Kaitlyn Bristowe Addresses Jessi Draper Feud Rumors After Shady Post
Kaitlyn Bristowe has set the record straight on rumors of a feud with Jessi Draper.
After speculation of a clash between the former Bachelorette, 40, and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, 33, began circulating online, Kaitlyn took to Instagram on Tuesday, April 21, to clear things up with fans.
Kaitlyn began her video by explaining that a previous post which showed her indulging in cake and enjoying time with family drew attention from an online troll who said, ‘People who are happy don't have to tell us they're happy,' and I was like, ‘Oh, it's not that deep.'"
The initial post also caught the eye of Jessi, who commented, "Same, girl," before the post mysteriously disappeared.
"So, I reposted it and wrote underneath, ‘I already posted this and somehow it got deleted. So if the person who always has some passive aggressive thing to say wants to repeat the comment. Please by all means.' I was talking to the one troll," Kaitlyn explained. "I just tagged her [Jessi] because I wanted her to know that I saw her comment and then somehow this turned into that I have beef with her. It's just crazy how people run with things."
The pair's friendship appeared to be back on track with Jessi commenting on Kaitlyn's explanatory post, "Hahahah ILY😂❤️."
Kaitlyn, who was the star of The Bachelorette's 11th season in 2015, recently reflected on her fiery personality, which emerged while appearing on season 29 of Dancing With the Stars and subsequently winning. Speaking on the "Off the Vine" podcast on April 9, Kaitlyn admitted she was reluctant to take her pro partner Artem Chigvintsev's advice.
"I wanted to fight Artem on so many things and tell him, [but] at the end of the day I'm, like, ‘Nothing else matters except for him trying to get what's best out of both of us and if I just shut up and listen, I'm going to get more out of this than if I try and back-talk him all the time,'" she said at the time.
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This story was originally published April 21, 2026 at 8:39 PM.