The Bachelorette: Gabby Windey tearfully splits with Nate Mitchell over strong motherhood concerns

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Gabby Windey tearfully broke up with Nate Mitchell after admitting she wasn’t ready to be a mother on Monday’s episode of The Bachelorette on ABC.

The 31-year-old nurse and former NFL cheerleader also was forced to cancel a crucial cocktail party after suitor Logan Palmer, 26, of Arizona, tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from the show.

Illinois native Gabby sobbed as she broke it to Nate, 33, of Illinois, that she wasn’t ready to be a mother after previously revealing a longtime estrangement from her own mother.

Painful split: Gabby Windey tearfully broke up with Nate Mitchell after admitting she wasn't ready to be a mother on Monday's episode of The Bachelorette on ABC

Painful split: Gabby Windey tearfully broke up with Nate Mitchell after admitting she wasn’t ready to be a mother on Monday’s episode of The Bachelorette on ABC

Gabby in a confessional before her date gushed about Nate while admitting to having reservations about motherhood.

‘You know, I go back and forth on if I want to be a mother, and that’s something that I don’t quite have figured out yet. It just seems so complicated and there are some serious things that we need to talk about,’ Gabby said.

She walked the streets of Amsterdam with Nate during their one-on-one date before sitting on a bench to break up with him while fighting back tears.

‘Nate is an amazing person, and an amazing father. I know he is. But I have more healing and growing to do before I become a mom, and my life isn’t in a place where I can fully commit and take on that responsibility wholeheartedly,’ Gabby said in a confessional.

Not ready: Illinois native Gabby sobbed as she broke it to Nate, 33, of Illinois, that she wasn't ready to be a mother after previously revealing a longtime estrangement from her own mother

Not ready: Illinois native Gabby sobbed as she broke it to Nate, 33, of Illinois, that she wasn't ready to be a mother after previously revealing a longtime estrangement from her own mother

Not ready: Illinois native Gabby sobbed as she broke it to Nate, 33, of Illinois, that she wasn’t ready to be a mother after previously revealing a longtime estrangement from her own mother

She cried as she told Nate that she had to say goodbye to him.

‘We’re just at two different places in our life. It’s not you, and it’s me. And I know it’s so cliché,’ Gabby told him.

She admitted that she was ‘terrified’ of not just being a mother, but being ‘bad at it.’

Different places: We're just at two different places in our life. It's not you, and it's me. And I know it's so cliché,' Gabby told him

Different places: We're just at two different places in our life. It's not you, and it's me. And I know it's so cliché,' Gabby told him

Different places: We’re just at two different places in our life. It’s not you, and it’s me. And I know it’s so cliché,’ Gabby told him

Nate thanked her for the experience and told Gabby that he would miss her.

‘Just make sure you choose somebody who picks you, okay? And I know you will,’ Nate said before he was driven away in a Mercedes-Benz.

Gabby took Nate’s departure hard, but she was uplifted during a sexy group date with the guys.

Kind words: 'Just make sure you choose somebody who picks you, okay? And I know you will,' Nate said before he was driven away in a Mercedes-Benz

Kind words: 'Just make sure you choose somebody who picks you, okay? And I know you will,' Nate said before he was driven away in a Mercedes-Benz

Kind words: ‘Just make sure you choose somebody who picks you, okay? And I know you will,’ Nate said before he was driven away in a Mercedes-Benz

 

High praise: 'Nate is an amazing person, and an amazing father. I know he is. But I have more healing and growing to do before I become a mom, and my life isn't in a place where I can fully commit and take on that responsibility wholeheartedly,' Gabby said in a confessional

High praise: 'Nate is an amazing person, and an amazing father. I know he is. But I have more healing and growing to do before I become a mom, and my life isn't in a place where I can fully commit and take on that responsibility wholeheartedly,' Gabby said in a confessional

High praise: ‘Nate is an amazing person, and an amazing father. I know he is. But I have more healing and growing to do before I become a mom, and my life isn’t in a place where I can fully commit and take on that responsibility wholeheartedly,’ Gabby said in a confessional

She and fellow co-star Rachel Recchia, 26, were at a crucial point during season 19 of the show as hometown dates were on the line.

Jesse, 43, who starred on season five of The Bachelor, later broke it to Gabby that Logan had tested positive for COVID-19.

‘Um, I know you’re really excited about tonight. But we do have a bit of a situation with one of your guys. Logan has tested positive for COVID-19,’ Jesse told Gabby.

Crucial point: Gabby and fellow co-star Rachel Recchia, 26, were at a crucial point during season 19 of the show as hometown dates were on the line

Crucial point: Gabby and fellow co-star Rachel Recchia, 26, were at a crucial point during season 19 of the show as hometown dates were on the line

Crucial point: Gabby and fellow co-star Rachel Recchia, 26, were at a crucial point during season 19 of the show as hometown dates were on the line

Tested positive: 'Um, I know you're really excited about tonight. But we do have a bit of a situation with one of your guys. Logan has tested positive for COVID-19,' Jesse Palmer told Gabby

Tested positive: 'Um, I know you're really excited about tonight. But we do have a bit of a situation with one of your guys. Logan has tested positive for COVID-19,' Jesse Palmer told Gabby

Tested positive: ‘Um, I know you’re really excited about tonight. But we do have a bit of a situation with one of your guys. Logan has tested positive for COVID-19,’ Jesse Palmer told Gabby

She was shocked and Jesse assured her that Logan was doing fine.

