{"id":1210097,"date":"2022-09-24T02:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T02:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/24\/clayton-echard-and-susie-evans-its-over-to-the-surprise-of-absolutely-no-one\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T02:00:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T02:00:20","slug":"clayton-echard-and-susie-evans-its-over-to-the-surprise-of-absolutely-no-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/24\/clayton-echard-and-susie-evans-its-over-to-the-surprise-of-absolutely-no-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Clayton Echard and Susie Evans: It&#8217;s Over! To the Surprise of Absolutely No One!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In news that should not come as a surprise to anyone that has followed The Bachelor or The Bachelorette for almost any period of time, Clayton Echard and Susie Evans have broken up.<\/p>\n<p>The development just about a month after Echard confirmed the pair were gonna try a long distance relationship.<\/p>\n<p>At least for now, things sound pretty amicable at least.<\/p>\n<p>Clayton and Susie used a joint Instagram statement to update their fans and followers on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"694\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458962 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Bachelor-Susie-Clayton-ABC-Publicity-H-2022-copy.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWith incredibly heavy hearts, we wanted to share that we have decided to go our separate ways,\u201d reads the message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor anyone who has ever loved, knows this was a painful decision to make and not one taken lightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand that there will likely be a lot of questions about this decision \u2014 social media is definitely a highlight reel and much of our experiences together we have kept private as I\u2019m sure most can understand. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we will share this \u2014 although this last year together has brought us so much joy and so many laughs, there has also been a significant amount of pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_3481-473x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458963\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458963 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_3481.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Echard starred on the most recent season of The Bachelor.<\/p>\n<p>He scored Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia (who went on to become co-leads of The Bachelorette) after he learned on the season finale that he still has a chance with Evans.<\/p>\n<p>The two did not get engaged to close out the season, however.<\/p>\n<p>They merely agreed to date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/632c0be96bb7f968bd2b0ae378190335-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455836\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455836 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/632c0be96bb7f968bd2b0ae378190335.jpeg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Will Susie Evans and Clayton Echard make it down the aisle? Let\u2019s just say this: The odds are STRONGLY against them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In their break-up confirmation, the pair continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know no healthy relationship comes without its struggles, but we\u2019ve realized that we were not prepared for the external forces that hindered our ability to not only heal as individuals but also as a couple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exes added they are \u201cfocused on continuing to work on ourselves, so we can be the best version of ourselves\u201d going forward.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/susie-evans-and-clayton-echard-in-bed.png\" alt=\"Susie Evans and Clayton Echard in Bed\" class=\"wp-image-415015\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Susie Evans and Clayton Echard in Bed\" class=\"wp-image-415015 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/susie-evans-and-clayton-echard-in-bed.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>At one point, Clayton had to shoot down rumors that he cheated on Evans.<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t sound like any such accusations are to blame for this official split.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not an easy time for either of us but we stand in support of each other and hope to see the other go on to find happiness and healing,\u201d the reality stars explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough Claysie is no more, we hope that our communities can support us individually as we move forward with love and respect for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"744\" height=\"861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/clayton-echard-is-ripped.jpg\" alt=\"Clayton Echard is Ripped!\" class=\"wp-image-414220\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"744\" height=\"861\" alt=\"Clayton Echard is Ripped!\" class=\"wp-image-414220 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/clayton-echard-is-ripped.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Say what you want about Clayton Echard, but the guy is shredded. Look at all those muscles!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Concluding the post, the pair wrote: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to all of you that supported our relationship. It means so much more than you will ever know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evans initially said no to a romance with Echard, but the stars subsequently appeared together on the After the Final Rose special and revealed what had transpired between them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t really think it was gonna happen,\u201d Clayton said at the time of winning over Evans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially after the way that we ended things. I just held on to hope. But when she gave me that closure, in that moment, I felt that it was the right thing to do. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd thankfully, she reached back out and I just wanted one conversation at a time we just rebuilt that we could.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/clayton-echard-in-2022.png\" alt=\"Clayton Echard in 2022\" class=\"wp-image-412501\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Clayton Echard in 2022\" class=\"wp-image-412501 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/clayton-echard-in-2022.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Clayton Echard smiles here on the set of The Bachelor in early 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In early April, a woman on TikTok claimed she was intimate with Echard while he was in a relationship with Evans. <\/p>\n<p>He trashed the speculation in response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople that make these false accusations should be held accountable,\u201d Clayton fired back this spring. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrying to gain clout by ruining a relationship is embarrassing and extremely immature.\u201dHe trashed the speculation on Instagram.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In news that should not come as a surprise to anyone that has followed The Bachelor or The Bachelorette for almost any period of time, Clayton Echard and Susie Evans have broken up. The development just about a month after Echard confirmed the pair were gonna try a long distance relationship. At least for now, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1210098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1210097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrity-gossip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1210097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210097\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1210097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1210097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1210097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}