Zac Clark Reflects on End of Tayshia Adams Engagement

Four years later, Zac Clark is addressing the ending of his and Tayshia Adams’ engagement for the first time.

“It’s very well-documented. I went on The Bachelor[ette], I ended up engaged. I was in that relationship for about a year,” Clark, 40, explained on the Tuesday, February 4, episode of “The Zac Clark Show” podcast. “When those relationships end, which mine did, and the moral of that story is really, you know, two good people don’t always make a good couple.”

Clark continued, “It just didn’t work, right? We played it pretty low-key, we didn’t do some big breakup announcement, but it started to get out that we had broken up.”

While reflecting on that time period, Clark explained that pal Nate Checketts sent him a text message of support that led to “tears swelling up” in his eyes.

Bachelor Nation met Clark when he vied for the affections of Clare Crawley on season 16 of The Bachelorette in 2020. After Crawley found love with Dale Moss and exited the show, Adams, 34, became the lead. Clark ultimately popped the question to Adams in the season finale, which aired later that year. Less than one year after the finale aired, the pair sparked split speculation in November 2021 and confirmed their relationship had ended the next month — but never gave a reason for their split.

Clark has since fueled romance rumors with former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe, who cohosted two seasons of the franchise with Adams. (Bristowe, 39, was previously engaged to Jason Tartick and confirmed their separation in August 2023.)

While Bristowe and Clark have yet to confirm their relationship status, eagle-eyed fans have spotted the twosome together on multiple occasions —most recently the Super Bowl — and think the former Bachelorette referred to her romance with Clark in a viral podcast appearance.

In August 2024, Bristowe told a story about giving a fellow Bachelor Nation alum a “heads-up” about going on a date with their ex. While Bristowe didn’t name names, fans surmised she was referring to Adams — who allegedly did not have a positive reaction to the news.

“I went on a date with somebody from the franchise and I reached out to the girl that he used to be with. [She and I] hadn’t talked in months and, no, we’re not [friends]. We probably look like friends on the outside, but we’re not,” Bristowe said on the “U, Up?” podcast at the time. “Thinking it would be the situation where they’d go, ‘Well, I mean, I don’t love it, but of course I’m not going to say [no].’ It was not. I wasn’t saying, ‘If this is a problem, then I won’t.’ I was just giving a heads-up.”

Bristowe claimed she reached out to the unnamed woman via text. “I [wrote], ‘Hey, so-and-so DM’ed me and we’ve been chatting. I know you’re really happy in a relationship, so I don’t know [if] this would bother you or not,’” she continued. “She called and was very upset. She said, ‘I always knew you were a bad person and you’ve confirmed it. Your true colors are showing.’ Then, I hung up and [thought], ‘Now, I just want to send her a picture of me sucking his d–k.’”

After receiving backlash for her comments, Bristowe took to her “Off the Vine” podcast’s Facebook group to address the remark. While replying to a fan comment, Bristowe wrote, “I apologize how it came off. My sense of humor isn’t for everyone.”

Bristowe said she “definitely didn’t mean” what she said. “Jared [Freid] is a comedian and sometimes I try to get him to laugh with shock value,” she wrote. “I’m sorry to everyone who took offense to this. I’m feeling really quite terrible about it today.”