Old one single Rachel Lindsay returned to Instagram after her account was briefly deactivated last week due to harassment from Bachelor viewers. On Saturday, Lindsay posted a photo of sunflowers with the caption: “I want to be like a sunflower, so that even on the darkest days I can stand and find the sunlight”. His return to the platform was received with the support of Bachelor community. “I’m very happy to have you back, hoping you’re feeling refreshed and loved”, Chelsea Vaughn, a competitor from the current season of The bachelor, commented. Lindsay also posted a photo of a landscape in her Instagram stories, with the caption, “Just good vibes
Lindsay’s return to Instagram after her acceptance of Chris Harrison’s apology this week. “To move forward, I need to accept the apology, so that we can all improve on this situation, which is what we want,” said Lindsay in Extra. Harrison, who announced his franchise hiatus after his defense of Bachelor competitor Rachael Kirkconnell in a Extra interview with Lindsay, said he is “committed to progress, not just for me, but also for the franchise”, in Good Morning America. It is unclear if and when Harrison will return to the franchise, with Emmanuel I think replacing him as the host of the The Bachelor: After the Final Rose on March 15th.
Lindsay deactivated her Instagram account after receiving “all kinds of rude and hateful things” from Bachelor viewers amid the controversy. Executive producers of The bachelor The franchise then released a statement on Twitter, reading in part: “As executive producers of the Bachelor’s Franchise, we would like to make it perfectly clear that any harassment directed at Rachel Lindsay after her interview with Chris Harrison is completely inexcusable.” Harrison also condemned Lindsay’s harassment earlier this week. “For anyone who is playing hate against Rachel Lindsay, please stop. It’s unacceptable, ”said Harrison in Good Morning America.