The Bachelorette: Logan Palmer SHOCKS Rachel Recchia by leaving her for Gabby Windey

Rachel Recchia’s difficult journey through Season 19 of The Bachelorette hit yet another unconventional snag as Logan Palmer decided to leave her for Gabby Windey.

The 26-year-old is just a few weeks removed from THREE of her suitors turning down roses, with Palmer informing her before the group date that he was leaving to pursue the 31-year-old Windey.

The risky gamble paid off, though, with Windey ultimately giving him a rose, and eliminating Mario Vassall, 31, and Michael Vaughn, 32, as Recchia eliminated James ‘Meatball’ Clarke, 25, on Monday’s episode. 

The episode begins on a Virgin cruise ship as Gabby Windey reveals they’re sailing from France to Bruges, Belgium.

‘We are very much in the middle of this journey and I am developing deep connections with these men already,’ Gabby says.

Rachel Recchia adds that she is ‘confident’ in the guys she has and hopes that they continue to ‘show up’ for her.

Team Rachel all talk together and say they need to show up for her, as Logan reveals in confessssion he still feels for Gabby and he is thinking about it constantly.

The door knocks and they get a date card that reveals Tino, Zach, Meatball, Ethan, Tyler and Logan are chosen for the group date, while Aven gets the one-on-one date.

Logan decides to go tell Rachel how he feels, which surprises her, to say the least.

‘And like, at the beginning of this journey, first group date, going over to your house, you and I like shared a connection. And I also got to talk with Gabby,’ Logan said.

‘And me and Gabby also had a strong connection. And it’s been hard for me moving forward to kind of forget about that connection. And when I read that date card today, I felt that everyone else on that card was sure that you were going to be someone who they could end up with at the end of this. Well, I still had reservations and feelings for Gabby. And that being said, like, I can’t go today. And I’m going to have to, like, step away from pursuing things with you,’ Logan explained.

He called himself ‘a fool’ and he was ‘surprised you even gave me a chance in the first place’ but Rachel was clearly frustrated this was happening now.

‘Yeah. I mean, you accepted so many roses from me, when the whole time, you really didn’t even want to spend time? Like, I appreciate you bringing this to me. If that’s where your heart is, like, I appreciate you telling me. I just wish it would have been earlier,’ Rachel said.

Logan explained, ‘It’s also not something that I’ve been sure of until recently,’ as she showed him the door.

Rachel added in confession she thought she was hopeful things could move forward with Logan.

She started breaking down in tears, adding, ‘Everyone is leaving me. It’s just like, the rejection, that just feels really awful, and it almost feels like I’m doing something wrong.’

‘I don’t know. Something’s clearly wrong with me, but I don’t know. I mean, no one can sit here and honestly tell me I didn’t fail,’ she added.

‘It’s just–this was supposed to be, like, my time to, like, find someone, and everyone’s rejected me week after week after week. There hasn’t been one week someone’s stayed all week. I just don’t even know why I’m here. Everyone’s that’s not is gonna leave at some point. And I feel like now is the perfect time, so why don’t they all just leave? Then at least I don’t have to say that I quit. I don’t wanna do this anymore,’ Rachel said through tears.

The guys all take in the sights and sounds of Bruges, Belgium, as Tino says in confession he wants to show her she’s special in a group date.

None of the guys on the group date know why Logan isn’t with them, but Rachel reveals she doesn’t feel up for going on a group date after Logan left.

‘My guys just, like, keep getting the short end of the stick constantly. Like, I feel bad that they have to keep dealing with this week after week, but I’m not ready right now to just go on a group date and act like I don’t feel like a huge loser,’ Rachel says.

‘And, like, the worst part about Logan is, like, the whole time, he was just seeing how far he could get until he could switch to Gabby. Logan, how many weeks were you gonna go before you did this, when you knew apparently at that first group date? Why did you accept my rose? This is two weeks before Hometowns, this is happening. Like, I should have at least seven guys who want to be here for me, and I don’t,’ Rachel said through tears, adding she’s ‘such a failure as a Bachelorette.’

Host Jesse Palmer comes in to talk to Rachel, who says, ‘I thought we would be past the point of people changing their minds.’

