Clayton Echard of Bachelor Nation took to social media on Friday to share news that he is not the father of an anonymous woman’s twins.
The 30-year-old former reality television star — who has consistently denied paternity — appeared on Instagram with a video announcing the update.
Wearing a gray T-shirt and smiling ear-to-ear, the media personality said to his 268,000 followers, ‘Listen, it’s Friday and you know what we need on a Friday? We need some good news and who has got the good news today? I got the good news.’
In his caption he elaborated, ‘If you know what I’m talking about, then here’s the answer you have been wondering about.’
Addressing the others, he added, ‘And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, just keep scrolling and know that over here, the vibes are immaculate.’
Update: Clayton Echard of Bachelor Nation took to social media on Friday to share news that he is not the father of an anonymous woman’s twins
In the snippet uploaded to Instagram, the Missouri-born hunk noted, ‘The test results came back early and they said little to no fetal DNA present.
‘Let’s go baby! We knew — I knew that was going to happen and thankfully five months of torture can finally be put to rest.’
He also referenced cheating rumors that came up in 2022 while he was still involved with his ex Susi Evans.
‘Two false accusations in two years. I really don’t want to look ahead to next year to see what will happen,’ he stated.
‘I think two false accusations in a lifetime is enough. So thank you all for the support, love. This has been a trying time but I learned so much about myself and now back to the regularly scheduled program.’
Back in August, Clayton’s ex-fling — who has remained anonymous — demanded he take a paternity test after she allegedly became pregnant after a ‘one-night stand.’
The unknown Scottsdale, Arizona-based woman filed a lawsuit requesting he undergo DNA sequencing to confirm whether he was the father of her unborn babies.
The children are expected to be born in February 2024 and she had hoped to establish a parenting plan with Clayton if the paternity test was positive.
Announcement: Wearing a gray T-shirt and smiling ear-to-ear, the media personality said to his 268,000 followers, ‘Listen, it’s Friday and you know what we need on a Friday? We need some good news and who has got the good news today? I got the good news’
Claim: Clayton’s ex-fling, who has remained anonymous, demanded he take a paternity test after she allegedly became pregnant with twins after a ‘one-night stand’
At the end of last month Echard agreed to a paternity test, after the former fling claimed in her lawsuit that he had previously refused to take one.
Clayton, who appeared on Season 18 of The Bachelorette and was the star of Season 26 of The Bachelor, took to Instagram in September to share a Paypal receipt for $725 to Ravgen Diagnostics in Columbia, Maryland, where he had scheduled the test.
He also shared a lightly-redacted email, where he stated, ‘I will take my portion of the test on the 27th of September’ adding that the woman would submit her sample on October 2.
‘Results will then take about a week to get back. I believe we’re all on the same page now,’ he concluded in the email.
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