‘But because we’re trying to take a real abundance of caution for yourself, for the rest of the guys, we have to cancel tonight’s cocktail party. I know how important it was and how much you were looking forward to it with, obviously, hometowns on the horizon,’ Jesse told her.

Gabby in a confessional said she felt terrible for Logan and also felt bad for the other guys.

Abundantly cautious: 'But because we're trying to take a real abundance of caution for yourself, for the rest of the guys, we have to cancel tonight's cocktail party. I know how important it was and how much you were looking forward to it with, obviously, hometowns on the horizon,' Jesse told her

Abundantly cautious: 'But because we're trying to take a real abundance of caution for yourself, for the rest of the guys, we have to cancel tonight's cocktail party. I know how important it was and how much you were looking forward to it with, obviously, hometowns on the horizon,' Jesse told her

Abundantly cautious: ‘But because we’re trying to take a real abundance of caution for yourself, for the rest of the guys, we have to cancel tonight’s cocktail party. I know how important it was and how much you were looking forward to it with, obviously, hometowns on the horizon,’ Jesse told her

‘There’s a rose on the table tonight, so I’m sure that the guys are probably going to be really shocked,’ she said.

Jesse then told the guys that there was a ‘situation’ with Logan and because of it the party was canceled.

Gabby at the rose ceremony had only three roses to hand out for hometown visits and gave them to Eric Schwer, 29, of Bedminster, New Jersey; Jason Alabaster, 30, of Memphis, and Johnny DePhillipo, 25, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Really shocked: 'There's a rose on the table tonight, so I'm sure that the guys are probably going to be really shocked,' she said

Really shocked: 'There's a rose on the table tonight, so I'm sure that the guys are probably going to be really shocked,' she said

Really shocked: ‘There’s a rose on the table tonight, so I’m sure that the guys are probably going to be really shocked,’ she said

Rose ceremony: Rachel and Gabby stood with Jesse during the rose ceremony

Rose ceremony: Rachel and Gabby stood with Jesse during the rose ceremony

Rose ceremony: Rachel and Gabby stood with Jesse during the rose ceremony

She sent home Spencer Swies, 27, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Rachel earlier gave her group date rose to Tyler Norris, 25, of Rio Grande, New Jersey, and a one-on-one date rose to Zach Shallcross, 25, of Anaheim Hills, California.

She handed roses during the ceremony to Aven Jones, 28, of Beverly, Massachusetts, and Tino Franco, 28, of the Playa del Rey area of Los Angeles.

Roses given: Rachel earlier gave her group date rose to Tyler Norris, 25, of Rio Grande, New Jersey, and a one-on-one date rose to Zach Shallcross, 25, of Anaheim Hills, California

Roses given: Rachel earlier gave her group date rose to Tyler Norris, 25, of Rio Grande, New Jersey, and a one-on-one date rose to Zach Shallcross, 25, of Anaheim Hills, California

Roses given: Rachel earlier gave her group date rose to Tyler Norris, 25, of Rio Grande, New Jersey, and a one-on-one date rose to Zach Shallcross, 25, of Anaheim Hills, California

Rachel sent home Ethan Kang, 27, of Greenwood Village, Colorado, as she set up her final four for hometown dates.

Tino was grateful for his rose after being miffed that Rachel gave the group date rose to Tyler.

He felt slighted after winning a strength competition that involved holding up large wheels of cheese.

Feeling grateful: Tino was grateful for his rose after being miffed that Rachel gave the group date rose to Tyler

Feeling grateful: Tino was grateful for his rose after being miffed that Rachel gave the group date rose to Tyler

Feeling grateful: Tino was grateful for his rose after being miffed that Rachel gave the group date rose to Tyler

The winner: Rachel beamed, but Tino felt slighted after winning a strength competition that involved holding up large wheels of cheese

The winner: Rachel beamed, but Tino felt slighted after winning a strength competition that involved holding up large wheels of cheese

The winner: Rachel beamed, but Tino felt slighted after winning a strength competition that involved holding up large wheels of cheese

Gabby with the aid of Sanne Croese urged her guys during a group date to loosen up while in the Red Light District of Amsterdam.

She played with whips and whipped cream while getting her guys to unwind.

Rachel and Zach during their one-on-one date kissed while standing in a giant field of colorful tulips.

Sex talk: Gabby with the aid of Sanne Croese urged her guys during a group date to loosen up while in the Red Light District of Amsterdam

Sex talk: Gabby with the aid of Sanne Croese urged her guys during a group date to loosen up while in the Red Light District of Amsterdam

Sex talk: Gabby with the aid of Sanne Croese urged her guys during a group date to loosen up while in the Red Light District of Amsterdam

Good times: The guys wore blindfolds as Gabby toyed with them

Good times: The guys wore blindfolds as Gabby toyed with them

Good times: The guys wore blindfolds as Gabby toyed with them

Zach confessed that he was falling in love with Rachel before accepting her date rose.

She also admitted to have strong feelings for him while setting up a hometown date. 

The Bachelorette will return next week on ABC.

Tulips field: Rachel and Zach during their one-on-one date kissed while standing in a giant field of colorful tulips

Tulips field: Rachel and Zach during their one-on-one date kissed while standing in a giant field of colorful tulips

Tulips field: Rachel and Zach during their one-on-one date kissed while standing in a giant field of colorful tulips