Rachel Recchia and Tino.Photo: Craig Sjodin/abc
Tino Franco’sfamily is standing with him.
His father, Joe Franco, shared aFacebook postabout making mistakes afterBacheloretteco-leadRachel Recchiaended her engagement with Tino following his infidelity.
“Nobody’s perfect,” the quote began. “We make mistakes. We say wrong things. We do wrong things. We fall. We get up. We learn. We grow. We move on.”
Joe didn’t add his own commentary to the prewritten post, though he has been outspoken about Bachelor Nation in the past.
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Continuing, Joe added: “Let’s hope Tino doesn’t bring shame on the name, and above all, he may not be welcomed back home if he cries on the show! But we love him anyway.”
Season 19 ofThe Bacheloretteseason wrapped on Tuesday with an unfortunate end for Tino, 28, and Rachel, 26. Though they got engaged during the final rose ceremony, the engagement didn’t last long after filming.The pair splitafter Tino kissed another woman while Rachel was going through a difficult time.
“I messed up,” he said. “I kissed another girl, but the second I did, I knew I belonged with you.”
After telling Rachel that her mental health struggles caused his cheating, Tino said: “I was under the impression we were pretty much done.”
“But then we started on the right trajectory. You started seeing therapy. You did amazing. You did everything I asked,” he continued. “So as it went on, you know, I kind of just tried to forgive myself, bury it, just not get in your hair over something so tiny.”
But when Rachel confronted her former fiancé again during Tuesday’sAfter the Final Rosespecial, Tino acknowledged what he did “was wrong.”
“You deserve better and I’m really, really sorry,” he added.
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“You completely shattered everything,” Rachel replied. “You broke my heart.”
source: people.com
