‘The Bachelorette’: Where Rachel and Aven Stand After His Surprise Finale Appearance (Exclusive)

From Teddi Wright to Rachel Recchia, Jill Chin is weighing in on how her Bachelor besties are coping amid their respective heartbreaks.

Spilling the tea! Zach Shallcross may not have found love with Rachel Recchia, but the newest Bachelor did give an update about her next potential romance. 

New revelations rocking Bachelor Nation. Following the two-part finale of The Bachelorette, season 19 stars Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey are opening up about their dramatic endings — and clapping back at critics.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent You know how they always say this is the most dramatic finale in “Bachelor” history? Well, this really might have been it. “The Bachelorette” Season 19 began with leading ladies Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey both in seemingly happy relationships, with each only having one suitor left — for Rachel, it was Tino Franco; and for Gabby, it was Erich Schwer. Both women were hoping for proposals and they got them. But their fairytale endings were short-lived, as off-camera scandals soon ensued. Gabby and Erich weathered their storm of Erich texting one of his exes, who came forward on social media. The pair are still happily engaged. The same cannot be said for Rachel and Tino, who admitted to cheating on her after the season had wrapped production — of course, cameras followed the couple as they had one of the franchise’s most hard-to-watch conversations of all time. Needless to say, they are broken up.

Gabby Windey and Erich Schwer are ready for whatever the future holds. ET's Rachel Smith spoke to the nurse on Wednesday, one day after her engagement to the real estate analyst was revealed on Tuesday night's season finale of , and Gabby shared the next steps she and her fiancé are taking in their relationship.«We're both in L.A., so it’s nice already to be in the same city,» Gabby tells ET. «I think we're just excited to live life together, finally, and not have separate lives that we mesh like every couple weeks.

Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey are reacting to Zach Shallcross being named the next Bachelor. ET's Rachel Smith spoke to the ladies the day after their season finale of aired, and they had only positive things to say about the next franchise lead.Zach vied for Rachel's heart during his run on the show, but the pair ended things after an awkward Fantasy Suite date. They later reunited live, in-studio, during which time Rachel called her ex «an incredible guy» and Zach said he wants «the best» for the pilot.«I'm really excited for him. I think Zach's a great guy,» Rachel tells ET. «It's a lot of pressure, but I think he'll step up to the plate.

Rachel Recchia is shocked by what Tino Franco was willing to discuss on live TV. Following Tuesday's season finale of , the pilot told ET's Rachel Smith what she was alluding to when she told Tino that they «both don't want to air out» the reason they were in a bad place before his cheating scandal, which was apparently revealed during a portion of their breakup argument that did not air on TV.«There are things that are fine to be aired on television and things that I think we are comfortable sharing with the world, and there are some things I think that are so deeply personal — like your own personal traumas — things that you only share with a partner who is that close to you,» Rachel tells ET. «To have something like that weaponized against you in front of a live audience, it really is just really shocking.» Rachel cryptically continues by stating that Tino «knows that things don't make it into a cut for a reason, maybe for both of us.»«It's definitely just something very personal,» she says.

A lot went down on part two of The Bachelorette finale — but Bachelor Nation still has a lot of questions. And Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons” podcast is rounding up the biggest bombshells that need to be addressed.

As Bachelor Nation still reels from the Tuesday, September 20, season finale, one key question remains — will Rachel Recchia and Aven Jones date following her split from Tino Franco?

An epic moment of revenge — or crossing the line? Bachelor Nation has mixed feelings about how Rachel Recchia’s final moments with Tino Franco went down during the live Tuesday, September 20, finale.

Rachel Recchia and Tino Franco's split than meets the eye. After breaking up over Tino's infidelity, the general contractor and the pilot reunited live on Tuesday's season finale of .During that conversation, which came after viewers saw a previously recorded breakup talk between the pair, Rachel alluded to the fact that there's a reason why their post-show life wasn't all good — even before Tino cheated.«We both don't want to air out why those things were happening,» Rachel told Tino.

Rachel Recchia and Tino Franco‘s engagement was short-lived. After the pair’s engagement was shown on Tuesday night’s season finale of “The Bachelorette”, footage filmed during a so-called happy couple weekend revealed how things ultimately came to an end.

Rachel Recchia and Tino Franco's engagement was short-lived. After the pair's engagement was shown on Tuesday night's season finale of , footage filmed during a so-called happy couple weekend revealed how things ultimately came to an end.The pair's romance goes all the way back to night one when Tino received Rachel's first kiss of the season and the first impression rose.«Right off the bat, I felt a connection with him,» Rachel told ET in July. «He was my type… and then we did have a kiss.

Rachel Recchia's journey may not be over. Moments after Tino Franco reunited with Rachel during Tuesday's live finale, her runner-up, Aven Jones, appeared on stage.As Tino sat by and watched, Aven walked out and told Rachel, «This is tough and you don't really deserve any of this… I was just wondering if you maybe want to get out of here and catch up?» «I would love nothing more,» she replied.With a stunned Tino and Jesse Palmer standing by, Rachel and Aven left the stage together.

Her final rose — for now. Moments after Jesse Palmer teased that Tino Franco is going to have to answer for his “indiscretions,” fans saw Rachel Recchia accept his proposal during the season 19 finale of The Bachelorette.

Subtle shade? Several of Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia’s former suitors celebrated their Bachelorette friendship — with a seemingly pointed dig at finalist Tino Franco.

Rachel Recchia. Following part one of 's two-part season finale, the sales executive appeared on the  podcast and shared how the pilot made him feel like she was giving up on their relationship.In the episode, the pair called it quits when Aven revealed that he wouldn't be ready to propose at the end of the season, though he told her «wanted to continue our relationship and move forward.»«I definitely had a moment there when we were conversating that, because of the engagement aspect, she was kind of just quitting on us, she was giving up on us a little bit,» he said. [She was] not really giving us a chance to [say], 'Let's take a day and think about it.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead, if you have not watched “The Bachelorette” Season 19 finale, part one, which aired on Sept. 13 on ABC… In an episode so dramatic, ABC had to unexpectedly extend the two-hour runtime, “The Bachelorette” began its journey to its grand finale, airing the first part of its live finale on Tuesday night. Leading ladies, Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey, have both dwindled down their suitors to one man each. But will next week’s big finale see an engagement for either woman? Both women faced similar situations with men who say they love them, but aren’t quite ready to propose at the end of the reality show. The contestants say they want to spend the rest of their lives with Recchia and Windey, respectively, but hope to experience a more realistic relationship timeline than tying the knot on TV, after just a handful of weeks.

Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia's journey is winding down. On part 1 of 's two-part, live, season finale, the ladies introduced their suitors to their families and made some tough choices about their futures, all of which ET is breaking down in the recap below.Ahead of the episode, host Jesse Palmer told viewers and the live studio audience that the upcoming episodes will be «so emotional, so dramatic, so controversial.»Then the ladies joined him live, in-studio, where Rachel admitted she was «definitely nervous» about what's to come, and Gabby called her journey «bigger and more life-changing than I could've imagined.»Zach and Rachel started things off with a goodbye, before Aven shocked both Rachel and her family with his confession.

The drama didn’t slow down for Rachel Recchia during part one of The Bachelorette season 19 finale following Zach Shallcross’ departure — and Gabby Windey had her own meltdown at the end of the episode.