It’s been nearly a week since Perfect Match aired its season 3 finale but still fans are asking: Is anyone (besides AD Smith and Ollie Sutherland, ofc) together anymore? Chances are you’ve heard that fan-fave couple Rachel Recchia and Ray Gantt (aka Rachel Ray) couldn’t make things last outside the villa, but fans think the former Bachelorette *could* be romancing someone else from the cast...that person being Carrington Rodriguez. Allow me to explain.
Right after the finale dropped, the fate of Rachel Ray was revealed through an interview with Elite Daily. In it, Rachel said the vibe between herself and the Love Island USA alum felt too platonic to blossom into something more, explaining, “We were super late in the process when we formed a relationship, so it didn’t have much time to progress past friendship.”
Then, on August 19, she posted a carousel of images from her time on Perfect Match to Instagram...which concluded with this pretty cozy-looking photo of herself and Carrington. Cue the dating rumors.
If you need a refresher: Rachel and Carrington did plenty of flirting on PM (and admitted they were attracted to the other) but never ended up matching on the show. Hence why the above pic kinda threw fans for a loop.
“Never in a million years would have put you and Carrington together but since the show I’m DYINNNNNNG to see it work out,” one fan wrote in the comments section of her post.
Another chimed in with, “Is this a hard launch at the end??????!!” while yet another commenter wrote, “Knew Carrington was meant to be.”
Side note: During an August 5 appearance on The Viall Files podcast, Rachel hinted that she was possibly seeing one of her PM castmates...though she didn’t say who. “I might be talking to someone,” she teased, noting that the person in question was “not Freddie” (who, for the record, is rumored to be with Lucy Syed following the finale).
Time will tell whether these two are actually an item—but as long as Rachel doesn’t get back together with Clayton Echard again, I’m happy!!!
