The Bachelorette bachelor Nate Mitchell has posted a video of his daughter along with a cryptic caption that appears to be in response to recent allegations he intentionally hid his daughter from an ex-girlfriend.
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But a woman named Kelsey Fankhauser came forward and told Reality Steve spoiler blogger Steve Carbone that she had dated Nate for a year-and-a-half from early 2020 to late 2021 and Nate allegedly never mentioned having a daughter.
Kelsey told Carbone that she didn't learn about Nate's daughter until she watched The Bachelorette season.
Nate took to Instagram on Thursday, August 18 and posted a video featuring his daughter.
"Gotta get through the King to get to the Queen," Nate captioned a montage of sweet moments he and his daughter had shared at what he called the "happiest place on earth," otherwise known as Disney World in Orlando, FL.
In the video, Nate shared footage of the pair dancing in the car, riding in a plane, visiting Cinderella's Castle, and watching fireworks inside the theme park. Nate's daughter apparently played games, rode attractions, and left the park with a collection of souvenirs, including Mickey ears.
Nate set his video to Will Smith's "Just the Two of Us" song.
Kelsey also claimed Nate had cheated on her with multiple people, namely an Atlanta-based woman named Laree Starke, and had been secretly going through a divorce during their relationship totally unbeknownst to Kelsey.
Kelsey told Carbone that she just recently found out that Nate's divorce was finalized in December 2020, which was nearly a year into their romance.
Nate wrote earlier this month on Instagram how there's "two sides to every story" when asked why he had "played" women, seemingly denying the allegations.
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RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWEven Kaitlyn Bristowe -- who starred on The Bachelorette's eleventh season and also hosted Katie Thurston and Michelle Young's seasons -- told Us Weekly how "there's three sides to every story," including the truth, and she reads sensational headlines about Bachelor Nation "with a grain of salt."
Kaitlyn even said she thinks it's okay "to date two people at the same time before you go on the show -- as long as it's within reason."
"Are you telling both of them you love them and you're committed to them and they don't know about each other? That's a problem," the former Dancing with the Stars winner reasoned.
"If you're casually dating, and it's none of their business -- whether you're going on other dates to see what happens, and you're just having fun before you go on a TV show -- I don't see a problem with that."
Dustin Kendrick, who appeared on The Bachelorette's fifteenth season starring Hannah Brown, also had Nate's back.
"First of all, let me say this. Nate is not an angel. He's not a perfect guy," Dustin, who has known Nate for years, said during Friday's episode of his "Bachelors in the City" podcast, according to Us.
"[But] I feel like you don't go and try to tarnish someone's name because a relationship didn't work out. It seems childish to me."
Dustin went on to call the situation "bologna," adding, "Nate never told me once he was in a relationship with this person. They were dating, they were seeing each other... There was a time during this [one-and-a-half years] where they didn't even talk for six months."
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When Kelsey threw Nate under a bus, she told Carbone that Nate also hooked up with one of his female friends while they were still together and had gone on Valentine's Day dates with both Laree and herself one week apart in February 2021 -- only two months before Kelsey was convinced she and Nate were "100 percent exclusive."
Kelsey alleged that while Nate was showering her with gifts for Valentine's Day, he also sneakily sent flowers to Laree, who told Carbone that Nate had written her a mushy card at the time calling her his "lifetime angel" who had stolen his heart.
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Kelsey and Nate's relationship allegedly ended via text in late November 2021, when Nate supposedly wished Kelsey a Happy Thanksgiving and they ended on good terms.
But they didn't cut ties completely until Kelsey heard in January 2022 that Nate was already dating someone new.
Kelsey then found out on March 23, 2022 that Nate was going to be competing on The Bachelorette's nineteenth season, which also stars Rachel Recchia.
When Carbone asked Kelsey why she chose to speak out about Nate, she replied, "I wish Nate all the best. I don't want to affect his future, but it's important for me to try and prevent another girl from being blindsided by his secrecies."
Gabby chose to send Nate packing, despite having very strong feelings for him, during their second one-on-one date of The Bachelorette season because she didn't feel ready to become a stepmother.
"I'm terrified of not just being a mom, but being bad at it," Gabby, 31, explained when the couple was exploring Amsterdam.
"I see you and I know that you're such a good dad. And I know she's so lucky to have you, really. She has to be the luckiest girl in the world and I know, like, meeting her -- if I were to -- I wouldn't have a choice but to fall in love because I know how much she's like you."
Nate left the show crying, acknowledging how he was going to miss Gabby.
"You are truly an amazing person both inside and out," Nate wrote to Gabby via Instagram on Tuesday, August 16, following the latest episode of The Bachelorette.
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"I strive to become a better person each and every day. My journey continues," he concluded.
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