Kaitlyn Bristowe Steals the Spotlight Supporting Zac Clark at His Foundation Gala Amid Dating Rumors
Amid swirling romance buzz, Kaitlyn Bristowe threw her support behind Zac Clark’s Release Foundation Gala, cheering recent Keep Going Community Hero honoree Carl Radke with a high-energy Instagram shoutout.
Kaitlyn Bristowe keeps showing up for Zac Clark — this time by boosting his nonprofit’s big night — and, yeah, the timing is only going to kick the rumor mill back into gear.
What she did
On May 6, Bristowe, 40, posted from Zac Clark’s Release Recovery Foundation Gala, where the organization was honoring Carl Radke with its Keep Going Community Hero Award. Her Instagram showed Radke’s face up on a screen and a lot of cheerleading from her corner.
'Lets freakin go @carlradke.'
'Inspirational people making an impact without knowing it 🙏 '
'We love a humble king.'
Who got the honors (and why)
Radke — you know him from Summer House — is 41 and has been open for years about his addiction recovery. The foundation actually announced him for the award back on April 20, saying they’d celebrate him at the May 6 gala. The nod also spotlights his new venture, Soft Bar, a non-alcoholic bar/cafe/community hangout that tries to make sober socializing feel normal, with curated drinks and a space built for connection. In other words: not just TV guy, actually doing the work.
Why this is raising eyebrows about Kaitlyn and Zac
Clark, 42, co-founded the Release Recovery Foundation in 2019 with Matt Rinkin. Bristowe’s support is nothing new — but stacked against the last year or so, it reads a certain way.
- Jan 2024: They rang in New Year’s Eve together at her place in Nashville, and that’s when the dating buzz really started.
- Feb 2024: A video shared by BachelorNation.Scoop caught them in New York City holding hands, dancing, and pulling each other in for a hug.
- May 2024: She showed up for the foundation’s gala then, too.
- Later in 2024: She cheered him on at the New York City Marathon.
- Between all that: NFL game outings and goofy birthday posts for each other — the soft-launch greatest hits.
The relationship backstory (because people will ask)
Bristowe was engaged to Shawn Booth from 2015 to 2018, then to Jason Tartick from 2019 to 2023. Clark proposed to Tayshia Adams during her 2020 season of The Bachelorette; they ended their engagement in November 2021.
So, yes, Kaitlyn hyping Zac’s gala is totally on-brand for both of them — supportive and tied to a good cause — but also, given everything above, not exactly going to quiet the whispers.