She added it’s ‘scary’ and she thinks she’s being dealt ‘really bad cards in a row’ and it’s hard to have ‘momentum’ with any of the guys.

‘You cannot be the perfect Bachelorette. I wanted to be the perfect Bachelor. It’s impossible, Rachel, impossible,’ Jesse told her.

‘Even though you’re going through a storm right now, the hope is for you to fall in love with someone who loves you back for you, and they get down on one knee, and that’s totally in play,’ Jesse tells her.

Rachel says she appreciates what he’s saying but she doesn’t know why she’s so sad, as Jesse asks if she wants to go on the group date… but we don’t see her answer.

The five guys continue walking around town, as Tyler says in confession that he thought he’d see her by now.

Jesse surprises the guys, telling her that Rachel has decided to cancel today’s date.

‘Some stuff went down and she doesn’t feel like she’s in the right mindset to go on the group date in Bruges,’ Jesse tells the guys.

He tells her that she will see them on the cruise ship at the after-party, and the guys are all considerably ‘bummed.’

Zach says they wanted to have a great week with her but this is not a good start and ‘who knows what’s going to happen next.’

Logan says he feels ‘terrible’ but he ‘couldn’t continue on with the charade’ and now he has to tell Gabby.

Logan goes to see Gabby who is naturally surprised to see him, telling him he’s wanted to talk to her for awhile.

He said he wanted a rose from her and got one from Rachel but he was, ‘on fire for you that first night and I was hopeful that you would give me a rose.’

‘And I got one from Rachel, and we’ve had some great moments… But I’ve come back to, like, thinking about you. And it’s something that’s gotten in the way,’ Logan said.

‘So this morning, I had a conversation with Rachel. And I told her that, like, I needed to step away from dating her,’ Logan said.

Gabby asked how Rachel took it, as Logan said, ‘I think she understood, but she was frustrated, which, like, I would never blame her for.

He added that he didn’t expect Gabby to make a decision about him right away, but he just wanted to tell her.

Gabby was honest with him and said that he was, ‘pretty much our only overlap,’ the only guy they both were interested in at first.

‘You were the only one that both of us felt like we could comfortably say, you know, ‘I’m into him.’ And then that night when you came over, and you had kissed both of us, and it sounded like you and her had a really great conversation, I, like, completely backed away,’ Gabby explained.

‘Like, I, you know, am very interested, and it might not be as easy for me to let go of my feelings. But we are on our separate journeys now, and I just want to check in with Rachel, but yeah,’ she said

She added this, ‘is my worst nightmare, you know,’ since she always has to put her friends first but insisted it wasn’t him before walking him out.

Logan adds he is in a ‘no man’s land’ and he could be going home tomorrow.

Rachel goes to talk to Gabby, saying he came to talk to her, as Rachel expresses her frustrations.

‘Okay. I get he’s following his heart, but I’m like, how many roses were you gonna take until you were, like, gonna jump? Like, where was like, the line?’ Rachel asked Gabby.

‘Like, was he genuinely trying and then, like, decided he couldn’t, or was it like, ‘I just want to see how far I can get?” Rachel added.

She was also upset that he did that right before the date, with Gabby adding she hated that too.

‘That was the first thing I thought of, too, and I can’t imagine having those feelings, like, before a date,’ Gabby said, asking how the date went, but Rachel said she didn’t go. 

‘I asked these guys to give me 100% every single time. I can’t go in there being like, ‘Oh, someone else left,’ and I feel like a failure,’ Rachel said.

‘Cause it’s like, Logan just came in and dumped me for another Bachelorette. Like, this is humiliating. I’m gonna try to go tonight, but, like, I just still don’t feel great,’ Rachel said.

Gabby says she ‘would honestly feel the same way,’ as Rachel asks how Gabby is feeling about all this.

‘I think the only reason I would agree is to explore it more’ but she didn’t want to hurt her.

Rachel says in confession that she thinks Gabby is interested in Logan but he’s not trustworthy.

‘I’m gonna support her no matter what, but I hope Gabby sends him home,’ Rachel says in confession.

Rachel goes to meet the rest of her guys, explaining that Logan is interested in pursuing a relationship with Gabby.

‘It was kind of our biggest fear, but we thought we were far enough in the process from this to happen,’ Rachel tells the guys.

