Kaitlyn Bristoweis opening up about her split from ex-fiancéShawn Booth.
TheBachelorettealum and Boothcalled off their engagementlast fall, issuing an exclusive statement to PEOPLE in November explaining that the amicable decision came “after thoughtful, respectful consideration.”
But according to Bristowe, 33, it was Booth, 31, who pulled the plug. During an appearance on E!’sLadyGangon Sunday, Bristowe recalled host Keltie Knight’s ill-fated advice to stick out the relationship.
“I was like, ‘Look, I remember your advice from before — I’m gonna leave him,’ ” Bristowe told Knight with a laugh.
“Just kidding, he left me,” she added.
“He didn’t know why he couldn’t love me. I just think the show was too hard for someone to get over,” she said. “I don’t know, that’s what I’m going off of.”
The couple’s split came more than three years after theygot engagedon the season 11 finale ofThe Bachelorettein 2015.
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“After three incredible years, we have decided to go our separate ways,” they said in the statement announcing their split. “This difficult decision comes after thoughtful, respectful consideration. Even though we are parting as a couple, we’re very much committed to remaining friends and we will continue to support each other. Due to the nature of how we met, our relationship has always been very public, and we have enjoyed sharing it with all of you, but we ask that you respect our decision and our privacy at this time.”
“She was willing to fight for the relationship, but there was nowhere for it to go,” the insider said. “Kaitlyn wants to be married and have kids. But it didn’t seem like they were on the same page.”
Bristowebroke her silencedays later on her podcast,Off the Vine with Katilyn Bristowe, and admitted that she believed she and Booth would “get through it.”
“To be honest, I thought we would choose the road where we would end up together,” she said as she became emotional. “I just never took our commitment or being engaged, lightly at all. I had the mindset of doing whatever it took to make it work.”
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She said the couple hit a “crossroads” in the relationship during a trip to her native Canada.
“With all the hard moments in life come life lessons and that’s what I need to take from all of this,” she explained. “Sometimes you need to take a moment and take a step back to think about what you are fighting for and if it makes sense for your longterm happiness.”
The star has since moved on withJason Tartick, 30, who competed forBecca Kufrin‘s heart on season 22 ofThe Bachelorettelast year. They met on her podcast and went public with their relationship in January, though Bristowe has said they were together for some time before they let the world know.
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For his part, Booth said in January thathe was struggling over his breakupwith Bristowe — and that it was difficult to see her flaunting her relationship with Tartick on social media.
“Not only were we engaged, but it was like, man, I lost my best friend too,” he said on theAlmost Famouspodcast. “It just feels like everything is completely gone, like that. Like Kaitlyn and Shawn, gone. We were this team and we got through a lot of stuff together but then just in an instant it’s all gone.”
He later added, “That’s the hard part — and with her moving on so quickly, I just have a tough time understanding why she would put this out everywhere, or blasting it all over the place, knowing that it could hurt.”
source: people.com
