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Should ‘The Bachelor’ Exes Clayton & Rachel Get Back Together on ‘Perfect Match’? (POLL)

Clayton Echard and Rachel Recchia, you have the potential to do the funniest thing in reality TV history…
On June 25, Netflix announced that its all-star reality romance competition show, Perfect Match, would look a little different this season. That’s because, for the first time ever, Perfect Match will feature reality TV stars from outside of the Netflix Reality Universe. And let’s just say, Netflix did not miss with its Season 3 casting.
While it’s not unheard of to see Netflix exes hit the beach for Perfect Match, this season, two former leads from The Bachelor franchise, who also happen to be exes, will be joining in on Netflix’s fun in the sun. These Bachelor Nation alums are none other than infamous Bachelor lead Clayton Echard and Rachel Recchia, the woman he dumped alongside Gabby Windey after a catastrophic Fantasy Suite week. Both Rachel and Gabby then went on to be joint leads of the next season of The Bachelorette.
For those who don’t remember, Clayton told his final three (Rachel, Gabby, and current Bachelor in Paradise star Susie Evans) that he loved all of them. He then proceeded to confess that Susie departed from the show after he told her that he had slept with both Rachel and Gabby. At what would have been the final three rose ceremony, Clayton begged both Rachel and Gabby to stay on the show. However, in the next episode, he ditched both of them to find and pursue Susie.
Now that they are three years removed from their romantic relationship, Clayton and Rachel have both publicly shared that they are on good terms. Of course, Bachelor Nation knows that the stars are entering the Netflix Reality Universe with a history that is messy, to say the least. However, we can’t help but remember that, for a time, it seemed like Clayton and Rachel would be endgame, leading us to question if the exes will lean towards drama or reconciliation in this new arena.
Do you think Rachel and Clayton will remain exes, or is there a chance that The Bachelor stars will shake up the competition by getting back together?
Vote below on whether you think the Bachelor Nation exes should rekindle their relationship on Perfect Match or move on for good.
Perfect Match, Season 3, August 1, Episodes 1-6, Netflix
Perfect Match, Season 3, August 8, Episodes 7-9, Netflix
Perfect Match, Season 3 Finale, August 15, Netflix