She tells them that if anyone doesn’t want to be here they definitely don’t have to be.

‘I would be lying if I said I didn’t think other people would walk out. I’m just having a really hard time moving forward. And if this doesn’t go well, I don’t know if I can, so hopefully tonight changes all that. Because at this point, I feel like everyone’s gonna walk out,’ she says in confession.

Ethan goes to check up on her and she says, ‘It just was like– obviously me and Gabby’s, like, biggest fear, like, in this whole thing is, like, is someone gonna flip?’

He added that she held it together, ‘with such composure and grace’ and said she shouldn’t have to apologize.

‘But I mean, like, I’m here because I love that feeling of seeing you smile and making you happy. That’s who I am. I’m wanna make you smile and I wanna make you happy every day’ he tells her.

Ethan adds, ‘They all have expressed that they want to make sure she’s happy and feels like a million bucks tonight. And that’s all amazing, it is, and I want to do the same, but I want to touch on how I feel’ before they kiss.

Tino checks in on her and says he wants to be her ‘best friend, and I want you to be able to tell me literally everything. And I’ll just say, like, I’ll take any piece of you any day, and today we lost, like, something that, like, I think we could have made, like– I mean, I know could have made, like, an amazing memory. But today, you know, hurt a little bit.’

He added it made him feel ‘a little unseen’ and he didn’t want to make her feel bad, but she insisted she wanted him to keep telling her how he feels.

‘I feel like our relationship at this point has gotten to the point where, like, we can talk about stuff like this,’ he says and she says, ‘I literally look forward to every single time we get to spend together.’

She adds in confession, ‘Tino continues to be truly open and vulnerable with me. And hearing him want to be around me even if I’m not in a good mood or if it’s just for a second, it’s a really good feeling, especially after all the rejection I’ve been through. It really just does make me hopeful.

‘It’s been so tough to get to this point today, but my feelings are just growing stronger and stronger, and it’s a really great feeling’ she says in confession.

She tells Zach that she’s feeling better as he suggests that they de-stress by letting out a yell on the cruise ship.

She says she has a great night and she’s confident that every guy is there for her.

‘I know that today wasn’t ideal and I really do appreciate all of you being able to truly show up tonight,’ she tells the guys.

She gives Tino the group date rose, as he says in confession that every rose he’s gotten feels special.

‘I mean, it’s funny ’cause, like, every rose I get, I feel like is like the most important rose I’ve gotten. But this one was a special one because it is like hard days in a relationship. It’s exciting to see, like a future with someone again,’ he says in confession.

Zach, however, is frustrated he didn’t get the group rose.

‘I mean, I’m happy for Tino, but damn, you know? Rachel’s the person, you know, that I could be spending the rest of my life with, and it’s becoming very, very real. I mean I’ve been giving my heart out from day one, so there’s, like, real, real feelings on the line, and I don’t want to be hurt,’ he adds in confession.

Logan says he’s ‘relieved’ and he’s stated who he wants, adding, ‘what happens now is out of my hands’ but he hopes Gabby will give him a shot.

Gabby is heading out for a group date with her six guys, who all sprint up to see her.

‘I’m just excited to spend the day with you and have some quality time,’ Gabby tells the guy.

She adds in confession that she hopes to have a deeper connection with some of them.

Michael says he’s disappointed she gave her one-on-one date with Johnny but he’s hoping to grow her connection.

Jason says Gabby looked amazing in her all black outfit, ‘but going on a date with five other guys is pretty weird.’

They come up to a waffle shop as they get the chance to make their own.

Erich says in confession that she wants people to put themselves out there and that’s what he’s trying to do.

The guys all start playing soccer with a group of kids, as Gabby mentions how great with kids Nate is, which she understand since he’s a dad.

Gabby surprises them with a unique Belgian game – rock paper scissors… but the loser gets slapped with a fish.

Erich surprises Gabby and says that in America they do it like this, and sneaks up and gives Gabby a kiss.

She shares some Belgian beer with the guys and says she feels like the luckiest girl in the world.

They all meet up for the makeshift rose ceremony, as Erich says everything is going in a positive way and he’s excited… meanwhile… Logan joins them.

Logan’s arrival definitely surprises the group, as he asks, ‘How is everybody?’ with a smile… but no one is smiling back.

