What Happened on 'Women Tell All' With Matt James? Best Moments

What a night! Bachelor Matt James was in the hot seat during the Women Tell All special on Monday, March 1, and the season 25 contestants brought their own drama, too.

15 of the original 32 women were present for the event. Notably missing was Sarah Trott, a popular contestant who self-eliminated during week 3. However, most of the usual suspects were in attendance, including Serena Pitt, Kit Keenan, Katie Thurston, Victoria Larson, Brittany Galvin, Anna Redman, Abigail Heringer and Pieper James.

BACHELOR MATT JAMES WOMEN TELL ALL KATIE, KIT, JESSENIA, KHAYLAH, RYAN, ABIGAIL, BRITTANY — ABC/Craig Sjodin

The Women Tell All special was filmed almost a month ago, and the controversy surrounding Rachael Kirkconnell’s past racist and insensitive social media posts was not addressed. Considering she’s one of the final three contestants along with Michelle Young and Bri Springs, it’s more likely the situation will be talked about during After the Final Rose.

Matt released his own statement on February 22 addressing the “incredibly disappointing photos” of Rachael and Chris Harrison’s controversial Extra interview with Rachel Lindsay that followed.

“The reality is that I’m learning about these situations in real time, and it has been devastating and heartbreaking, to put it bluntly,” the leading man wrote via Instagram. He added that the reality dating franchise has “fallen short on addressing” the much “larger issue” of inclusion.

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Hours before WTA aired, The Bachelor released an official statement condemning those who were bullying Rachel after the season 13 star deleted her Instagram in the wake of Chris stepping back from hosting the franchise.

“As executive producers of The Bachelor franchise, we would like to make it perfectly clear that any harassment directed toward Rachel Lindsay in the aftermath of her interview with Chris Harrison is completely inexcusable,” the statement began. “Rachel has received an unimaginable amount of hate and has been subjected to severe online bullying, which more often than not, has been rooted in racism. That is totally unacceptable. Rachel has been an incredible advocate for our cast, and we are grateful that she has worked tirelessly toward racial equity and inclusion.”

The Women Tell All seems like it’s just the beginning of what’s to come. Keep scrolling to see the biggest moments.

The Chris Harrison Situation Is Addressed … Kind Of

A message appeared on-screen before the WTA that read, “Previously recorded on February 4, 2021,” which was less than a week before Chris’ interview with Rachel.
The host’s insensitive comments about contestant Rachael’s social media controversy, which included calling out the “woke police” led Chris to temporarily step back from the franchise. Emmanuel Acho is filling in for the After the Final Rose special.

The Mean Girl Reckoning

Many fans voiced concerns over the amount of “bullying” happening during season 25. From MJ Snyder to Victoria, a big topic of the evening was about the behavior of multiple women in the house. While the “queen” didn’t show remorse for pro dancer Ryan Claytor, she did offer an apology to Katie.
“It did suck to watch it and hear you call me ‘disgusting’ over and over again,” Katie said to which Victoria responded, “Name-calling is completely unacceptable. But I think it’s important to remember we all did the best we can do. Life is a learning experience … Again, I’m just so sorry.”

The ‘Escort’ Situation Is Put to Rest

Anna wrongly started a false rumor during season 25 claiming Brittany “entertains men for money” in Chicago. Although Brittany talked about the negative impact the “escort” rumors had on her life via Instagram, she further explained the situation while in the hot seat. She also noted Anna “had weeks to reach out,” but she never heard from her.
Anna did extend an apology in the moment. “After watching the aftermath, I am 100 times more sorry,” she said. “It just sucks that I did that to someone else… Everything I did in the situation was wrong. I’m sorry.”

Abigail Stole Our Hearts … Again

Abigail talked about the positive response she received after being the first Deaf contestant in franchise history. “I think people view the hearing community and then the Deaf community with a capital ‘D’ as kind of black and white,” she explained to Chris. “I’m kind of that grey space in the middle that hasn’t had a lot of light shone on.”

Are Serena and Matt Getting Back Together?

Promo videos teased Serena possibly having feelings for the leading man after she eliminated herself following hometown dates, but she assured fans she has no doubts.
“I care about him still so much and the last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt him,” the Canadian beauty explained. “I would have done him a disservice by staying … I truly only wish the best for him.”

Heather, Is That You?

Fans couldn’t help but notice it appeared Heather Martin was in attendance at WTA. Someone with her same long, blonde hair could be seen when the camera showed the back of the women, but she was never directly shown on camera. It’s possible she was brought down to the hot seat, and they simply didn’t use the footage, so they decided not to show her.
However, many Bachelor Nation alums spoke out about producers mistreating contestants after Dylan Barbour went on a Twitter rant about the franchise’s mistreatment of Heather.