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‘Bachelorette’ Kaitlyn Bristowe Reveals Rare Details About Shawn Booth Split
Kaitlyn Bristowe has experienced many life changes since her stint on The Bachelorette. The fan-favorite became a prominent figure in the Bachelor Nation and podcasting worlds. She’s always been honest about her personal life, and now she’s opening up about her ex Shawn Booth.
Bristowe and Booth fell in love during Season 11. They got engaged at the end of the season but broke up three years later in 2018. Bristowe hasn’t discussed her ex-boyfriend too much in the years since their split. In a new episode of her Off the Vine podcast, she made surprising comments about Booth.
“I actually can now look at Shawn and be like, I really am happy for him. I actually want the best for him. I would like to be friends,” she said.
When Booth ended their relationship, Bristowe admitted that she felt “used” at the time. In the seven years that have passed since then, her mindset about Booth has changed. She said her brain has gotten “really quiet with thoughts of anger that I used to have towards him.” Bristowe added, “We were both vindictive.”
The DWTS winner noted that she’s “moved through a lot of emotions for him where I actually want to hug him and like be friends. I actually have compassion instead of anger.” She also acknowledged her part in the breakup. “I hurt [him] so bad, and [he] wanted to get me back,” she confessed.
Booth has since moved on with girlfriend Dre Joseph. Their son was born in 2023. Bristowe said she’s “so happy for him and where he’s at right now.”
She recalled the final chapter of their relationship and shared, “I felt like he was hanging on to the relationship to open his gym. I felt like he knew that us together was better than him on his own. I’m saying this from my standpoint. I’m not saying he actually did this.”
Now that she’s had time and space to process her relationship, Bristowe pointed out that there was “so much toxic back and forth between the two of us.” She continued, “We met each other at our insecurities instead of calming the other one down or helping or understanding or hearing the other person. We would, like, meet them at their anger level. And I think we were just two people who were very much in love but couldn’t let go of things.”
