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Matt James is sending his congratulations to former Dancing With the Stars partner Lindsay Arnold after she underwent a breast augmentation.
Hours after her procedure, Arnold, 31, took to TikTok on Wednesday, January 15, to clap back at a user who told her she’d “regret” the cosmetic surgery.
The pro dancer lip-synced to the viral audio, “Girl, don’t do it, it’s not worth it. I’m not going to do it, girl, I was just thinking about it. I’m not going to do it.” At the end of the clip, Arnold mouthed, “I did it,” while opening up her shirt to reveal her bandages after the operation.
“New 🍒have entered the chat and zero regrets here 🤩🤩🙌🏼🙌🏼,” Arnold captioned the upload. In response, James, 33, commented, “LMAOO!! Congrats Linds 🎈🎈.”
@lindsarnold Replying to @Julie Short new 🍒 have entered the chat and zero regrets here 🤩🤩🙌🏼🙌🏼 #breastaugmentation #postsurgeryrecovery #postsurgeryvlog #momsoftiktok
One month before undergoing the procedure, Arnold announced that she planned to get a breast augmentation and lift, calling it her “Christmas present.” Arnold said in a December 2024 TikTok, “It’s something I’m very excited about. I know there’s mixed opinions on this type of thing, and so I get it. … If it’s not for you, it’s not for you.”
Arnold, who has yet to return to DWTS since her season with James, explained that she and her husband “are not done having babies” but were not in a rush. “I just decided I didn’t want to wait,” she said in a separate TikTok. “Obviously, [I] know there are chances I’d maybe need to get a lift later on in life or whatever, but I just don’t want to wait anymore. … We’re just putting [family planning] on pause a bit longer.”
Arnold and James formed a friendship after being partnered together on DWTS season 30, where they were eliminated on Disney Villains night. In July 2024, James and his then-girlfriend, Rachael Kirkconnell, visited Arnold and her family in Utah. (Arnold is mom to daughters Sage, 4, and June, 20 months, whom she shares with husband Sam Cusick.) Arnold gushed in a TikTok at the time that James and Kirkconnell were their “favorite guests.”
Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James Manny Hernandez/Wireimage/Getty Images
Months following the trip, James announced he and Kirkconnell called it quits. “Father God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts. Give us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding,” James wrote via Instagram on Thursday, January 16, alongside a photo of him and Kirkconnell on The Bachelor season 25.
Kirkconnell has yet to address the split.
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