Logan takes a seat and tells them that he decided to pursue Rachel and she told him they thought they could have something special.

‘As time went on, I didn’t quite see the same thing. So I met with Rachel, and I told her ‘I can no longer see you.’ I had a conversation with Gabby and I got word today that she wants me to have an opportunity to pursue her,’ he told the guys.

Gabby arrives and hugs the guys, but there is clearly a lot of tension between the guys.

‘Logan came to me yesterday to express his feelings, so yeah, here we are,’ Gabby says, while proposing a toast.

‘I’m worried about tonight, because knowing how far along I am with these men, I don’t want to jeopardize that by having Logan coming in this late in the game,’ Gabby says.

Michael says he is ‘all in’ while Nate says he was confused but he thinks she should explore every relationship she can.

Erich meets with her and says he has feelings with her and he’s still ‘flying off that one-on-one time’ but he’s not too happy with the group setting.

‘Sometimes it is kind of hard having one-on-ones early,’ Gabby says adding she thinks they could grow more as they kiss.

Logan gets to sit with her and says he can’t believe he’s sitting there, saying this is what he’s wanted to sit there and hold her hand.

‘You had to have difficult conversations and you did that and let me be here, and this is where I want to be, really,’ Logan tells her.

‘I think the premise of everything is listen to your heart and find a way to do it with integrity, and you did, and that means a lot,’ Gabby says, before they kiss.

Logan says he now knows he made the right choice and would be very excited if he could get the group rose… but she gives it to Nate.

‘I was so happy that I got the group date rose, my first one, so it was amazing,’ Nate says in confession.

He thought she might give it to Logan but he was ‘elated’ to get it.

Erich says in confession that he doesn’t know where he stands, before adding a rather cryptic statement.

‘But I don’t need to be here for, like, eight more weeks just to see what happens. Like, that’s just a waste of my time, so…’ he says in confession.

The next day Logan says he woke up feeling good but he thinks there is ‘tension’ with some of the guys.

‘I didn’t think this would be a popular decision, but I have to follow my heart,’ adding he hopes Rachel finds what she’s looking for.

Rachel goes on her one-on-one date with Aven, adding in confession she needs to know it’s a ‘two-sided connection.’

Aven adds he wants to reassure her that he’s ‘100% here for her only’ as they ride on a horse-drawn carriage.

They enter a chocolate store as Rachel starts throwing him pieces of chocolate that he keeps catching in his mouth.

She adds they’ve always had a strong physical connection but he’s really ‘stepping it up’ on the physical side.

They come across three women who are, somehow, making wedding veils as Rachel tries it on and Aven kisses her.

‘A wedding is something I definitely feel could be in our future,’ Rachel says in confession, adding they already have a ‘strong connection and I can’t wait to get to know him more.’

Rachel adds in confession that it’s scary to have these feelings for Aven because she doesn’t want to get hurt again.

They get to dinner and she thanks him for an amazing date and she wants to hear more about him and what makes him tick.

He says that stability is ‘huge’ for him because his parents were never together and he split time between his mother and father.

‘You want to have a stable relationship with both your parents but I never saw her that much,’ he says of her mother.

He adds that they have reconnected since they were older, showing her a rubber bracelet that he made as a good luck charm.

He says since she has had such a rough couple of weeks, he wants her to hold on to it for good luck, before she gives him a rose.

‘I’m very, very happy about how today went. I’ve never felt this strong of a connection or this natural of a connection this quickly,’ he says, as they kiss outside as fireworks go off.

‘Every moment I spend with Rachel, our feelings are getting stronger and stronger for each other, and I really do see Rachel as someone who could be my future wife and somebody that I do want to spend the rest of my life with,’ Aven says in confession.

Rachel adds that she feels ‘so happy’ and tonight was the ‘perfect night with Aven’ since he has ‘never waivered’ and she is ‘almost there’ to falling in love with him.

The guys tell Johnny – as he gets ready for his one-on-one – about Logan joining the group.

Johnny says in confession that he is ‘over the moon to finally get some one-on-one time with her.’

Gabby jumps into her arms as she says in confession she’s excited to spend some time with him because he’s so fun.

