'The Bachelorette' Star Kaitlyn Bristowe Opens Up About Relationship with Ex-Fiancé Shawn Booth: 'I Would Like to be Friends'
Kaitlyn Bristowe is getting vulnerable while reflecting on her breakup with former fiancé Shawn Booth.
The 39-year-old The Bachelorette star gave details on the nature of her relationship with Shawn, which lasted from 2015-2018.
“There was so much toxic back and forth between the two of us. We met each other at our insecurities instead of calming the other one down or helping or understanding or hearing the other person,” she said on a recent episode of her Off the Vine podcast.
“We would meet them at their anger level We were just two people who were very much in love but couldn’t let go of things,” she added.
Kaitlyn also said she felt as if Shawn was capitalizing on her fame in order to leverage his business.
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“[He was] hanging on to the relationship to open his gym. I felt like he knew that us together was better than him on his own,” she said.
Kaitlyn has since made peace with the way things turned out with Shawn, who now has a baby with photographer Dre Joseph.
“I got really quiet with thoughts of anger that I used to have towards him, and now I actually have compassion instead of anger. I’ve moved through a lot of emotions for him where I actually want to hug him and say, ‘I know why this hurt you so bad. You wanted to get me back and we were both vindictive,’” Kaitlyn explained.
“I really am happy for him. I actually want the best for him. I would like to be friends,” she added.
Last year, Kaitlyn reacted to running into her other ex, Jason Tartick.