instagram in late May. “Sometimes people are just meant to be friends – and that’s okay. We both have grown immensely and been through so much together – so this isn’t the end of our story, it’s the start of a whole new chapter for us.”
Cassie shared the news on her page, too.
“I want to say this is one of the hardest things I have had to share as neither one of us is quite ready to talk about it yet. However, because our relationship is such a public one, our silence on the matter has been speaking for us,” she expressed. “Colton and I have broken up, but have decided to remain a part of each others lives. With all that we have gone through, we have a special bond that will always be there.”
