Rachel Recchia
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Last checked: August 17, 2026 · accounts live ✓
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Rachel Recchia is a real, publicly documented person, not an AI persona. Before television, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Aviation from Ohio University, completing her flight training in 2021, and worked as a certified flight instructor while building hours toward an airline pilot career — the origin of her @pilot.rachel handle. She joined ABC's "The Bachelor" Season 26 in 2022 as co-runner-up alongside Gabby Windey, and the two were then named co-leads of "The Bachelorette" Season 19, the franchise's first season split between two women. She accepted a proposal from contestant Tino Franco during the live finale that July; the engagement later ended. In August 2023 she joined the cast of "Bachelor in Paradise" Season 9, and in 2025 she appeared on Netflix's "Perfect Match" Season 3 alongside cast members from Love Island, Love Is Blind, and other reality franchises, hosted by Nick Lachey. Her reality-TV run has been covered by named-byline press including Entertainment Tonight, Distractify, and outlets syndicated from Variety, and she maintains an active presence across Instagram, TikTok, and X. People search her name mainly to confirm she's the real pilot-turned-Bachelorette — not a lookalike or an impersonator account trading on her likeness — and to find her actual accounts. This page is unclaimed and compiled from public sources.
All of her, everywhere — every known account
- Instagram @pilot.rachel Official Primary account referenced across her Bachelor Nation and Perfect Match press coverage.
- TikTok @pilot.rachel Official Same handle as her Instagram; posts flying and lifestyle content.
- X @pilot__rachel Appears official Handle referenced by Us Weekly and Bachelor Nation press accounts; verify against her Instagram before trusting.
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Scam & impersonation warnings
- Bachelor Nation alumni are frequently impersonated in romance-scam accounts that clone a cast member's name and photos to solicit money from fans; verify any account claiming to be Rachel Recchia against her linked Instagram and TikTok handles before trusting it or sending anything.
- Fan and parody accounts using variations of her name and pilot-themed handles circulate on Instagram and TikTok — these are not her official accounts.
The documented facts
- Rachel Recchia (born March 8, 1996, in Chicago, Illinois) competed on "The Bachelor" Season 26 as co-runner-up alongside Gabby Windey, and the two were then named co-leads of "The Bachelorette" Season 19 — the first time the franchise split an entire season between two women. Source: Wikipedia - The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 19 · documented
- Recchia holds a Bachelor of Science in Aviation from Ohio University's Russ College of Engineering and Technology, completing her flight training at Ohio University Airport in June 2021, and worked as a certified flight instructor building hours toward an airline pilot career before her season aired. Source: Distractify · documented
- "The Bachelorette" Season 19 premiered July 11, 2022 on ABC; Recchia accepted a proposal from contestant Tino Franco during the live finale broadcast, and the engagement later ended. Source: Wikipedia - The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 19 · documented
- Recchia was announced as a cast member of "Bachelor in Paradise" Season 9 on Aug. 21, 2023, with the full cast confirmed by ABC days later ahead of the season's Sept. 28, 2023 premiere. Source: Entertainment Tonight · documented
- In 2025 Recchia joined the cast of Netflix's "Perfect Match" Season 3, the first season to feature alumni from outside the Netflix reality universe (including Love Island, Love Is Blind, and Too Hot to Handle stars), hosted by Nick Lachey; the season premiered Aug. 1, 2025. Source: AOL (syndicated) · documented
- Recchia's Instagram and TikTok accounts both use the handle @pilot.rachel, a nod to her aviation career, and she also posts as @pilot__rachel on X. Source: Instagram - pilot.rachel · documented
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