Bachelor Nation star Kaitlyn Bristowe alarmed followers after sharing candid perception into her headspace.
Bristowe, 40, took to Instagram on Sunday, February 8, to share a collection of disturbing pictures together with a candle smashed on the bottom, herself in a medical robe and her face drenched in tears. She captioned the carousel, which disabled feedback, with an equally cryptic but emotional message.
“Humor helps, and I imagine I’ve been dealing with so much with grace, however … I’ve to be sincere. I’m feeling actually down, challenged, caught, and laborious on myself. I simply had essentially the most epic breakdown,” she wrote. “Not searching for sympathy, simply sharing. I’ll come out of it.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Bristowe for remark.
The publish arrived simply hours after the truth TV star, who rose to fame as a contestant on Chris Soule’s season of The Bachelor in 2015, shared an upbeat Instagram video that captured her dancing amid a journey mishap. “When border management quietly deducts 10 days out of your work visa and now you’re compelled to go away the nation. Jazz arms anyway,” she wrote over the sooner video.
“And I simply bought my energy again. See you quickly Toronto,” she continued. “Lacking a marriage and eight podcasts, but when anybody wants me I’ll be dancing by means of the curveball.”
The sooner publish invited feedback from followers, who took to the part to share their sympathy. “You at all times make the very best out of a s***ty scenario,” wrote one fan, whereas one other wrote, “Omg you poor factor. I really like you in your angle although.”
Bristowe isn’t any stranger to sharing cryptic hints at her private life. Whereas rumors of a romance between her and fellow Bachelor Nation alum Zac Clark have swirled for 2 years, Bristowe shared a public tribute to Clark, 42, through Instagram in January. After Clark shared a carousel of pictures that celebrated his current birthday, certainly one of which captured him hugging a birthday cake that learn “F*** fruit,” Bristowe introduced Clark down a peg by commenting, “Natures sweet. Weirdo. Comfortable birthday.”
Regardless of her playful social media exercise, Bristowe just isn’t prone to be sharing any official relationship particulars any time quickly. She advised Us Weekly in August 2025 that she’s holding her love life below wraps. “Privateness is so sizzling, like, I’m turned on by being non-public. There’s one thing actually particular and sacred about it,” Bristowe advised Us. “Clearly, I had two very public relationships, and I’m an over-sharer and an open e book, and it’s very laborious to not share sure issues of my life, nevertheless it feels so proper. Relationships from Bachelor franchise or folks on-line, like, it begins to really feel a bit performative at instances. And I really feel like that was the place it was going for me final time, and it didn’t really feel good.”
Bristowe had been referring to her engagement to Shawn Sales spacewhom she met because the Bachelorette and was with for 3 years, in addition to her engagement to Bachelorette contestant, Jason Tartickwhich led to August 2023.

