Kelley Flanagan Talks Peter Weber Split on 'Off the Vine': Quotes

Spill the tea! Kelley Flanagan dished details about why she and Bachelor Peter Weber split during an appearance on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s “Off the Vine” podcast on Tuesday, March 16.

“There wasn’t something massive within the relationship, it was fun,” the lawyer, 29, recalled after being asked what caused their breakup. “It was great, but there [were] a lot of little things that I was like, ‘Dude this doesn’t make me feel right. This doesn’t make me feel good.’”

“On my end, there were just a lot of non-negotiables in the relationship,” Kelley admitted. She noted Peter said the issues were being “worked on or changed,” but she never saw a difference.

“Actions kind of speak louder than words, and it takes a long time to figure that out,” she added. “There’s a point in time when you kinda just have to accept that.”

An insider told Life & Style the pilot “got scared” during his relationship with Kelley before their split. “He’s a pilot, he’s used to being in so many different places jumping from spot to spot, and that’s kind of how his relationships go, too,” the insider said at the time.

The reality TV couple met during season 24 of The Bachelor. Peter eliminated Kelley before hometown dates and went on to get engaged to Hannah Ann Sluss during the finale. They split shortly after because the leading man still had feelings for runner-up Madison Prewett. Although the two explored their romance following their appearance together on After the Final Rose in March 2020, they announced their “mutual” breakup days later.

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Peter shocked fans when he began quarantining with Kelley in Chicago amid the coronavirus pandemic mere weeks later. They took their relationship Instagram official the following April.

In December 2020, Peter was the first one to publicly speak about their breakup. “While our relationship was filled with countless beautiful memories, our relationship simply didn’t work out in the end,” the former Bachelorette contestant wrote on Instagram at the time. “Kelley is someone I will always have a special love for. Someone I have learned more from than she will ever understand. Someone I am so thankful came into my life and someone who I will always wish all of life’s greatest blessings on. These moments in life always hurt, but in my opinion that shows you it was worth the time you spent together.”

Kelley has divulged her side of things. Keep scrolling to see her quotes about her and Peter!

She Tried

“If there is something that I saw as disrespectful in a relationship, I would speak on it, and I was pretty vocal,” Kelley explained about her and Peter working through their issues. “I think communication is huge in a relationship. And there were things that, essentially, I would be like, ‘Hey, look, this makes me feel like s—t, this makes me feel this way … My needs aren’t necessarily being met.’”

Her Persona on the Show

Kelley admitted contestants “need to be in good graces” with the Bachelor producers in order to get time with the lead. She alluded to that as the reason why she barely saw Peter.
“I didn’t see him for a good three weeks, literally, not once,” she dished. “I think that was essentially played out to an effect of Kelley doesn’t give a s—t.” She added that wasn’t how she really felt, she simply needed more time.

Her and Peter Post-Show

The brunette beauty said she and Peter’s relationship was “good and bad” but “very different” off-camera. Kelley said contestants tend to “glorify” the leads and it’s “hard to transition back into real life and dig deep.”
“We had a lot of fun together but sometimes that’s not necessarily enough,” she said.

Announcing Their Split

Kelley said she was “definitely struggling” following their breakup and asked for a couple of days to tell her friends and family before publicly announcing it.
“That necessarily wasn’t granted. I think there was some kind of mental thing going on saying, I have to do this in 2020,’” she explained. Kelley released a statement about their uncoupling weeks later in January 2021.

Peter Tried to Get Back Together

“He essentially tried to get back together and was trying to work on things, and I was pretty hesitant toward all of it,” Kelley said while confirming their weekend meet-up in Tampa over Super Bowl weekend.
“He’s telling me like, ‘I love you, I want to get back together with you,’” she explained. However, she began reading stories online and seeing posts about Peter that suggested otherwise. “Is he lying to me or does someone really not want me to be with Peter?” Kelley recalled wondering while admitting, “It definitely messes with your head.”

Moving to NYC

Kelley assured she’s not moving to the Big Apple to chase her ex. “I don’t think we’ll be hanging out in the same crowd, either. It’s a big city, we’ll be fine,” she said.
The attorney also divulged they chose Peter’s current apartment together but decided he would take over the lease when they broke up.

What About ‘BIP’?

“I don’t know, it’s very hard for me. If Peter was there, I’d have no issue,” she explained about joining the cast of Bachelor in Paradise. “There would be no communication [other than], ‘Hi, how are you? Good to see you.’ Proceed.”
“This is how I see it. You only live one life,” Kelley added. “I’ve always tried to put myself out of my comfort zone … I don’t know what I’d do. Like, who would I be interested in?”