‘He’s like so macho, and too cool for school, which normally I’d hate, but he pulls it off ’cause he’s like kind of goofy. But good relationships are all about balance. The fun side, and the emotional, and the serious side. With Johnny, I don’t quite know if we have a balance yet. But I’m excited to see where things go,’ she says in confession.

They go to a Belgian brewery as he says in confession that Gabby is the ‘coolest girlfriend I’ve ever had’ as they start tasting various beers.

They have an activity for them – a Bruges Beer Bath – as they get changed before she starts spanking him with stalks of hops.

They start massaging each other before getting into the beer bath as Gabby says in confession that she loves he is ‘leaning into the crazy’ and these are the things she’s wanted to do with her person.

She adds they haven’t had deep conversations yet and she’s excited to see if he will ‘go there tonight.’

He tells her on their dinner date that he is never like that on a first date but Gabby loved it and she’s ‘funnier than I thought.’

She asks if he’s nervous or guarded and he thinks it’s both, adding past relationships, once he got to the point of being himself, it ended.

He says his last relationship, he started being himself and it just ended, adding he’s the least confident person ever.

He adds he’s so hard on himself and thinks he should talk to people about it and he struggles with depression and ‘really feeling bad about yourself.’

Gabby says she can relate, adding she’s struggled with anxiety and depression and sometimes she feels ‘broken and nobody understands.’

‘Tonight, Johnny is saying things to me that I don’t know if he’s really said to anyone recently, but I think that’s such an important part of a relationship is the willingness to be vulnerable, and he’s shown that in so many ways,’ she says in confession.

She presents him with a rose which he accepts and the kiss.

‘I’m so happy right now. This rose pretty much means everything in the world,’ Johnny says in confession.

‘I really do believe that what Johnny and I have is really special,’ Gabby says in confession, adding the things he’s ‘scared to put forth are the things I love the most.’

‘He doesn’t know how romantic and sweet and special he is,’ Gabby says, adding she knows it’s ‘just the beginning for us’ as they kiss in the street.

The guys all get ready for the cocktail party, as they tell Logan that Rachel canceled the group date.

Logan says that is ‘concerning’ and he apologizes for it affecting the day that way, as Gabby and Rachel both come down.

Logan says in confession he never asked for a guarantee, he asked for a chance and he’s hoping to get a rose tonight.

Rachel apologizes to her guys for canceling the group date, as Nate says in confession that Logan is the question mark and it’s concerning.

Nate meets with Gabby, who gives him a little gift of Belgian chocolate for his daughter, which gets Nate to choke up a bit.

‘I know you really miss her,’ she says before they kiss passionately as Logan talks about his odds while Gabby spends time with all the other guys.

‘It would be astronomical for her to pick me over someone who is unwavering,’ Logan says in confession.

Logan gets her time with Gabby, and he brings out two raw fish since he missed out on the group date, playing rock paper scissors as she smacks him several times.

The guys are still nervous about Logan bring brought in, including Spencer, who now ‘doubts’ where he is with Gabby.

Johnny thinks Logan coming over will push someone out, as Jesse says it’s time for the rose ceremony.

Spencer is nervous and says if he doesn’t get a rose because of Logan he’ll be ‘extremely upset.’

Michael says he hopes Logan doesn’t get a rose, while Ethan says he’s on the ‘chopping block’ and Logan is to blame.

Gabby and Rachel arrive, as Rachel says she truly is lucky to know everyone and says if you do not receive a rose, she has to ‘follow her instincts’ but she appreciates every one of them.

Gabby gives her first rose to Jason, who accepts, as the guys realize Rachel only has three roses.

Rachel gives her first rose to Zach, who accepts, while Gabby gives her second rose to Spencer, who accepts.

Logan says in confession it would have been ‘easier’ to stay with Rachel but it wouldn’t be right, while Rachel gives a rose to Tyler and Gabby gives a rose to Erich.

Logan says he’s not sure Gabby feels the same way she does, as Rachel gives her final rose to Ethan, eliminating glasses guy James, a.k.a. Meatball.

Gabby gives her final rose to Logan, eliminating Michael and Mario.

‘She gave me a rose. She made it official. I feel incredible,’ Logan says in confession, as Gabby joins them, revealing they are setting sail to Amsterdam as the episode comes to an end.