Before she took her search for love to national television, Rachel Lindsay, 31, dated Golden State Warriors NBA star Kevin Durant, 28.
The pair both attended The University of Texas where they were ‘in a serious relationship,’ an insider tells Us Weekly.
Their union ended when she began attending law school at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
New revelation: Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay dated Golden State Warriors player Kevin Durant while they both attended the University Of Texas
Now, the attorney is engaged to one of the suitors on her season of The Bachelorette.
Fans of the show still have weeks to wait before seeing who made the final cut, as only three episodes of season 13 have aired so far.
However, on a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Lindsay revealed that she hasn’t seen the man who won her heart since they finished taping on the show.
Who knew they were exes? The pair were ‘in a serious relationship,’ an insider tells Us Weekly
She told the late night host the last time she saw her winning suitor was, ‘At the proposal — during that time. We had a couple of days together, and then we went our separate ways.’
Kimmel asked, ‘You haven’t had a chance to reconnect and then break up and then be on the cover of Us Weekly or any of those things yet?’
‘I don’t plan on a breakup,’ she shot back.
Out of her court: Durant and Lindsay broke up after she left Texas to attend law school
As for the decision to reveal her engagement, she told Kimmel, ‘They were like, ‘You’re so excited. You’re glowing. Just do it.’’
Producers of the show go through great lengths to ensure that the winner is not revealed before the finale airs.
Lindsay’s season of The Bachelorette debuted in May, making her the first black contestant in the show’s thirteen seasons.