News ‘Bachelor’ frontrunner Rachael Kirkconnell apologizes for ‘offensive and racist’ actions February 12, 2021 Hannah Yasharoff and Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Bachelor’ frontrunner Rachael Kirkconnell apologizes for ‘offensive and racist’ actions "Bachelor" contestant Rachael Kirkconnell has issued an apology, after host Chris Harrison expressed regret for previously coming to her defense.