How Does Bachelor Star Matt James Know Tyler C? | The US Sun

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THE Bachelor’s Matt James and the Bachelorette’s Tyler Cameron have been best friends since college.

The pair have been inseparable since they met, and even work and live together.

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How do Matt James and Tyler C from the Bachelorette know each other?

Tyler C, featured in Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette, is best friends with Matt.

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The two met playing football together at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.

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Since college, the two have remained close, and have even gone into business together.

Matt founded ABC Food Tours with Tyler, a non-profit organization that takes groups of kids from underserved elementary schools to restaurants in their local communities.

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“Our goal is to implement an experiential learning platform for students in NYC living in underserved communities that will educate, motivate, and inspire them to overcome life’s obstacles,” says its About Us page.

Do they live together?

The friends live together in New York City, though they spent time together in Tyler’s Florida hometown during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tyler gave fans an inside look into his close friendship with Matt while he taped an interview for Good Morning America announcing his season.

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The ex-Bachelor contestant posted an Instagram Story of Matt wearing a pair of boxers with his pink suit jacket while he video chatted with the hosts of the morning talk show.

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While appearing on GMA, Matt opened up about being the next Bachelor.

Matt said: “It’s an honor.

“I’m just going to lean into myself and how my mom raised me and hopefully when people invite me into their homes on Monday night they’re going to see that I’m not much different from them and they see that diverse love stories are beautiful.”

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What did Tyler C say about Matt James becoming The Bachelor?

Tyler took to Instagram to congratulate his best friend on his season.

“Congrats to my brother @mattjames919 on being named the Bachelor,” he wrote.

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“This is all a testament of who you are as a person. Now the world gets to see the person you are and the heart you have. You can change the world. Proud of you and so excited for you.

“Not excited that somebody will be taking my spot as your snuggle buddy,” he finished alongside a picture of the two sleeping on each other.

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